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Russian naval aviation to receive two Su-30SM advanced fighters in April

Xinhua, April 12, 2017 Adjust font size:

Russian naval aviation will receive two Su-30SM advanced fighters in late April, the RIA Novosti news agency reported on Wednesday.

"In late April, the naval aviation will receive two Su-30SM multi-role advanced fighters in the framework of a program aimed at rearmament of the units," spokesman Captain 1st Rank Igor Dygalo Dygalo was quoted as saying.

Su-30SM is a two-seat fighter jet capable of carrying advanced high-precision air-to-air and air-to-surface weapons. Endi