Su-30 for Russian Air Force

mack8 wrote:Great news, the number of Su-30SMs delivered should be rapidly heading towards 30 by now (i lost count!)?. Unfortunately, the Yak-130  deliveries seems way behind schedule this year, hope they can somewhat catch up if possible.

I think Yak-130 deliveries are delayed because of changes after crash.

It looks like a picture in helmet mounted display in Su-30SM.

Cool, but is that the Sun in the background?

Mike E wrote:Cool, but is that the Sun in the background?

No that is the target exploding.

Werewolf wrote:

Mike E wrote:Cool, but is that the Sun in the background?

No that is the target exploding.

Ok, that makes much more sense...

George1 wrote:
27 Su-30SM and 12 Su-30M2

Thanks George.

To the above, that is the sun, not an explosion.

Finally...

It seems regiment in Domna will be soon fully equipped with Su-30SM.

1 squadron, black bort numbers: 01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,14,15
2 squadron, red numbers: 16,17,18,19,20,21,23,26 and in beginning of August they also receive 2 planes 24,25

Practically they have 22 fighters, 2 more and they will be complete. If we count here first 6 in training and test centers 01,02,54,55,56,57 and the first 3 for Navy 35,36,37, than we already have 31 Su-30SM.

mack8 wrote:
Thanks George.

To the above, that is the sun, not an explosion.

Finally...

*Nicolas Cage meme*

As it is known, 3 have already been transfered to Yeysk. These are part of an initial order for 5. According to A. Fomin at take-off.ru (and if i get it right, the 3/2014 magazine is available online btw) in the future VMF Su-30SM might be based in Kaliningrad, Kamchatka and Crimea. Apart from the known video, there is this image of bort 37 from take-off.ru...


...and i took this screenshot from the latest AFM magazine, showing bort 35:

To form 3 regiments, they will need to order 30 more.

medo wrote:It seems regiment in Domna will be soon fully equipped with Su-30SM.

1 squadron, black bort numbers: 01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,14,15
2 squadron, red numbers: 16,17,18,19,20,21,23,26 and in beginning of August they also receive 2 planes 24,25

Practically they have 22 fighters, 2 more and they will be complete. If we count here first 6 in training and test centers 01,02,54,55,56,57 and the first 3 for Navy 35,36,37, than we already have 31 Su-30SM.

Great info, thanks Medo.

Meanwhile, wow...



and...

Who takes all these pictures? Are their "plane spotters" like there are "car spotters" or what?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A0nHJKTlkU

Su-30SM number 24 and 25 are in Lipetsk in Avia Indra 2014 exercise.

Both Su-30SM in Avia Indra 2014 exercize.

http://www.aviaport.ru/digest/2014/09/05/304245.html

Russian MoD sign a new contract with IAPO for 7 more Su-30SM for RuNAVY. Maybe first 12 will be for training squadron.

George1 wrote:

medo wrote:http://www.aviaport.ru/digest/2014/09/05/304245.html

Russian MoD sign a new contract with IAPO for 7 more Su-30SM for RuNAVY. Maybe first 12 will be for training squadron.

so 50+7 = 57 total on order?

http://www.ruaviation.com/news/2014/1/17/2170/

To be honest, no idea. Maybe those 5+7 planes are additional contracts or they are inside those 50 planed planes. Interesting is, that first planes from those 50 planes are planed to be delivered in the end of 2015. Could be, that those 5+7 planes are additional contracts and first 3 were delivered from contract for 5 planes.

That does sound realistic...

RuAF ordered today additional seven Su-30SM

http://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/52612/

zg18 wrote:RuAF ordered today additional seven Su-30SM

http://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/52612/

They are for RuNavy not for RuAF.

Well, according to bmpd so far 72 Su-30SM have been ordered for the MoD, 60 for VVS (30 plus 30) and 12 (5 plus 7) for VMF. So it appears only these 12 have been ordered for the Navy so far, not the figures i was guesstimating.