Vietnam receives four Su-30s

Russia’s Sukhoi aircraft manufacturers have dispatched another batch of four Sukhoi SU-30 multipurpose fighters to Vietnam

The previous set of four fighters was delivered to Vietnam in june.

All in all, 12 SU-30 aircraft along with $1bln worth of armaments, equipment and spare parts will be supplied to Vietnam under the contract.

The SU-30 fighter can hit both ground and sea targets and can fly to longer ranges due to a special refueling in flight system.

More than 130 SU-30 fighters have been delivered to China, Indonesia, Vietnam and Venezuela over the past 10 years.


Source:  04 January 2012 - Daily Air Force News (www.dailyairforce.com)

Photo: The Vietnam Air Force Sukhoi SU-30 multipurpose fighters (Photo by dailyairforce.com)


(1.01.2012)