Posted on 09/30/2010 11:36:30 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
The Sukhoi Company has completed factory flight tests of the first of four Su-30M2 multi-role strike fighter aircraft for the Russian Air Force.
The long-range combat aircraft underwent the tests at the flight test station of the Komsomolsk-on-Amur aircraft production association named after Yuri Gagarin (KnAAPO), Sukhoi said.
Presently, the aircraft is being readied for certification test, it said.
The Russian Defence Ministry had awarded a contract to Sukhoi to supply four Su-30M2 fighters during the international aerospace show MAKS-2009.
The Su-30M2 is a long-range strike aircraft based on the Su-30 fighter design optimised for precision strikes on ground and naval targets.
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