Russia To Supply Its Su-30SM Aircrafts To Belarus Since 2018

The contract provides for purchasing of 12 fighter aircrafts.

Russia will start shipping Su-30SM aircrafts to Belarus next year, Chief of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of Russia Dmitry Shugaev said.

"We plan to start shipments in 2018. The contract is to be completed in 2020,” – he told Interfax on Wednesday at the “MAKS” airshow.

According to Shugaev, a contract for the supply of 12 aircrafts Su-30SM was made with Belarus this May.

"The shipment will be carried out in the framework of the contract between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus on the development of the military-technical cooperation dated December 10, 2009,” – the FSMTC chief added.

The super maneuvered fighter aircrafts Su-30SM of the generation "4+" were developed by the company "Sukhoi", and are serially produced at the Irkutsk Aircraft Corporation "Irkut".