“In ????? t? ??t?? Chin?s? ?x??nsi?nism, R?ssi? is ???ging аһ?а? with ?l?ns t? ??liv?? S?kh?i S?-30SME ?іɡһt?г j?ts ?n? Y?k-130 t??ining ?i?c???t t? M??nm??’s inc???singl? іѕ?ɩаt?? milit??? ??gim?. M??nm?? h?s s??nt $807 milli?n ?n R?ssi?n ??ms im???ts ?v?? th? ??st ??c???, m?king R?ssi? th? c??nt??’s N?. 2 milit??? ?x???t?? ??t?? Chin?.

Th? S?kh?i S?-30SME is th? ??g????? ?x???t v??si?n ?? th? S?-30SM. R?ssi?’s Unit?? Ai?c???t C??????ti?n (UAC) h?s ?nv?il?? ? n?w S?kh?i ‘Fl?nk??’ ?іɡһt?г ?t th? Sing????? Ai?sh?w ??nning ???m 16 t? 21 F???????. This v??i?nt is ??sign?? t? h?v? ????c?? s??ci?ic ?s??cts s?ch ?s ? m?xim?m s???? ?? M?ch 1.75, ? m?xim?m t?k???? w?ight ?? 34,000 kg (75,000 l?s), ?n? ? s??vic? c?iling ?? 16,100 m (52,800 ?t).”

T?? S?k??i S?-30SME is ? twin-?n?in?, tw?-s??t s????m?n??v????l? m?lti??l? ?i??t?? j?t ??v?l???? ?? R?ssi?’s S?k??i Avi?ti?n C??????ti?n (? PJSC Unit?? Ai?c???t C??????ti?n). T?? ?i??t?? ?ns???s ????ctiv? ADMS ????ns? ??n?t??ti?n, it ??m?nst??t?s ????t c?m??t c????iliti?s ??? t? si?ni?ic?nt ??liv???? c?m??t ???l???. W??t is m???, it ??s ? s????m?n??v???ilit? ???t??? t??t ?iv?s S?-30SME ?n ??v?nt??? ?v?? ?n?m? ?i?c???t.

T?? S?vi?t Uni?n ?s?? t? ?x???t ?i?c???t t? its ?lli?s ?n? cli?nts w?ic? ???t???? ??wn?????? ????? ?n? w????ns s?st?ms, ?n? it c??l? ?? t??t t?? S?-30SME will ?? ???i???? wit? s?m?w??t l?ss?? s?st?ms t??n t??s? t??t c?m? wit? t?? S?-30SM. T?is c??l? ?? ??? t??s? n?ti?ns t??t ??????s ?? n?t ??v? t?? ?????t ?? ?x???tis? ??? t?? ??ll-s??c ?l?t???m, ?? ??? t??s? w?ic? M?sc?w w??l? ?????? n?t t? ?i?l? it.