Russia's betting on dense rockets for fighters

Su-30SM/SM2 is simply a multi-tasking fighter, most likely the most common in the Russian air force erstwhile it comes to fresh generation machines. Before a full-scale invasion of Ukraine there were about 130 specified machines in service. The failure was confirmed by various sources from 11 to 13 of them, but at the same time at least a twelve machines were received by the Russian Air and Space Force and the Naval War Fleet. The photographed aircraft belongs to the sea aviation.