Russia delivers a new batch of Su -30SM fighters to Kazakhstan.

　　Xinhua News Agency, Nursultan, November 7 (Reporter Ren Jun) According to the news of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of National Defense on the 7 th, a new batch of Su -30SM multi-role fighters purchased by Kazakhstan from Russia arrived at Karaganda Air Force Base in Kazakhstan on the same day and were delivered to the Kazakhstan Air Force for use.

　　Orman Betov, commander-in-chief of Kazakhstan Air Force, said that these fighters will greatly improve the level of Kazakhstan Air Force in preventing air strikes, finding and destroying air and ground targets, and enhance its national defense capabilities.

　　According to the military technical cooperation agreement signed by the defense ministries of Russia and Kazakhstan, the first Su -30SM fighters were delivered to Kazakhstan Air Force by Russia in 2015.

　　It is reported that Su -30SM is a four-generation semi-fighter, an improved version of Su -30MK series, developed by Russian Sukhoi Company, with all-weather and day-and-night combat capability. The fighter has a top speed of 2,125 kilometers per hour, a maximum takeoff weight of 34 tons, a maximum bomb load of 8 tons, a service ceiling of 16,300 meters and a cruising range of 3,000 kilometers.