The Armenian government is negotiating with Russia to acquire multi-role fighters Su-30cm, peredaet REGNUM.
Recently, the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan published a photograph on the Web, where he was captured in the cockpit of the Russian Su-30cm.
According to the source agency, the Defense Ministry of Armenia, negotiating the acquisition fighters are quite advanced phase. In normal development, the negotiation process of the solid contract signing parties may come in a year or two.
As for the fighter, which she was photographed Pashinyan, it is in Armenia on the Russian air base "Erebuni". probably, he is thrown back to demonstrate the capabilities of the Armenian leadership (recall, Park Russian aircraft, based in "Erebuni" it consists of MiG-29 fighters).
Armenia itself does not have fighter aircraft to date. At the disposal of the Air Force are only 15 šturmovikov Su-25. With the machine significantly obsolete every year.
According to the author of the material, Russian MiG-29 in Armenia also needs to be replaced at most modern machines. In this light, it would be convenient and logical to replace these fighters at the same Su-30cm. And in the case of acquisition of such machines Armenia, both sides will be more convenient and profitable to provide service maintenance of aviation equipment, and create for them the necessary infrastructure.
