A Kazachstan Air Force Sukhoi Su-30SM crashed on approach to Balkhash Airport (BXH/UUAH). Both pilots ejected safely.
“During routine training mission at the landing approach at the training aviation center of the city of Balkhash, the Su-30SM multi-role fighter jet crashed,” the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan reported.
A statement from the press service confirmed that both the pilots of the aircraft ejected safely and [have] been rescued.
No loss of civilian life and property has been reported on ground.
The special commission has left to the crash site to find out the cause of the accident.
The Russian-built Su-30SM is manufactured by Sukhoi Design Bureau mainly for Russia’s Air Force. It is an advanced model of the Su-30MK combat aircraft series. In addition to Kazakhstan and Russia, the armed forces of Algeria, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Uganda, Venezuela and Vietnam aircraft of Su-30MK series.
The two-seat multi-purpose Su-30SM super-maneuverable fighter, which can carry a broad range of air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles as well as bombs, represents one of the most advanced modifications of the SU-30 family.
