The Soviet Union has collapsed, and this once huge empire has collapsed with a bang, which is very embarrassing.

And after the collapse of the USSR, the situation in the world has changed a lot, and the republics have also changed a lot, for example, several design bureaus of the Soviet era, the fate of which has changed greatly.

The Antonov Design Bureau, once the largest research and development unit for transport aircraft, created a super monster like the An-255, which has completely declined, and it has remained in Ukraine, and what remains in Russia is also a remnant.

For example, the Mikoyan Design Bureau, the MiG fighter was so famous, but over the years, the MiG fighter has not opened up the market, and the reason is the same as the reason why China once abandoned the MiG-29, this aircraft, the range is too short.

As a fighter of the front-line air force of the Soviet era, it is qualified, but if it is placed now, its weakness is really unacceptable, and the current air forces of various countries need aircraft with a large range, even if even if the Mikoyan Design Bureau racks its brains and adds fuel tanks to it, it is not of much value.

Therefore, the MiG-29 could not be sold, and the Mikoyan Design Bureau fell.

In the Soviet era, the Su-27 fighter was not allowed to be sold, and the first to get it was the Chinese Air Force, which was also needed in the international form at that time, and then, the Sukhoi Design Bureau was out of control.

Their Su-27 fighter jets have become a sought-after commodity in the world, and the collapse of the Soviet Union has given them the opportunity to sell as long as they have customers, even if the Americans want them, they can sell them to the Americans.

There are many customers of the Su-27, and if you have a large customer, in addition to China, it is India, which is a traditional importer of Soviet arms, and they have also fallen in love with the Sukhoi series of aircraft.

The Su-27 fighter is only a fighter jet, and it cannot carry ground attack weapons, and if necessary, it is at most a rocket, and it does not have the ability to deliver precision-guided weapons.

The Sukhoi Design Bureau, of course, is not satisfied with the status quo, it is not enough for them to export the Su-27, and at the same time, on the basis of the Su-27, they have improved the Su-30, which is an aircraft that is even more powerful than the Su-27, because it is a fighter-bomber!

Just like the F-15, when it was first developed, it was claimed that no gram of weight was used for ground attack, but the F-15E was finally developed, which was designed to drop bombs, this twin-engine heavy fighter, born with the potential to be modified into a fighter-bomber, its maneuverability is excellent, especially the ability to fly at low altitudes, it is quite important for a fighter-bomber that needs ultra-low altitude penetration, its engine is advanced, the thrust-to-weight ratio is high, and it can do a variety of high-maneuver actions. And on the fighter-bomber, even if it carries heavy bombs, it still has good maneuverability, which is commendable.

The F-15 was converted into the F-15E, and the Su-27 was also converted into the Su-30, of course, this modification was not modified after the collapse of the Soviet Union, in fact, as early as December 31, 1989, this aircraft had completed its first flight.

If you want to become a fighter-bomber, you need to operate a large number of ground attack weapons, in this case, a single seat will definitely not work, so it is improved on the basis of a two-seat training aircraft, and even this prototype was originally directly improved with a two-seat training aircraft, and even the fuselage is used in the original, and the tail has not increased the area.

Of course, when the test flight was completed and the Soviet Union collapsed, Russia's national strength determined that there was no possibility of equipping this kind of fighter with its own, and they only symbolically received five prototypes and then pushed them to the international market.

At this time, it also ushered in a new round of order growth for Sukhoi aircraft.

After all, this kind of powerful fighter-bomber is generally not bought, and countries can sell fighter jets, after all, fighters are mainly intercepted by air defense, and fighter-bombers are different, this kind of aircraft has the ability to attack on the ground, and if it is not good, it may also threaten itself, and it is not easy for ordinary fighters, let alone this advanced fighter-bomber.

The performance of the Su-30 is advanced, not only can bomb the ground, but also has the same air combat capabilities as the Su-27, so it is completely all-rounder, and the domestic air force finally decided to import a batch of Su-30 fighter-bombers after repeated investigations.

There are already Flying Leopard fighter-bombers in the country, but this fighter-bomber is mainly used by the Navy, and its mission is to use C801 anti-ship missiles to carry out sea attacks.

The Air Force has not yet been able to match the Flying Leopard, which will have to wait until the domestic electronic technology continues to advance, and the Flying Leopard is equipped with a new radar, especially with the function of synthetic aperture, real-time mapping of the ground, and the ability to fly at ultra-low altitudes, which makes the Air Force take a fancy to it.

What does the Air Force have now?

In terms of ground attack, it is still the main one to strengthen the five, and the range of this kind of aircraft is only more than 1,000, and it is simply unable to undertake the mission of long-range attack, and the rest is the bombardment six, although this kind of bomber flies far, but its performance is too poor, and it is simply impossible to fly over in front of the enemy's advanced anti-aircraft firepower and carry out on-site bombing, that is to say, the air force does not have a real long-range attack capability at all.

Imported Su-30, this is the purpose, this powerful fighter-bomber, in the sky cruising time of more than 10 hours, the range of several thousand kilometers, can fully meet the needs of the Air Force, as for the number of bombs carried, and the H-6 is also about the same, this kind of fighter-bomber service, will allow the Air Force to have a strong ground attack capability.

At the same time, according to the plan, a batch will be given to the Navy to realize the synchronous equipment of the Navy and the Air Force, and moreover, there is already a Su-27 in China, and the two aircraft have many similarities, which is also convenient for logistics maintenance support.

The Sukhoi family in the country has grown stronger and stronger.

For such an import, of course, Qin Feng raised his hands to welcome: "It's really good, the arrival of this kind of fighter-bomber can give us a powerful attack capability, on the other side of the strait, if you want to make any moves in the future, you have to think twice." ”

Although Qin Feng did not personally participate in the crisis of the strait in the past few years, he also knew the grievances of the navy and air force, and introduced this kind of aircraft, which can be said to have the meaning of deterring the other side of the strait.

"That's right, in this way, our Sukhoi family is going to expand again, so Jianshi must also speed up his pace!" General Lin said.

Now, the R&D team of J-10 is already working hard, but it is not enough, it must be faster, and the research and development will be carried out at the fastest speed, and the Air Force will not be in a hurry!