Not long ago, namely on July 30, 2022, the MiG-29 fighter belonging to the Myanmar Air Force committed a violation of the flying area, namely the twin engine fighter entered Thai airspace without permission.
In the aftermath of the incident, the Thai Air Force immediately ordered a scramble by flying two F-16 Fighting Falcons.
“Myanmar MiG-29s spent no more than two minutes in Thai airspace. The airspace violation was triggered by the weather and the big hills in the area," said Thai Air Force spokesman Marshal Prapas Sonjaidee.
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He added that the incident occurred at around 11.06 [hours] local time in Phop Phra, Tak province. At that time the plane attacked armed ethnic groups along the border. Thai media reported that the low-flying plane caused panic in two Thai villages near the border.
And regarding the Myanmar Air Force, quoted from airrecognition.com (7/7/2022), it was stated that the Myambar Air Force had actually received two prime units of the latest fighter jets, namely the Sukhoi Su-30SME from Russia.
Still from the same source, Moscow is said to have sent several trainers and technicians to assist the Myanmar Air Force during the warranty period. One source said some Russians live in Naypyitaw (the capital of Myanmar) while others in Mandalay, the country's second largest city.
In 2018, Russia agreed to sell six Su-30SME fighter jets to the Myanmar military during the visit of Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu to Myanmar. The Su-30SME is an export version of the Su-30SM, with foreign avionics from the Su-30MKI (India) derivative replaced with Russian-made systems.
It is possible to downgrade certain systems on the Su-30SME, such as radar mode and fire control. The Sukhoi Su-30SME variant was released at the Singapore AirShow 2016, and has been offered to Iran, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan and Myanmar.
In the Sukhoi Su-30 family, the Su-30SM (Serial Modernized) variant is placed as the highest caste, because the Su-30SM is a variant that is only used by the Russian Air Force. The Su-30SM is identical to the Su-30MKM (Malaysia) and Su-30MKI (India), especially in the adoption of canards and the same type of engine as the AL-31F complete with thrust vectoring.
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Recently, the Russian Air Force has sought to improve the performance of the Su-30SM. peeking at the prowess of the Sukhoi Su-35 engine, prompting the Russian Ministry of Defense to take the initiative to transplant the engine belonging to the Su-35 (Saturn AL-41F1S) to replace the engine in the Su-30SM (AL-31F).
Quoted from defenseworld.net (5/8/2019), the Russian Ministry of Defense has assigned the Irkut Aircraft Corporation and the Sukhoi Design Bureau to upgrade the Su-30SM's capabilities. The big point of upgrading is the engine upgrade, where a number of Su-30SMs will be completed with the new Saturn AL-41F1S (117S) engine in 2021.
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