Vietnam increases the service life of Su-30

Not only upgrading itself, Vietnam has also successfully increased the service life of today's leading fighters such as the Su-27 and Su-30MK2.

According to the Air Defense newspaper, during his visit to Factory A32 on October 31, Lieutenant General Le Huy Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Member of the Central Military Commission, Commander of the Air Defense - Air Force (PK-KQ) praised the results that Factory A32 has achieved in the past time as follows:

Complete phase 2 of the project "Major repair, increase total service life of Su-27 and Su-30 MK2 aircraft"; repair Su-22 aircraft, repair special motorcycles... At the same time, the Factory is required to continue researching, improving capacity, expertise, mastering the technological line to repair Su-27 and Su-30 aircraft; research and repair material blocks for units in the Army.

Su-27 number 8526 after being upgraded.

Thus, along with the repair, Vietnam has made great strides in increasing the service life of both the Su-27 and Su-30 - the most modern fighter jets currently in the Vietnam Air Force. The repair and upgrade of the fighter jets is carried out by Workshop 6 of Factory A32.

"Workshop 6 is the place for general assembly, testing, and test flights for Su-27 aircraft. In addition, the Workshop also performs local repairs, extends the shelf life of Foam (fire-proofing agent for fighter aircraft's oil tanks) and mobile repairs of Su aircraft cockpit covers for units," said Captain, Engineer Dinh Van Hoan.

Currently, the unit has many technical innovations such as Su-27 engine deflector testing machine; New manufacturing of hydraulic pressure generator; Disassembly vehicle, engine disassembly tool kit. The workshop has worked with units in the Factory to repair and increase the total service life and successfully test flight for Su-27 aircraft number 8526; increase the service life for 10 Su-27 aircraft.

In addition, the factory also repaired and enhanced the fuel system on 4 Su-30 aircraft and fixed many failures of other types of aircraft.

The successful extension of the service life and upgrade of fighter jets demonstrates Vietnam's outstanding level, however, it is not surprising because as early as 2016, the Russian defense news site VPK reported that Vietnam would repair and upgrade Su-27 and Su-30 fighters at a new factory in Da Nang.

Accordingly, Vietnam is building capacity for basic maintenance and repair of Su-27 and Su-30 fighters, to avoid sending aircraft abroad. "In-country repair and upgrade of aircraft will significantly increase the operational readiness of fighter aircraft," the VPK website said.

According to Baodatviet