Kazakhstan Air Force Su-30 Fighter Jet Crashes During Training Flight

According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan has announced the crash of a Sukhoi Su-30SM fighter jet in the Qaraghandy region of Kazakhstan. The pilots of the aircraft managed to eject and were unharmed in the incident.

The Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets, since their introduction into service in the 1990s with the Russian Air Force and several other countries, have recorded a positive operational history alongside several accidents. The Su-30, developed from the Su-27, is a twin-seat multirole fighter capable of interception, air superiority, and ground attack missions.

Over the past years, reports of crashes involving this aircraft have emerged from user countries including Russia, India, China, Indonesia, and Algeria. The causes have been attributed to a combination of technical malfunctions, human error, adverse weather conditions, or incidents during training flights.