Belarus Completed Overhaul, Upgrading of Vietnamese Su-27UBK

23 Oktober 2019

Su-27UBK fighter number 8523 was overhauled (could be upgraded) at the Aircraft Repair Plant No. 558 in Belarus (photo : Sots Aliaksandr)

Su-27 Flanker fighters of the Vietnam Air Force have been partly transferred to Belarus to accelerate the overhaul process and increase the shelf life.

At present, A42 Factory - Department of Technology - Air Defense - Air Force is the unit responsible for overhauling and overhauling the Su-27SK/UBK Flanker heavy air superiority fighter for the Vietnam People's Air Force Male.

According to the announcement, the unit has completely owned the line of expiry date for Su-27 thanks to technical support from experts from Ukraine. In addition, the factory has performed a partial repair phase for the versatile Su-30MK2 fighter.

However, due to the urgent demand of the operators to quickly bring all Su-27s back to the squad, the capacity of A42 Plant was difficult to meet in a short time, so it was Some Su-27s have been transferred to the Aircraft Repairing Plant No. 558 in Baranovichi, Belarus to carry out the work.

Recently the image of Su-27UBK (2-seat version) fighter of the Vietnam Air Force completed overhaul, overhaul in Belarus and test flight was posted, the aircraft was painted. The new model is very similar to the ones that have a shelf life at Factory A42.

Su-27SK fighter with number 6001 was overhauled at Factory A42 (photo : photogiap)

The completion progress of Plant 558 is clearly much faster than Plant A42, which is no surprise because your team of experts has more experience as well as higher level of technical equipment. .

But the problem that attracted attention is that the Aircraft Repair Factory No. 558 is also a unit specializing in upgrading Su-27SK/UBK fighters to Su-27SKM/UBM. When Vietnam has sent its aircraft thousands of miles far to Belarus, it is not excluded that it is upgraded, not just overhauled in the middle of its life cycle.

The Su-27SKM is an export version of the Su-27SM single-seat fighter, officially launched at China Air Show 2004. The Su-27SKM includes cockpit upgrades with Modern LCD display screen, electronic warfare protection system using sophisticated digital technology and additional aerial refueling function.

The Su-27SKM has replaced the original N001 single-target hunting radar with the N001 VEP multipurpose radar, enabling the aircraft to carry advanced aviation weapons including RVV-AE air-to-air missiles; Kh-29T/TE/L, Kh-31A/P surface-to-air missiles and KAB-500KR/1500KR smart bombs. The fuselage frame and engine were also overhauled to allow another 15-20 years.

Su-27SK after upgrading to Su-27SKM standard is assessed to have combat features equivalent to Su-30MK2, while Su-27UBM is the Su-27UBK version upgraded to Su-27SKM, two machines There is no difference in combat capability.

(BaoDatViet)