BELARUS
Сухой Су-27, Су-27УБМ (Sukhoi Su-27, Su-27UB)
Сухой Су-27УБМ1 (Sukhoi Su-27UBM-1)
July 2010
Рэспубліка Беларусь (Republic of Belarus)
Ваенна-паветраныя сілы і войскі супрацьпаветранай абароны (Belarusian Air and Air Defence Forces).
Former Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic, independence in 1991. Belarus inherited MiG-29 and Su-27 in 1991 when USSR splits (MiGs in Бяроза-Kартуская [Biaroza], Sukhois in Баранавiчы [Baranovichi]) and withdrawed 11th May 1993 from East Germany (soviet MiGs from Finow - Eberswalde 787th Fighter Aviation Regiment) to Belarusian airbase Ross, later to Baranovichi, Brest region.
1991+
23 x Su-27, Su-27UB and Su-27UBM-1
2010: probably 10 is in service
1991: about 32 x Su-27, Su-27UB, USSR inheritance (one regiment)
KnAAPO and IAPO - Su-27/27UB
Belarusian MiG-29 and Su-27 were overhauled, also modernized: MiGs between 2003 and 2005, and Sukhois between 2004 and 2005 (also Mi-8MTK01 helicopter).
In 2003 Belarusian РУВП 558-ы авіяцыйны рамонтны завод (558th Air Repair Plant) in Баранавічы (Baranovichi) start a modernization programm, in cooperation with a russian enterprises ОКБ "Русская авионика" (Russian Avionics). Between years 1996 and 2003 all russian modernization project failed: MiG-29SMT (9-17, 8-18, 9-19), Su-27UBM (project T10UM, upgrade of Su-27UB to
multirole fighter), Su-30KN (project T10PM2, upgrade of Su-27UB and Su-30 to multirole fighter), developed by Mikoyan Bureau and Irkutsk IAPO. Only a Komsomolsk-on-Amur KnAAPO realised a programm Su-27SM (project T10SM, upgrade of Su-27S/P to multirole fighter). Then "Russian Avionics" join efforts with Baranovichi plant and quickly developed MiG-29BM (2003) and Su-27UBM-1 (2004).
Su-27UBM-1 it's a standard similiar to Su-30KN, with precision bombs and air-surface rockets (Kh-29T, Kh-29L, Kh-31A, Kh-31P, RVV-AE, KAB-500Kr and KAB-500L), unguided rockets (S-8) and improved radar. First public appearance at MILEX-2005 in summer of the year 2005 - aircraft numer 60. Modernized are only two-seater Su-27UB, probably five aircrafts, between 2004-2005.
A great success for Baranovichi 558th Air Repair Plant was a modernization of ten Kazakh Sukhois, ended in June 2010, to improved standards Su-27M-2 and Su-27UBM-2. Aircrafts were equiped with Belarusian and Israeli systems and armed with precision weapons.
Since soviet times, Belarusian recognition mark was red star, in the year 2009 replaced by folded national flag on fins - red and green.
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Баранавічы, 61-я знішчальная авіябаза ВПС і войскаў СПА Узброеных Сіл Рэспублiкi Беларусі (61st Fighter Air Base, Baranovichi)
Su-27: 03 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29* 32 35 47*
Su-27UB: 58 59 60 61
Su-27UBM-1: 62 63** 64
*Crashed in 1996, pilot Uladzhimir Karvat is dead.
** One and only aircraft in unusal green-brown camouflage, probably for foreign customer (about 2000). When sale was not realized, aircraft was repainted in lightgray.
*** August 30th 2009, during air show in Radom (Poland) Su-27UBM-1 #63 was destroyed. Pilots are dead: Alexander Marfitsky (Марфицкий), deputy head of the Western Operational and Tactical Command of the Air and Air Defence Force, and Colonel Alexander Zhuravlevich (Журавлевич), deputy commander of the 61st Fighter Air Base in Baranovichi.
