PM asks for intensified efforts to search for missing Su 30Mk2 aircraft
A helicopter was looking for the missing aircraft in Nghe An Province on June 14
The Su 30Mk2 aircraft, of the Air Defence – Air Force Service, lost contact at 7:29 am during a training session around Hon Mat Island, about 40km from Nghe An’s Vinh City.
A Su-30MK2
The Prime Minister asked the Defence Ministry to seek all measures and mobilise forces to speed up the search for the two pilots and the aircraft.
The ministry is required to investigate reasons for the incident and review the flight control process to learn from experience to avoid similar accidents.
He asked the National Committee for Search and Rescue, the People’s Committees of Nghe An and Thanh Hoa provinces, the Ministry of Transport, and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to direct relevant offices to effectively carry out search and rescue activities.
A command post was set up at the military command of Nghe An’s Cua Lo township on the afternoon of June 14.
Senior Lieutenant Colonel Phan Van Xuan from Nghe An Province's Border Guard force said that they have sent three ships with 35 rescue crew to look for the aircraft around Hon Mat Island.
The advanced fighter aircraft is among 36 Su-30MK2 units which the Vietnamese Air Force bought from Russia last year.
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