The Sukhoi su-30MKI is a twinjet multirole air superiority by Russia's Sukhoi and India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited(HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF). It is a heavy all weather, long range fighter. The first Russian made su-30MKI Variant was accepted into the Indian Air Force in 2002, while the first indigenously assembled su-30MKI in inventory of January 2020. After two years of evaluation and negotiation on 30 November 1996. India signed a US$ 1.462 billion deal with the Sukhoi for 50 Russian produced su-30MKI in five batches.
2004 India signed a deal with Russia to domestically produce the Novotor k-100 missile design to shutdown airborne early warning and control & C41STAR Aircraft for the Sukhoi 30 MKI. The su-30 MKI is the most important fighter jet in service with Indian Air Force in the last 2000s. In July 2007 the Indian Air force fielded the MKId the indra-dhanush exercise with the royal Air Force European fighter typhoon this was the first time that the two jets had taken part in a such an exercise . On 27 February 2019 next day after 2019 balakot airstrike to Sukhoi 30 MKI on combat air patrole were attacked by multiple Pakistan f-16 using AMRAAM missile.
1- National origin:- Russia
2- Manufacture:- Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited
3-Designer:- Sukhoi
4-Introduction:- 27 September 2002
5-Status:- In service
6-Primary user:- Indian Air Force
7-Number built:- 272 as of March 2020
8- Unit cost:- US$ 50 million in 2014
9-variant:- Sukhoi su- 30MKM
10- Crew :- 2
11-Length:- 21.935m
12-Height:- 6.36 m
13- Wingspan:- 14.7 m
14- wind area:- 62 m²
15-Empty weight:- 18400 kg
16- gross weight:- 26090 kg
17- Max takeoff weight:- 38800 kg
18- Power plant:- 2× lyukla AL-31FP
After burning
Turbofan engine,
123KN with after
Burner
19-Max speed:- 2120km/h
20- Range:- 3000 kilometre
21-Ferry range:- 8000 kilometre
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