Su-30 MKI

[Yusuf]

Anirvan introduce yourself in members introduction first and go through the rules. Avoid making one line posts like the one you have made. Be more substantive. Everyone knows the MKI is a wonderful fighter.

 

[natarajan]

what is the total number of su-30mki IAF is going to get,is it 230 or above can anyone come up with exact no and deadline within which it will be achieved

 

[Yusuf]

Natrajan are you reading all the posts or not? 280 by 2015.

 

[hit&run]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOGxDzJDRZE

 

[plugwater]

India to buy 40 more Su-30MKI fighter jets - source

Moscow. 2 марта. March 2. INTERFAX.RU - prepare contracts for supply of additional installment of 42 Russian multipurpose Su-30MKI fighters, said Tuesday the "Interfax" a senior source in the Indian Foreign Ministry. "In connection with the need to enhance the combat potential of the Indian Air Force military leadership decided to purchase from Russia an additional 42 Su-30MKI" - the source said. According to him, negotiations on this subject already under way, with Russia's side was involved Rosoboronexport and Irkut Corporation.

"The contract can be signed in the coming months," - said the source . He declined to name the amount that India's Defense Ministry plans to purchase an additional consignment of Su-30MKI. According to experts, it is not less than $ 3,5 billion.

http://translate.google.com/transla...ww.interfax.ru/news.asp?id=126007&sl=ru&tl=en

 

[Dark Sorrow]

Some Su-30 MKI Pictures​

 

[Agantrope]

Cross posting

Some good news

India set to buy 42 more Russian Su-30 fighter jets

ndia and Russia are negotiating a new contract on the delivery of 42 Su-30MKI to the Indian Air Force, an Indian newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing military sources.
According to the Daily News and Analysis newspaper, the new deal, which is reportedly worth more than $3 billion, has been in the works for several months.
The new air-superiority fighters will come on top of the 230 already contracted from Russia in three deals worth a total of $8.5 billion.
"The [new] order is being placed due to the insufficient number of fighter squadrons in the Indian Air Force and would allow us to eliminate potential threats," a source in the Indian Defense Ministry told RIA Novosti.
India originally ordered 50 Su-30MKI aircraft from Russia in 1996-98 and an additional 40 planes in 2007. Hindustani Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) was also contracted to build 140 aircraft in India between 2003 and 2017 under a licensed production agreement.
The Indian Air Force currently has about 100 Su-30MKIs, mainly deployed at airbases close to the borders with China and Pakistan.
Analysts believe that India will remain the main purchaser of Russian-made combat aircraft for the next 15 years under existing and future contracts, as the country desperately needs to upgrade its fighter fleet, which includes Su-30MKI and MiG-29 fighters, but mainly consists of obsolete Soviet MiG-21 models.

http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20100302/158066242.html

 

[StealthSniper]

So we will have a grand total of 272 SU-30 mki jets in IAF inventory. I am happy we are getting more confirmation on this, but I thought we would get 50 on top of 230 we are building now. Anyways 272 Su-30 MKI is still a huge number and hopefully the contract will be signed as soon as possible. I presume these 42 aircraft will be built in Russia instead of in India.

 

[bhramos]

these will be assembled in HAL, which comes from Russia in semi kits. but hope could be some advanced then the others....

 

[Kinshuk]

Indian Su-30 Fleet Expands Still More

Indian Su-30 Fleet Expands Still More

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htairfo/articles/20100305.aspx

March 5, 2010: India is seeking another 42 Su-30MKI fighters from Russia. The negotiations have been going on for months, in an effort to get the right price. India buys bare bones fighters from Russia, and equips these Su-30MKIs with Israeli sensors and communications gear. India has about a hundred Su-30MKIs in service, and is building about one a month under license. India bought fifty in the late 1990s, and another 40 three years ago. This is in addition to the license to build 140 locally. India wants to have nearly 300 within five years, partly because of the increasing threat of invasion by China. The first 18 Su-30s India received from Russia have been retired after a decade of service. In many respects, the Indian made Su-30s, the Su-30MKI, is the most capable version available, due to its Israeli and European electronics, and the well trained Indian pilots.
The 38 ton SU-30MKI is most similar to the two seat American F-15E fighter-bomber. Even though equipped with Western electronics, the aircraft cost less than $40 million each, about half what an equivalent F-15 costs. The Su-30MKI can carry more than eight tons of bombs and hit targets over 1,500 kilometers away.

 

[Kinshuk]

Very poor articulation.

 

[thakur_ritesh]

please avoid posting news from strategy page, a very bad source to rely upon. thanks.

 

[Kinshuk]

I hope this suffice you..

India set to buy 42 more Russian Su-30 fighter jets

http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20100302/158066242.html

India and Russia are negotiating a new contract on the delivery of 42 Su-30MKI to the Indian Air Force, an Indian newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing military sources.
According to the Daily News and Analysis newspaper, the new deal, which is reportedly worth more than $3 billion, has been in the works for several months.
The new air-superiority fighters will come on top of the 230 already contracted from Russia in three deals worth a total of $8.5 billion.
"The [new] order is being placed due to the insufficient number of fighter squadrons in the Indian Air Force and would allow us to eliminate potential threats," a source in the Indian Defense Ministry told RIA Novosti.
India originally ordered 50 Su-30MKI aircraft from Russia in 1996-98 and an additional 40 planes in 2007. Hindustani Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) was also contracted to build 140 aircraft in India between 2003 and 2017 under a licensed production agreement.
The Indian Air Force currently has about 100 Su-30MKIs, mainly deployed at airbases close to the borders with China and Pakistan.
Analysts believe that India will remain the main purchaser of Russian-made combat aircraft for the next 15 years under existing and future contracts, as the country desperately needs to upgrade its fighter fleet, which includes Su-30MKI and MiG-29 fighters, but mainly consists of obsolete Soviet MiG-21 models.

 

[Tamil]

great news to here again 42 for good numbers i love it

 

[Armand2REP]

At the rate HAL is producing MKI, the assembly lines will be running for quite a long time.

 

[pankaj nema]

We need 500 SU 30 because Pak fa ,MMRCA ,Lca Mk 2, Mca everything will be delayed as usual.
So for the making up the numbers Su 30 is the best.

In this decade till 2020 Su 30 will be the number one deterrence against China.

 

[StealthSniper]

Does anybody know when the upgrade package for the SU-30 MKI will be installed on the planes? I am wondering when we will get the AESA radars (and possibly more powerful engines) installed on the planes and if they will be installed after we induct all 272 SU-30 MKI or before that. I remember that the SU-30 was going to be upgraded throughout it's lifetime, but I haven't heard anything about it since.

 

[LETHALFORCE]

su-30 mki flanker details

 

[Armand2REP]

su-30 mki flanker details

Check out the flag on the tailfin in that pic.

 

[bhramos]

India set to discuss overhaul of Su-30 fighter jets with Russia

India set to discuss overhaul of Su-30 fighter jets with Russia

http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20091010/156415109.html

India set to discuss overhaul of Su-30 fighter jets with Russia


NEW DELHI, October 9 (RIA Novosti) - India will discuss the modernization of the Russian-made Su-30MKI aircraft in service with its air force during an upcoming military-technical cooperation meeting in Moscow, the country's Defense Ministry said on Friday.

The Indian Air Force currently has 105 Su-30MKIs mainly deployed at airbases close to the Chinese border.

"The aircraft, contracted in 1996, are due for overhaul shortly and Russia has offered an upgrade of the aircraft with incorporation of the latest technologies during the major overhaul," the ministry said in a statement.

The IAF originally ordered 50 Su-30MKI aircraft from Russia in 1996 and an additional 40 planes in 2007. India's Hindustani Aeronautics (HAL) was also contracted to build 140 aircraft in India between 2003 and 2017 under a licensed production agreement.

India previously said it was satisfied with the performance of Russian Su-30MKI fighters and has recently expressed interest in buying another 50 Su-30MKIs.

The 9th meeting of the Russia-India Inter-Governmental Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation will be held on October 14-15 in Moscow and will be chaired by Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and his Indian counterpart A. K. Antony.

The main focus of discussions during the meeting will be the extension of the existing bilateral agreement on military-technical cooperation for another 10 years, from 2011 to 2020.

Russian-Indian intergovernmental commission sessions are held annually and alternate between New Delhi and Moscow.

The current cooperation program until 2010 comprises about 200 joint projects, including the modernization of the Vikramaditya aircraft carrier (formerly the Admiral Gorshkov) for the Indian navy, the transfer of technology for the licensed assembly of T-90 tanks in India, the production of BrahMos missiles and the purchase of Smerch MLRS by India.