Russia looking for buyers for 18 'Indian' Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets

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Russia looking for buyers for 18 'Indian' Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets​

MOSCOW: Russia is seeking potential buyers for a batch of 18 Sukhoi Su-30 multi-role fighter aircraft, rejected by India on concerns about their engines and returned in 2003, a Russian defense official said today.

"The 18 Su-30s previously used by India and then returned, are in an aviation repair plant in Belarus and are on sale to potential buyers," deputy director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation Alexander Fomin said.


The 18 fighters could be modernised before being sold, Ria Novosti news agency quoted Fomin as saying.

The Su-30MKI is India's lead fighter aircraft, and around 140 have been produced under license by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), the report said.

Development of the Su-30 began in the 1980s for the Soviet Armed Forces, based on the Su-27UB conversion trainer.

The first batch of 18 Su-30s delivered to India were Su- 30MK and Su-30K standard, and were built to a lower specification than the later Su-30MKI. This meant that they did not have thrust-vectoring engine nozzles or canard foreplanes, enabling extra maneuverability, the report said.

Their avionics systems were also built to a lower specification than the later Su-30MKIs built by HAL, which included a high level of Israeli and French-built systems, the report said.


Russia looking for buyers for 18 'Indian' Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets - Economic Times

 

[Rajaraja Chola]

Send them to Afghanistan.....

 

[nomi007]

sold them to iran

 

[Bobby]

Is it sold to Iran?

 

[SP!TF!R3]

is it not an old news???

 

[SpArK]

is it not an old news???

Dont recollect hearing it before.

 

[Abingdonboy]

I'm almost certain these are part of the first MK batch returned to Russia after IAF got MKIs. If it was a "problem with the engines" then they would re-engine them NOT return the entire plane!!

 

[SP!TF!R3]

can't remember where i read it,but this too is an old news on this..and it suggested that belarus was buying them.

Cable reference id: #06MINSK278

 

[Gessler]

Upgrade them with new engines and sell them to Vietnam!

 

[ViXuyen]

I doubt that we would buy more su30. I read somewhere that Russian has begun to transfer technical data of Su35 to Vietnamese side for analysis......

 

[Audio]

Gief one to meh!!!! /drools

but on a serious note: this is perfect for Philipinos!

2 engines, lots of range, quite a lot of scan power and they are second hand!