Abingdonboy
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India is by FAR the largest operator of the Su-30 so naturally it will have the most issues in real terms- this is just common sense. Not to mention that the MKI is an Indian-centric model with many systems found only on the MKI and do not forget that the IAF was the trailblazer for the MKI/A/M/SM, they were the ones who specified the systems, tested them, operationlised them and deployed them- everyone else (Algerians, Malysians, Russians etc) followed AFTER the IAF so naturally the IAF would be the first to run into issues if issues exsisted.So now once christened by Indian fan boys, the so called Rapptor of the East is actually being compared with the F-22.
Do you know the new technologies and designs that have gone into the American machine...where as the MKI is just a beefed up SU-27... rather than digressing elsewhere, you should ask yourself, why other SU-30 operators don't have same issues and what the Russian investigators had concluded.
Addtionally the IAF insists on flying this Russian-origin fighter according to their high tempo train as you fight training practice similar to Western airforces. Unlike the other large(ish) operators of the Su-30 (Russia and China) who put relatively minimal hours on their birds and thus reduce the risk of serious issues developing.