Back سوخوي سو-30 إم كي آي Arabic সুখোই সু-৩০ এমকেআই Bengali/Bangla Sukhoj Su-30MKI Danish Sukhoi Su-30MKI Spanish سوخو-۳۰امکیآی Persian Soukhoï Su-30MKI French सुखोई एसयू-३० एमकेआई Hindi Suhoj Su-30MKI Croatian Sukhoi Su-30MKI ID Sukhoi Su-30MKI Italian
| Su-30MKI | |
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| An Indian Air Force Su-30MKI | |
| Role | Multirole fighter, air superiority fighter, Fighter-bomber[1] |
| National origin | Russia / India |
| Manufacturer | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
| Design group | Sukhoi |
| First flight | Su-30МК: 1 July 1997 Su-30MKI: 2000 |
| Introduction | 27 September 2002 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary user | Indian Air Force |
| Produced | Su-30MKI: 2000–present |
| Number built | 272 as of March 2020[2][3] |
| Developed from | Sukhoi Su-30 |
| Variants | Sukhoi Su-30MKM Sukhoi Su-30MKA |
The Sukhoi Su-30MKI[a] (NATO reporting name: Flanker-H) is a two-seater, twinjet multirole air superiority fighter developed by Russian aircraft manufacturer Sukhoi and built under licence by India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF). A variant of the Sukhoi Su-30, it is a heavy, all-weather, long-range fighter.
Development of the variant started after India signed a deal with Russia in 2000 to manufacture 140 Su-30 fighter jets.[4] The first Russian-made Su-30MKI variant was accepted into the Indian Air Force in 2002,[5] while the first Su-30MKI assembled in India entered service with the IAF in November 2004.[6] The IAF has nearly 260 Su-30MKIs in inventory as of January 2020[update].[7] The Su-30MKI is expected to form the backbone of the IAF's fighter fleet to 2020 and beyond.[8]
The aircraft is tailor-made for Indian specifications and integrates Indian systems and avionics as well as French and Israeli sub-systems.[9] It has abilities similar to the Sukhoi Su-35 with which it shares many features and components.[b][10]
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- ^ "India completes production of Su-30MKI fighters". airrecognition.com. 2 April 2020. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "India's Aviation Behemoth HAL Expects More Orders as It Completes Production of Su-30MKI". defenceaviationpost.com. 1 April 2020. Archived from the original on 9 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "India to build Russian fighters". BBC News. 28 December 2000. Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "Indian air force first to field multi-role Sukhois". AccessMyLibrary.com. 17 September 2002. Archived from the original on 12 January 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ^ "Su-30MKI Multirole Fighter Aircraft". airforce-technology.com. 22 May 2020. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "How Sukhoi-30 fighter jets will help check Chinese footprint in Indian Ocean". Hindustan Times. 20 January 2020. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ Pandit, Rajat (30 January 2010). "Russia conducts first test of fifth-generation Sukhoi". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010.
- ^ Butowski, Piotr (1 March 2002). "The year of the MiG-29: in 2001, RAC MiG had its best year in the post-Soviet era. Prospects for Sukhoi are improving, too. (Special Report)". Interavia Business & Technology. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2011 – via HighBeam.com.
- ^ "Sukhoi Su-35 (Flanker-E / Super Flanker)". MilitaryFactory.com. 29 July 2020. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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