Sukhoi Su-30MKA

what is it?

The Sukhoi Su-30MKA (NATO reporting name: Flanker-H) is a twinjet multirole air superiority fighter developed by Russia's Sukhoi made for the Algerian Air Force. A variant of the Sukhoi Su-27S, it is a heavy, all-weather, long-range fighter. The aircraft is based on the Indian Sukhoi Su-30MKI III and is the 2nd adaptation of the same, after the first one being the Malaysian Sukhoi Su-30MKM. Development of the variant started after Algeria signed a deal with Russia in 2006 to manufacture 28 Su-30MKA fighters.

base stats

• built 65made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

spec sheet

first flight

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introduced

2007

status

still flying

number built

65

role

heavyweight multirole combat jet aircraft

origin

🇷🇺 Russia

engines

jet

top speed

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range

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Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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