Super Su-30MKI: From Air Dominance To Air Supremacy

[Abingdonboy]

Thanks for that. But my Q is for the first batch of SU-30MKI that as per 1000kv (1st post) send to Russia for upgrade, and will be back in 2014. On top of that we have the new deal for 42 aircrafts.
Are we agree on that?
And if we are, is the price of 110 billion is for both deals?

Thanks
AJ

The first batch of ~40 SU-30Ks delivered to the IAF in 1996 were subsequently returned to Russia and replaced by SU-30MKIs. Those original SU-30Ks are sitting somewhere in Russia and apparently there is interes from Bulgaria in procuring them. Now 2 IAF MKIs were sent to Russia last year to be upgraded to the full SUPER-30 standard with the ability to fire Bhramos and all the other goodies and these two will probably act as prototypes and will eventually be returned to frontline IAF service. Subsequently the next batch of 42 MKIs that are on order will be made in India by HAL and will be the SUPER-30s. Those MKIs not upgraded to the full SUPER std (numbers are still unclear) will still undergo their MLU in~2017 where all the upgrades that don't require major structural changes will be done is radars,EW suite, avionics, cockpit,weapons suite etc hope this helps.

 

[EzioAltaïr]

He is talking of launching nukes in the preemptive strike itself and taking out IAF and IA bases. ,

For the sake of Pakistani people, I hope he does not become the next leader.

 

[IND151]

@ post no. 104.> as of now 40 Super MKIs have been ordered. mnGHMJMmOnPOKgg

 

[Capt.Popeye]

For the sake of Pakistani people, I hope he does not become the next leader.

No worries on that score. There is a long list of aspirants ahead of him already, Musharaff, Imran Khan, Zardari, Nawaz Sharaif, asstd. Mullas, the ubiquitous Gernails and Kernails, retired jehadis,.............. He's a long way from getting there.

 

[illusion8]

For the sake of Pakistani people, I hope he does not become the next leader.

Did any of their leaders do any better till now??

 

[silent poison]

Err you won't find where it sits by Googling, trust me.

well i trust and you can hide it i guess from the eyes of Spy Satellites

 

[EzioAltaïr]

Did any of their leaders did any better till now??

None of them had their cities turned into wastelands yet right?

 

[silent poison]

Did any of their leaders did any better till now??

ya the one who started the 1971 war

 

[illusion8]

None of them had their cities turned into wastelands yet right?

They didn't have nukes then, do you think they wouldn't have done it in say 71 or 65 if they had the bumb?

I remember distinctly during Kargil and after, them fueling their missiles - it was the US kick that brought some sense to them.

 

[EzioAltaïr]

They didn't have nukes then, do you think they wouldn't have done it in say 71 or 65 if they had the bumb?

Point taken.