{{Short description|Russian fighter aircraft}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=July 2011}} {{Infobox aircraft | name = Su-30 | image = File:Sukhoi Su-30SM in flight 2014.jpg | caption = A Russian Air Force Su-30SM "Flanker-H" | type = Multirole fighter<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sukhoi.org/eng/planes/military/su30mk/ |title=Su-30MK page |publisher=Sukhoi |access-date=3 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110713010216/http://www.sukhoi.org/eng/planes/military/su30mk/ |archive-date=13 July 2011}}</ref> | national_origin = Soviet Union <br />Russia | builder = KnAAPO <br />Irkut Corporation <br />Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (built by HAL in India under license) | design_group = Sukhoi | first_flight = {{Start date and age|1989|12|31|df=yes}} | introduction = 1992 (Su-30)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zettlemoyer |first1=Ryan |title=Key facts about Russia's Su-30 multirole fighter jet |url=https://tass.com/defense/1002739 |website=Russian News Agency |access-date=16 September 2024}}</ref> <br />2013 (Su-30SM)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sukhoi.mariwoj.pl/ |title=Su-30 page |publisher=Sukhoi |access-date=3 July 2011 }}</ref> | status = In service | primary_user = Russian Aerospace Forces <!-- Indian Air Force is covered in Su-30MKI article linked below. The People's Liberation Army Air Force is covered in Su-30MKK article. --> | more_users = Algerian Air Force <br />Indian Air Force <br />Myanmar Air Force<!-- Only THREE (3) 'more users' here. Listed by total number of aircraft in service. Separate users with <br />. The Su-30MKI and Su-30MKK are covered in separate articles.--> | produced = 1992–present | number_built = 630+ ({{as_of|2019|lc=x}})<ref>{{cite report |last1=Nersisyan |first1=Leonid |date=17 December 2020 |title=Russian Combat Aviation: Procurement, Modernization, and Future Outlook |url=https://www.cna.org/reports/2020/12/IOP-2020-U-028810-Final.pdf |publisher=CNA |page=9 |id=IOP-2020-U-028810-Final}}</ref> | developed_from = Sukhoi Su-27 | variants = Sukhoi Su-30MKI <br />Sukhoi Su-30MKK <br />Sukhoi Su-30MKM <br />Sukhoi Su-30MKA | developed_into = }}
The '''Sukhoi Su-30''' ({{langx|ru|Сухой Су-30}}; NATO reporting name: '''Flanker-C/G/H''') is a twin-engine, two-seat supermaneuverable fighter aircraft developed in the Soviet Union in the 1980s by Russia's Sukhoi Aviation Corporation. It is a multirole fighter for all-weather, air-to-air interdiction missions. The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) were reported to have 130 Su-30SMs in operation as of 2024.<ref name="pua1">{{cite news |url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/09/12/7474717/ |title=Russia secretly services its warplanes with French-made equipment }}</ref>
The Su-30 started as an internal development project in the Sukhoi Su-27 family by Sukhoi. From the Su-27UB two-seat trainer, the Su-27PU heavy interceptor was developed. The design plan was revamped and the Su-27PU was renamed to Su-30 by the Russian Defense Ministry in 1996. Of the Flanker family, the Su-27, Su-30, Su-33, Su-34 and Su-35 have been ordered into limited or serial production by the Russian Defense Ministry. Later, different export requirements split the Su-30 into two distinct version branches, manufactured by competing organizations: KnAAPO and the Irkut Corporation, both of which come under the Sukhoi aerospace group's umbrella.
KnAAPO manufactures the Su-30MKK and the Su-30MK2, which were designed for and sold to China, and later Indonesia, Uganda, Venezuela, and Vietnam. Due to KnAAPO's involvement from the early stages of developing the Su-35, these are basically a two-seat version of the mid-1990s Su-35. The Chinese chose an older but lighter radar so the canards could be omitted in return for increased payload. It is a fighter with both air supremacy and attack capabilities, generally similar to the U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle.<ref name=mt1>{{cite web |url=http://www.moscowtopnews.com/?area=postView&id=1669 |title=Russia-Libya in billion-dollar arms deal |publisher=Moscow Top News |access-date=6 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407070541/http://www.moscowtopnews.com/?area=postView&id=1669 |archive-date=7 April 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Irkut traditionally served the Soviet Air Defense and, in the early years of Flanker development, was responsible for manufacturing the Su-27UB, the two-seat trainer version. When India showed an interest in the Su-30, Irkut offered the multirole Su-30MKI, which originated as the Su-27UB modified with avionics appropriate for fighters. Along with its ground-attack capabilities, the series adds features for the air-superiority role, such as canards, thrust-vectoring, and a long-range phased-array radar. Its derivatives include the Su-30MKM, MKA, and SM for Malaysia, Algeria, and Russia respectively. The VKS operates several Su-30s and has ordered the Su-30SM variant as well.
==Development== While the original Su-27 had good range, it still did not have enough range for the Soviet Air Defense Forces (PVO, as opposed to VVS – the Soviet Air Force). The Air Defense Forces needed to cover the vast expanse of the Soviet Union. Hence, development began in 1986 on the Su-27PU, an improved-capability variant of the Su-27 capable of serving as a long-range interceptor or airborne command post.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mars.slupsk.pl/fort/sukhoi/su-30-ru-27pu.htm |title=Project T-10PU Heavy interceptor fighter Su-27PU (Su-30)|author=Mariusz Wojciechowski|work=Słupsk |access-date=17 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222064006/http://www.mars.slupsk.pl/fort/sukhoi/su-30-ru-27pu.htm |archive-date=22 February 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
The two-seat Su-27UB combat trainer was selected as the basis for the Su-27PU, because it had the performance of a single-seat Su-27 with seating for two crew members. A "proof-of-concept" demonstrator flew on 6 June 1987, and this led to the kick-off of development work on two Su-27PU prototypes. The first Su-27PU flew at Irkutsk on 31 December 1989, and the first of three pre-production models flew on 14 April 1992.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Two Decades Later, IAFs Plan to Upgrade Multi-Role Fighters to Super Sukhoi Status Remains Stillborn |url=https://m.thewire.in/article/government/two-decades-later-iafs-plan-to-upgrade-multi-role-fighters-to-super-sukhoi-status-remains-stillborn |access-date=2025-12-16 |website=The Wire |language=en}}</ref>
===Later development=== {{Expand section|date=September 2024}} The most extensive ongoing modernization effort for the Su-30 family is the Indian Air Force's (IAF) "Super Sukhoi" program, a comprehensive mid-life upgrade for approximately 80 to 84 of its Su-30MKI fighters.The plan aims to add an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar and also aims to improve the cockpit systems alongside the uprated avionics, and EW suites.The project also includes the Su-30MKI to be compatible with India's Indigenously developed missiles BrahMos and Astra missiles.<ref name=":0" />The project also aims to improve suppression or destruction of enemy air defences (SEAD/DEAD) and attacking ground targets in heavily defended areas.<ref name=":1" />The upgrades aims the jet to remain in service until 2055.<ref name=":2" />
The project is estimated to cost around ₹66,829 crore (US$7.9 billion).<ref name=":3" />The upgrade will be carried out by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).The Indian Air Force has initiated pilot projects with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay to develop and implement AI-driven solutions for the Su-30MKI fleet.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />
==Design== [[File:Sukhoi Su-30LL demonstrator flying along the runway at Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport less than 1 metre off the ground.jpg|thumb|Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30LL flying along the runway at Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport extremely close to the ground piloted by Anatoly Kvochur.]]
The Su-30 is a multirole fighter. It has a two-seat cockpit with an airbrake behind the canopy. It can serve as an air superiority fighter and as a strike fighter.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=IAF Super Sukhoi upgrade: After Israeli missile, IAF's 'super' Sukhoi-30 to get another major upgrade |url=https://www.business-standard.com/external-affairs-defence-security/news/after-israeli-missile-iaf-s-super-sukhoi-30-to-get-another-major-upgrade-124120900939_1.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250130153035/https://www.business-standard.com/external-affairs-defence-security/news/after-israeli-missile-iaf-s-super-sukhoi-30-to-get-another-major-upgrade-124120900939_1.html |archive-date=2025-01-30 |access-date=2025-12-16 |website=www.business-standard.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
===Flight characteristics=== The integrated aerodynamic configuration, combined with the thrust vectoring control ability, results in high maneuverability and supermaneuverability characteristics. Equipped with a digital fly-by-wire system, the Su-30 can perform some very advanced maneuvers, including the Pugachev's Cobra and the tailslide. These maneuvers quickly decelerate the aircraft, causing a pursuing fighter to overshoot, as well as breaking a Doppler radar-lock, as the relative speed of the aircraft drops below the threshold where the signal registers to the radar.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/ucacres/PCES.pdf |title=Discovering Novel Fighter Combat Maneuvers |access-date=17 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607103641/http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/ucacres/PCES.pdf |archive-date=7 June 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Some variants of the Su-30, notably the Su-30MKI and its derivatives including the Su-30MKM and Su-30SM, are fitted with canards to enhance maneuverability and also compensate for the heavier N011M Bars radar and mission systems in the nose. The canards and the reshaped leading-edge extensions (LERX) help control the vortices and increase the angle-of-attack limit of the airframe, but they also add drag and reduce the maximum speed to Mach 1.75.<ref name="keyaerosu-30sm2">{{cite web |url=https://www.key.aero/article/depth-look-russias-enhanced-sukhoi-su-30sm2 |title=In Depth Look at Russia's Enhanced Su-30SM2 |work=Key Publishing |date=10 September 2021}}</ref><ref name=knaapo_Su-30MK/>
===Powerplant=== As with the baseline Su-27S/P, the Su-30's powerplant incorporates two Saturn AL-31F afterburning low-bypass turbofan engines, fed through intake ramps. Two AL-31Fs, each rated at {{convert|122.6|kN|lbf|abbr=on}} of full afterburning thrust for speeds up to Mach 2 in level flight and 1,350 km/h speed at low altitude for non-canard variants. Canted thrust vectoring is used in some variants to enhance maneuverability.<ref name=knaapo_Su-30MK/>
With a normal fuel reserve of 5,270 kg, the Su-30MK is capable of performing a 4.5-hour combat mission with a range of 3,000 km. An aerial refueling system increases the range to {{convert|5200|km|mi|abbr=on}} or flight duration up to 10 hours at cruise altitudes.<ref name=knaapo_Su-30MK/><ref name=sukhoi_Su-30MK/>
===Avionics=== The aircraft features autopilot ability at all flight stages including low-altitude flight in terrain-following radar mode, and individual and group combat employment against air and ground/sea-surface targets. Automatic control system interconnected with the navigation system ensures route flight, target approach, recovery to airfield and landing approach in automatic mode.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}
Some of the at least $783,000 that Irkut-Yakovlev sourced from Thales in 2022 was for their holographic Head-Up Display 3022 system.<ref name="rfe1">{{cite news |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-war-sanctions-western-aircraft-parts/32790317.html |title=How a Russian Fighter-Jet Manufacturer Continued to Import Western Aviation Parts Despite Sanctions |newspaper=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |date=14 February 2024 |last1=Osipova |first1=Svetlana |last2=Sukharev |first2=Dmitry }}</ref>
===Maintenance=== The sanctions policy created as a result of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine caused problems with aftermarket sales and servicing of the French systems that have become an integral part of the Su-30SM. The VKS now needs, via its Rosaviaspetskomplekt partner, to have its warplanes maintained by the Kazakhstani firm ARC Group which is the "exclusive distributor of Safran Electronics & Defence in the Republic of Kazakhstan".<ref name=pua1/>
==Operational history==
===Russia=== [[File:Sukhoi Su-30 inflight.jpg|thumb|Russian Air Force Su-30 from the Russian Falcons Aerobatic Team]]
In 1994–1996, an initial batch of five original Su-30 (Su-27PU) fighters, contracted for the Russian Defence Ministry, were delivered to 54th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment based at Savasleyka air base.<ref name= "Su-27PU">{{cite web |url= http://www.lietadla.com/lietadla/ruske/su-27pu.htm |title= Suchoj Su-27PU/Su-30 |website= Lietadla |access-date= 15 December 2019 |archive-date= 4 March 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304232147/http://www.lietadla.com/lietadla/ruske/su-27pu.htm |url-status= dead }}</ref> No further orders of the variant were made. However, the Russian Defence Ministry was impressed with the export Su-30MKI's performance envelope and ordered a local version of the same aircraft for their own use, called the Su-30SM, which is the third adaptation of the MKI after the Malaysian Su-30MKM and the Algerian MKA. A total of 60 Su-30SM fighters, under two contracts signed in March and December 2012, respectively.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}} On 21 September 2012, the Su-30SM performed its maiden flight.<ref name="First flight">{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-irkut-launches-su-30sm-test-campaign-376814/ |title=PICTURES: Irkut launches Su-30SM test campaign|first=Vladimir |last=Karnozov |work=Flight Global |access-date=1 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018142217/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-irkut-launches-su-30sm-test-campaign-376814/ |archive-date=18 October 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> The Russian Air Force has received first two serial aircraft on 22 November 2012.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}} By end of 2015, 31st Fighter Aviation Regiment, the last aviation regiment of the Russian Aerospace Forces that operated Soviet-made MiG-29A/UBs (izdeliye 9.12/9.13) was fully rearmed with about twenty new Su-30SM fighters. All aircraft of the first two contracts were delivered by 2016.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}
Another 36 aircraft were ordered in April 2016, six of which intended for the Russian Naval Aviation.<ref name="vedomosti.ru">{{cite web |url=https://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/articles/2016/04/04/636259-su-30sm |title=Министерство обороны России получит 36 истребителей Су-30СМ|work=Ведомости|date=3 April 2016 |access-date=24 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144135/https://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/articles/2016/04/04/636259-su-30sm |archive-date=12 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> This was to increase the total number to 116 (88 in the Air Force and 28 in the Navy).<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=The Advent of SUPER SUKHOIS: Upgrade of Sukhoi Su-30MKI Fighter Jets Underway |url=https://www.indiandefensenews.in/2025/03/the-advent-of-super-sukhois-upgrade-of.html |access-date=2025-12-16}}</ref>
[[File:Russian Navy, RF-34013, Sukhoi Su-30SM (49581508706).jpg|thumb|A pair of Russian Naval Aviation Su-30SMs]] On 25 August 2020, a contract for 21 modernized Su-30SM2 aircraft for the Russian Naval Aviation was signed at the 'ARMY-2020' military-technical forum.<ref name="Naval Aviation">{{cite web|url=https://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/articles/2020/08/25/837739-minfin-roskosmos|title=Минфин и "Роскосмос" вступили в публичные препирательства о сокращении расходов|website=vedomosti.ru|date=26 August 2020|access-date=31 August 2020}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Peri |first=Dinakar |date=2024-11-03 |title=AI big focus of SU-30MKI upgrade; IAF taking up pilot projects with IIT-Mumbai, says officer |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ai-big-focus-of-su-30mki-upgrade-iaf-taking-up-pilot-projects-with-iit-mumbai-says-officer/article68826449.ece |access-date=2025-12-16 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
====2015 Russian military intervention in Syria==== {{main|Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War}}
In September 2015, Russia deployed Su-30SM fighters for the first time to Latakia International Airport, Syria. At least four Su-30SM fighters were spotted in a satellite photo.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=George |first=Sarahbeth |date=2024-02-20 |title=IAF's Sukhoi fighter jets to get a Rs 60,000 crore booster: Here are all the upgrades for the new Su-30MKI |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/iafs-sukhoi-fighter-jets-to-get-a-rs-60000-crore-booster-here-are-all-the-upgrades-for-the-new-su-30mki/articleshow/107842591.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-12-16 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> In late December 2015, there were 16 Su-30SMs at Khmeimim Air Base.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=2025-07-04 |title=Super Su-30: India plans nearly Rs 70,000 crore booster for its main fighter jet. From radars to missiles, here's what it'll get |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/super-su-30-india-plans-rs-60000-crore-booster-for-its-main-fighter-jet-from-radars-to-missiles-heres-what-itll-get/articleshow/122244418.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-12-16 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref> As part of their combat deployment, they provided target illumination for bombers launching airstrikes against rebel groups.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ria.ru/defense_safety/20151005/1296994213.html |title=На авиабазе "Хмеймим" в Сирии размещены российские истребители Су-30СМ|work=РИА Новости |date=5 October 2015|access-date=8 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007232851/http://ria.ru/defense_safety/20151005/1296994213.html |archive-date=7 October 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Su-30SMs were initially tasked with aerial escort of Russian attack jets and strategic bombers but also conducted air to ground duties. On 21 March 2017, rebel forces launched a new offensive in the Hama province; a few days later a video emerged showing a Russian Aerospace Forces Su-30SM striking ground targets with unguided air-to-ground rockets in a dive attack against the rebels.{{citation needed|date=December 2019}}
On 3 May 2018, a Russian Aerospace Forces Su-30 crashed shortly after take-off from the Khmeimim Air Base, killing both crew members.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://amp.timeinc.net/thedrive/the-war-zone/20602/russian-su-30sm-fighter-jet-crashed-off-the-syrian-coast-killing-both-crew?source=dam |title= Russian Su-30SM Fighter Jet Crashed off the Syrian Coast Killing Its Crew |access-date= 8 May 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180508044555/http://amp.timeinc.net/thedrive/the-war-zone/20602/russian-su-30sm-fighter-jet-crashed-off-the-syrian-coast-killing-both-crew?source=dam |archive-date= 8 May 2018 |url-status= live |df= dmy-all}}</ref>
==== Russo-Ukrainian war ==== <!--The following section is covered by RUSUKR, and thus is subject to extended confirmed restrictions. Any edits to this section made by editors who are not extended confirmed should be reverted. --> Russian Su-30SM and Su-35s fighters were used for air superiority missions during the war. Combined, at least seven air to air victories were confirmed over Ukrainian jet aircraft<ref name="2022RUWAir">{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/whats-known-about-russian-and-ukraine-losses-in-aerial-combat-2022-9 |title=An unexpected air-to-air battle is raging over Ukraine. Here's what we know about the losses on both sides.|work=Insider|date=5 September 2022|quote=L-39 jet trainer...MiG-29 of 40th TAB piloted by Lt. Col. Yerko Vaycheslav Vladimirvoich...MiG-29 of 40th TAB piloted by Vladimir Kokhansky...Su-27 lost on February 28 on a defensive mission over Koprivnitsky battling Russian fighters...MiG-29 of Maj. Oleksandr Brynzhal, KIA after shot down over Kyiv Oblast in duel...MiG-29 on March 13 downed over Chernihiv...MiG-29 on March 23 piloted by Maj. Dmitry Chumachenko}}</ref> and one over a Ukrainian Naval Aviation Mil Mi-14.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/whats-known-about-russian-and-ukraine-losses-in-aerial-combat-2022-9 |title=An unexpected air-to-air battle is raging over Ukraine. Here's what we know about the losses on both sides.|work=Insider|date=5 September 2022|quote="an Su-35 was recorded attempting to gun down a Ukrainian Mi-14 utility helicopter over Odessa Bay, only to miss. Subsequently, it downed the chopper with a missile, killing a high-ranking naval officer."}}</ref>
A Russian Su-30 was destroyed on the ground by Ukrainian OTR-21 Tochka missiles fired during the Millerovo air base attack.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/ukraine-reportedly-strikes-russian-airbase|title=Ukraine reportedly strikes Russian base|date=25 February 2022}}</ref>
On 5 March 2022 a Russian Naval Aviation Su-30SM, ''RF-33787'', tail number ''Blue 45'' was shot down in Bashtanka area, Mykolayiv Oblast. Both crew members, Major Aleksey Golovensky and Captain Aleksey Kozlov, were captured.<ref name="TheDrive2">{{cite web |date=5 March 2022 |title=The Russian Air Force Just Had A Terrible Day Over Ukraine |url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/44602/the-russian-air-force-just-had-a-terrible-day-over-ukraine |work=The Drive}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276200 |url=https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/276200 |work=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref> The same day another Su-30 was lost in Ochakov, Mykolaiv Oblast, pilot by Lt. Colonel Aleksey Khasanov and Cpt Vasily Gorgulenko were killed while on combat duty in Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web |date=11 March 2022 |title=Russian pilot Alexei Khasanov died while performing military duty |url=https://avia-pro.net/news/rossiyskiy-lyotchik-aleksey-hasanov-pogib-pri-vypolnenii-voinskogo-dolga |work=avia.pro}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=27 May 2022 |title=Saturday 5 March 2022 {{!}} Sukhoi Su-30M |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/276122}}</ref>
On 13 March 2022, another aircraft, RF-81733, tail number ''Red 72'', was lost over Ukraine; the pilot, Kosyk Serhiy Serhiyovych, survived and was captured.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mil.in.ua/uk/news/protypovitryana-oborona-zbyla-rosijskyj-su-30-pilot-u-poloni/ |title=Протиповітряна оборона збила російський Су-30. Пілот у полоні|date=28 March 2022 |language=Ukrainian |work=mil.in.ua}}</ref>
On 15 March 2022, a Su-30SM, serial number ''RF-81773'' tail number ''Red 62'', was shot down near Izium, Kharkiv. Pilots Alexander Pazynych and Evgeny Kislyakov, did not survive<ref>{{cite web |date=28 March 2022 |script-title=ru:В Воронежской области похоронили погибшего в боях на Украине капитана |url=https://voronej.bezformata.com/listnews/pogibshego-v-boyah-na-ukraine-kapitana/103927120/ |language=ru}}</ref> and Capt. Aleksander Pozinich from 14th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, were killed.<ref>{{cite web |date=20 October 2024 |title=ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 282794 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/282794 |work=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
On 9 August 2022, explosions at Saky air base in Novofedorivka, Crimea left at least three Su-30s destroyed and one damaged according to satellite imagery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/crimea-russian-air-base-attacked-satellite-images/31982540.html|title=Satellite Images Show Massive Destruction At Russian Air Base On Crimea|website=rferl.org|date=10 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62500560|title=Ukraine war: Crimea airbase badly damaged, satellite images show|website=bbc.com|date=11 August 2022}}</ref> On 18 August a Su-30SM, serial number RF-81771, had its wreckage recorded in Kharkiv region in the Izyum direction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mil.in.ua/uk/news/na-harkivshhyni-znajshly-ulamky-zbytogo-rosijskogo-su-30sm/|title=На Харківщині знайшли уламки збитого російського Су-30СМ|language=uk|date=18 August 2022}}</ref>
On 18 August 2022, remains of a Russian Su-30 registration number ''RF-81771'' tail number ''Red 60'', were discovered near Mala Komyshuvakha, Izium. The fate of the pilots remained unknown.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wreckage of a Russian Su-30SM were found in the Izium area |url=https://mil.in.ua/en/news/wreckage-of-a-russian-su-30sm-were-found-in-the-izium-area/ |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=Militarnyi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Trevithick |first=Joseph |date=2022-09-12 |title=Ukraine Just Captured One Of Russia's Most Capable Aerial Electronic Warfare Pods |url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/ukraine-just-captured-one-of-russias-most-capable-aerial-electronic-warfare-pods |access-date=2022-09-12 |website=The Drive}}</ref>
On 27 August 2023, Ukrainian media, citing claims made by the Security Service of Ukraine, said that 16 Sypaq Corvo Precision Payload Delivery System drones had been used in an attack on the Kursk Vostochny Airport in Russia, with three shot down and the others hitting four Su-30s and one MiG-29 aircraft. An S-300 radar and two Pantsir air defence systems were also reportedly hit.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/ukraine-s-military-counterintelligence-launches-1693141130.html |website= {{ill|newsukraine.rbc.ua|uk|rbc.ua}} |title= Ukraine's military counterintelligence launches drone attack on Russia's Kursk airfield |first=Oleksandra |last=Bashchenko |date=2023-08-27 |access-date=2023-08-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://gagadget.com/en/302776-australian-sypaq-cardboard-drones-could-hit-five-su-30-and-mig-29-fighter-jets-on-russian-territory-bypassing-air-defence/ |website= gagadget.com |title= Australian SYPAQ cardboard drones could hit five Su-30 and MiG-29 fighter jets on Russian territory, bypassing air defences |first=Maksim |last=Panasovskyi |date=2023-08-27 |access-date=2023-08-27}}</ref>
On 12 August 2024 a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29, callsign ''72 White'', piloted by Olexander Migulya was shot down in a combat mission by a Russian Su-30.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://24tv.ua/ru/aleksandr-migulja-pogib-vremja-vypolnenija-boevogo-zadanija-chto_n2617894|title=Во время выполнения боевого задания погиб пилот МиГ-29 Александр Мигуля|website=24tv.ua|date=13 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukraine-loses-mig-29-fighter-jet-and-pilot-in-combat/ar-AA1oObL9?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=b8320a27acd448b687ecbd6f028e8720&ei=53|title=Ukraine Loses MiG-29 Fighter Jet and Pilot in Combat|website=MSN |date=13 August 2024}}</ref>
On 2 February 2025, a Ukrainian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27 was shot down in the area of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast. Russian sources claimed it was shot down by an R-37M missile fired from a Su-30SM2. The pilot, kapitan Ivan Bolotov of the 831st Tactical Aviation Brigade, did not survive.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/475324|title=Su-27 {{!}} 2 February 2025|work=Aviation Safety Network |date=2 February 2025}}</ref>
On 2 May 2025, a Ukrainian HUR Magura V7 naval drone shot down a Russian Su-30 using an AIM-9X missile, 50 km west of Novorossiysk. The crew of two ended up in the Black Sea, where a civilian ship later recovered them. HUR claimed it was the first time a maritime drone shot down an aircraft.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Ukrainian intelligence destroys Russian Su-30 with Magura sea drone in first of its kind strike (video) |author= OLEKSANDRA BASHCHENKO |date=2025-05-03|url= https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/ukrainian-intelligence-destroys-russian-su-1746268365.html |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=RBC Ukraine |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= $50M Russian Su-30 in Black Sea |author= Roman Pryhodko |date=2025-05-03|url= https://militarnyi.com/en/news/after-a-combined-attack-on-the-russian-black-sea-fleet-base-a-russian-aircrew-ended-up-in-the-sea/ |access-date=2025-05-03 |website= militarnyi |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= Ukrainian sea drone downs $50M Russian Su-30 in Black Sea |author= Boyko Nikolov |date=2025-05-03|url= https://bulgarianmilitary.com/amp/2025/05/03/ukrainian-sea-drone-downs-50m-russian-su-30-in-black-sea/ |access-date=2025-05-03 |website= bulgarianmilitary |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AIM-9X Being Used By Ukraine's Drone Boats To Engage Russian Jets, Not AIM-9M |url=https://www.twz.com/news-features/aim-9x-being-used-by-ukraines-drone-boats-to-engage-russian-jets-not-aim-9l-ms |website=The War Zone |date=10 June 2025 |quote=Q: What kind of jets and what did the Magura’s use to shoot at them? A: Yesterday, it was against two Su-30s. Q: What did they use to shoot at them? A: The missiles are the same [as the last time], AIM-9X.}}</ref> <!-- The preceding section is covered by RUSUKR, and thus is subject to extended confirmed restrictions. Any edits to this section made by editors who are not extended confirmed should be reverted. -->
===India=== <!--The following section is covered by CT/IMH, and thus is subject to extended confirmed restrictions. Any edits to this section made by editors who are not extended confirmed should be reverted. --> {{main|Sukhoi Su-30MKI}} [[File:SU-30MKI-g4sp.jpg|thumb|Indian Air Force Su-30MKI]]
First talks about acquiring of new fighter for the Indian Air Force began in 1994. A year later, the Sukhoi Design Bureau started working on the new fighter based on the original Su-30 design, which later evolved into Su-30MK (''Modernizirovannyi Kommercheskiy'' - Modernized Commercial) and ultimately into Su-30MKI (''Modernizirovannyi Kommercheskiy Indiski'' - Modernized Commercial Indian).<ref name="Su-30MK">{{cite web |url=https://www.sukhoi.org/products/earlier/253/ |title=Су-30МК |website=sukhoi.org |access-date=7 December 2019 |archive-date=22 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422171703/https://www.sukhoi.org/products/earlier/253/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 30 November 1996, Russian state company Rosvooruzhenie (now Rosoboronexport) and Indian Defense Ministry signed a contract for development and production of eight Su-30Ks and 32 Su-30MKIs for the Indian Air Force.<ref name="Su-30MK"/><ref name="Su-30MKI">{{cite web |url=http://www.irkut.com/products/18/236/ |title=Су-30МКИ – основа ВВС Индии |website=irkut.com |access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref> In March–July 1997, all eight Su-30Ks of the order were delivered at Lohegaon Air Force Base in India.<ref name="Su-30MKM">{{cite web |url=http://www.airwar.ru/enc/fighter/su30mki.html |title=Су-30МКИ |website=airwar.ru |access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref> On 28 December 2000, as part of the Russian-Indian cooperation, a contract worth more than US$3 billion was signed for license production of 140 Su-30MKI fighters at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) production plant in Nashik.<ref name="Su-30MKI"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1090754.stm |title=India to build Russian fighters |website=bbc.co.uk|date=28 December 2000 |access-date=7 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225101708/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1090754.stm |archive-date=25 December 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> Between 2002 and 2004, in accordance with the 1996 contract, 32 Su-30MKIs were built by Irkutsk Aviation Plant for the Indian Air Force.<ref name="Su-30MKI"/> From 2004 onwards, production is carried by HAL.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}
In 2007, India and Russia agreed to a deal for another 40 Su-30MKIs for US$1.6 billion, to be produced in India under license.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-aircraft-deals-with-friend-russia-costing-dear-1424437 |title=Aircraft deals with 'friend' Russia costing dear |website=dnaindia.com|date=17 August 2010 |access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref> In March 2010, it was reported India and Russia were negotiating a contract for additional 42 aircraft.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}} India was also considering acquisition of 12 more fighters to compensate for Su-30 losses over nearly 20 years of operation.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.vedomosti.ru/politics/articles/2019/10/08/813178-indiya-zakupit-u-rossii-istrebiteli |title=Индия может закупить у России истребители на $2,5 млрд |newspaper=Ведомости|date=8 October 2019 |access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref> In 2020, due to the 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes, India determined to purchase 12 additional Su-30MKIs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/india-to-buy-21-mig-29-and-12-sukhoi-fighter-jets-from-russia-report-11592495559415.html|title=India to buy 21 MiG-29 and 12 Sukhoi fighter jets from Russia: Report|first=Elizabeth|last=Roche|date=18 June 2020|website=mint}}</ref>
In 2024, Indian media reported negotiations between HAL and Russia for exporting Indian-produced Su-30MKIs. This may be to circumvent American economic sanctions on the export of Russian weapons and their technology.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Abrams |first=A. B. |date=August 27, 2024 |title=Indian-Built Russian Su-30 Fighter Could Soon Be a Game Changer on Export Markets |url=https://thediplomat.com/2024/08/indian-built-russian-su-30-fighter-could-soon-be-a-game-changer-on-export-markets/ |work=The Diplomat}}</ref>
====2025 India-Pakistan conflict==== India launched Operation Sindoor in the early hours of 7 May 2025, targeting nine alleged terror camps across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in response to the Pahalgam attack. During the mission, Su-30MKIs of the Indian Air Force provided air defence cover to ensure that Indian strike aircraft could carry out the mission without threat from Pakistani interceptors.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 May 2025 |title=Operation Sindoor: Rafale, Su-30 MKI, Mirage 2000 — all the equipment IAF deployed |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/photos/india/operation-sindoor-iaf-used-rafale-su-30-mki-mirage-2000-all-the-equipment-india-deployed-19601179.htm |access-date=13 May 2025 |work=CNBC TV18}}</ref> On 10 May 2025, the IAF Su-30MKIs reportedly struck 11 PAF airbases with the BrahMos missile resulting in critical damage to some.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 May 2025|title=Operation Sindoor: How BrahMos strikes and precision airstrikes became turning points in the standoff|url=https://www.economictimes.com/news/defence/operation-sindoor-how-brahmos-strikes-and-precision-air-strikes-brought-pakistan-to-its-knees/articleshow/121101195.cms|access-date=13 May 2025|work=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=11 May 2025|title=How BrahMos missile strikes forced Pakistan to agree to a ceasefire|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/web-only/2025/May/11/how-brahmos-missile-strikes-forced-pakistan-to-agree-to-a-ceasefire|access-date=13 May 2025|work=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=15 May 2025|title='Dummy' aircraft, Brahmos, Crystal Maze: The night the IAF destroyed Pakistan's air defence and targeted its air bases|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/dummy-aircraft-brahmos-crystal-maze-the-night-the-iaf-destroyed-pakistans-air-defence-and-targeted-its-air-bases/amp|access-date=11 July 2025|work=The Tribune}}</ref>
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===China=== {{main|Sukhoi Su-30MKK}} thumb|A PLAAF Sukhoi Su-30MKK at Lipetsk
To better counter USAF's expanding capabilities in the region, in 1996, an agreement worth US$1.8 billion was reached with Russia to purchase some 38 multirole combat aircraft based on the original Su-30 design. Taking into account China's requirements for its new fighter, the aircraft became known as Su-30MKK (''Modernizirovannyi Kommercheskiy Kitayski'' - Modernized Commercial Chinese).<ref name="Flanker by name">{{cite journal|last=Wei|first=Bai |title=A Flanker by any other name|journal=Air Forces Monthly|date=May 2012|issue=290|pages=72–77}}</ref>
In March 1999, first prototype took off from Gromov Flight Research Institute in Russia and a year later it appeared at Zhuhai Air Show in China. People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has received first batch of ten Su-30MKK fighters in December 2000, following by second and third batches of ten fighters in August and December 2001, respectively. In July 2001, China has ordered 38 more Su-30MKK fighters.<ref name="Flanker by name"/>
A modified variant, known as "Su-30MK2", was negotiated for the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF) in 2002, with contract for 24 aircraft signed in 2003. All the aircraft were delivered to PLANAF in 2004.<ref name="Flanker by name"/>
===Myanmar=== The Myanmar Air Force ordered six Su-30SMEs in 2018.<ref name="reuters.com">{{cite web |title=Russia to sell six SU-30 warplanes to Myanmar: RIA |last1=Osborn |first1=Andrew |last2=Ostroukh |first2=Andrey |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-myanmar-warplanes/russia-to-sell-six-su-30-warplanes-to-myanmar-ria-idUSKBN1FB0UM |website=Reuters |access-date=22 January 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180122141941/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-myanmar-warplanes/russia-to-sell-six-su-30-warplanes-to-myanmar-ria-idUSKBN1FB0UM |archive-date=22 January 2018 |location=Moscow |date=22 January 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 2 Su-30SMEs delivered in March 2022 and entered service on 15 December.<ref name="irrawaddy.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-regime-takes-delivery-of-two-su-30-fighter-jets-from-russia.html |title=Myanmar Regime Takes Delivery of Two Su-30 Fighter Jets from Russia |work=The Irrawaddy |date=4 July 2022}}</ref><ref name="Myanmar Air Force Day">{{cite web |url=https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/myanmar-air-force-day |title=Myanmar Air Force Day |date=15 December 2022}}</ref> Between 4 and 6 have arrived as of November 2022.<ref name="defencenet.ae">{{Cite web|url=https://www.defencenet.ae/5823/myanmar-takes-delivery-of-russian-sukhoi-su-30-jets-monitor/ |title=Myanmar Takes Delivery of Russian Sukhoi Su-30 Jets: Monitor|date=4 November 2022|website=Defencenet.ae}}</ref> 4 delivered as of 15 December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/myanmar-receives-first-shipment-russias-su-30-fighter-jets-ria-2023-09-10/|title=Myanmar receives first shipment of Russia's Su-30 fighter jets, RIA reports September 10, 2023 |website=Reuters|date=10 September 2023 }}</ref><ref name="armstrade.org">{{cite web |title=ЦАМТО / / ВВС Мьянмы приняли на вооружение очередные два истребителя Су-30СМЭ |website=ЦАМТО / Центр анализа мировой торговли оружием |date=2023-12-18 |url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2023/1218/104577048/detail.shtml |language=ru |ref={{sfnref |ЦАМТО / Центр анализа мировой торговли оружием |2023}} |access-date=2023-12-19}}</ref> Another 2 Su-30 SME had been received on 15 December 2024.<ref>{{cite news |author=Admin |date=7 January 2025 |title=Myanmar Air Force Receives Full Delivery of Six Sukhoi Su-30SME Fighter Jets From Russia |url=https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/myanmar-air-force-receives-full-delivery-of-six-sukhoi-su-30sme-fighter-jets-from-russia/|work=Defence Security Asia |location= |publisher= |access-date=9 February 2025}}</ref> The Myanmar Air Force has between 8 and 10 Su-30SMEs.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}
===Malaysia=== {{main|Sukhoi Su-30MKM}} thumb|Royal Malaysian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKM
Malaysia ordered 18 Su-30MKMs in May 2003. The first two Su-30MKMs were formally handed over in Irkutsk on 23 May 2007 and arrived in Malaysia at RMAF Gong Kedak Air Base in Terengganu on 21 June 2007.<ref>[http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/malaysia-receives-first-2-su30mkms-03336/ The Malaysia Deal: Offsets & Updates] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419164218/http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/malaysia-receives-first-2-su30mkms-03336/ |date=19 April 2010}}. defenseindustrydaily.com</ref> As part of the contract agreement, Russia sent the first Malaysian cosmonaut to the International Space Station in October 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2008/05/07/government-paid-rm39m-for-angkasawan|title=Government paid RM39m for Angkasawan|website=The Star|date=7 May 2008 }}</ref> In 2014, Malaysia had 18 Su-30MKMs in service.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/media/reports_pdf/world-air-forces-2014-108161.aspx |title=AirSpace |author= |work=flightglobal.com |access-date=1 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225081256/http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/media/reports_pdf/world-air-forces-2014-108161.aspx |archive-date=25 December 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
According to Malaysian defense Minister Mohamad Sabu, Malaysia has grounded 14 of 18 Su-30MKM due to engine problems and unavailability of spare parts in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chuanren|first=Chen|title=New Malaysian Government Reveals Su-30MKM Readiness Woes|url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2018-08-06/new-malaysian-government-reveals-su-30mkm-readiness-woes|access-date=2021-11-01|website=Aviation International News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|work=financetwitter|title=Only 4 Fighter Jets Can Fly – A Result Of Incompetency & Corruption By These 4 UMNO Leaders|date=3 August 2018 |url=http://www.financetwitter.com/2018/08/only-four-fighter-jets-can-fly-a-result-of-incompetency-corruption-by-these-four-umno-leaders.html|access-date=2021-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=UAWire - Malaysia complains about problems with Russian Su-30 fighters|url=https://www.uawire.org/malaysia-complains-of-problems-with-russian-su-30mkm-fighters|access-date=2021-11-01|website=www.uawire.org}}</ref> To overcome this problem and increase the readiness of the Su-30MKM fleets, Malaysia has approved the budget worth RM2.2 billion for the Su-30MKM to be upgraded locally by Aerospace Technology Systems Corporation. The first upgraded aircraft was received in 2019 in LIMA 2019 exhibition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.defenseworld.net/news/24536/Malaysian_Sukhoi_30MKM_Fighters_Get_New_Life_Extension|title=Malaysian Sukhoi-30MKM Fighters Get New Life Extension|website=www.defenseworld.net|access-date=4 November 2021|archive-date=20 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320082730/https://www.defenseworld.net/news/24536/Malaysian_Sukhoi_30MKM_Fighters_Get_New_Life_Extension|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2019/03/472758/life-extension-programme-rmafs-sukhois|title=Life-extension programme for RMAF's Sukhois | New Straits Times|website=www.nst.com.my|date=25 March 2019 }}</ref>
===Venezuela=== thumb|Venezuelan Air Force Su-30MK2
The Government of Venezuela announced on 14 June 2006 it would purchase 24 Su-30MKV fighters from Russia. The first two Su-30MK2s arrived in early December 2006 while another eight were commissioned during 2007; 14 more aircraft arrived in 2008.<ref>Air Forces Monthly, August 2006 issue.</ref> In October 2015, Venezuela announced the purchase of 12 more Su-30MKVs from Russia for US$480 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=Venezuela allocates $480m to buy Sukhoi aircraft from Russia |url=http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsvenezuela-allocates-480m-to-buy-sukhoi-aircraft-from-russia-4708156 |website=airforce-technology.com |date=November 2015 |access-date=2 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122014547/http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsvenezuela-allocates-480m-to-buy-sukhoi-aircraft-from-russia-4708156 |archive-date=22 November 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source? |reason=domain on WP:BLACKLIST |date=June 2016}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Pese a la crisis económica, Venezuela compra doce cazas rusos |url=http://www.clarin.com/mundo/Venezuela-cazas_rusos-crisis_economica-Sukhoi-30_0_1457854530.html |access-date=2 November 2015 |agency=Clarín |date=29 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102010217/http://www.clarin.com/mundo/Venezuela-cazas_rusos-crisis_economica-Sukhoi-30_0_1457854530.html |archive-date=2 November 2015 |url-status= live}}</ref>
===Algeria=== {{main|Sukhoi Su-30MKA}} [[File:Refueling-Su30dz.jpg|thumb|Algerian Air Force Su-30MKA refuelled by Il-78 Midas]]
As part of wider US$8 billion deal signed with Russia in 2006, that also included 34 MiG-29 fighters and number of Yak-130 trainers, Algeria has ordered 28 Su-30MKAs for its air force. It was to receive additional 16 Su-30MKAs in exchange for the 39 MiG-29s rejected due to quality disputes and old equipment used.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/algeria-returns-39faulty39-mig-29s-221771/ |title=Algeria returns 'faulty' MiG-29s |website=Flight Global|date=25 February 2008 |access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/russia-investigates-mig-part-sales-to-algeria/ |title=Russia investigates MiG part sales to Algeria |website= Defence web |date=22 September 2009 |access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref> By 2015, it had 44 Su-30MKAs in service with 14 more on order.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/algeria-orders-additional-su-30-fighters/ |title=Algeria orders additional Su-30 fighters |website= Defence web |date=15 September 2019 |access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.janes.com/article/54428/algerian-su-30mk-order-stokes-russian-industry-rivalry |title=IHS Jane's 360: Algerian Su-30MK order stokes Russian industry rivalry |work=Jane's |access-date= 17 September 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150917063819/http://www.janes.com/article/54428/algerian-su-30mk-order-stokes-russian-industry-rivalry |archive-date=17 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://tass.ru/en/defense/820485 |title= Russia, Algeria sign contract for 14 Su-30MKA aircraft |work=TASS |access-date= 17 September 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150915033934/http://tass.ru/en/defense/820485 |archive-date=15 September 2015 |url-status= live}}</ref>
In September 2019, Algeria ordered 16 more aircraft. As of 2022, it has 70 Su-30MKAs in service.<ref name="echoroukonline">{{cite web |url=https://www.echoroukonline.com/algeria-a-potential-client-for-russias-new-su-30sm2-super-sukhoi#:~:text=%E2%80%9CAlgeria%20is%20the%20second-largest,its%20fleet%E2%80%9D,%20it%20added |title=Algeria, a Potential Client for Russia's New Su-30SM2 Super Sukhoi |date=18 February 2022 }}</ref>
===Uganda=== thumb|Uganda People's Defence Force Air Wing Su-30MK2
Uganda signed a contract for six Su-30MK2s in 2010.<ref>Tabu Butagira, Martin Ssebuyira, [http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1199984/-/byjv5nz/-/ "New Russian-built jet fighters arrive"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930131148/http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1199984/-/byjv5nz/-/ |date=30 September 2017}}. ''Daily Monitor'' (13 July 2011).</ref> Deliveries took place between June 2011 and June 2012. In November 2011, one aircraft performed a belly landing at Entebbe International Airport. It was later repaired.<ref>{{cite web |title=[Dossier] Le Sukhoï Su-30MK2 et l'Ouganda |url=https://redsamovar.com/2017/02/24/dossier-les-su-30mk2-en-ouganda/ |website=Red Samovar |date=24 February 2017}}</ref>
===Indonesia=== [[File:TS-3003.jpg|thumb|SU-30MK2 tail number TS-3003 operated by Indonesian Air Force]]
In 2001, reports emerged that Indonesia had an interest to acquire about 16 Su-30 fighters,<ref>{{cite web |url= https://aviationweek.com/awin/indonesian-government-say-its-interested-russias-sukhoi-su-30 |title=Indonesian government say it's interested in Russia's Sukhoi Su-30 |website= Aviation Week |date=6 August 2001 |access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref> as a replacement for its aging fleet of 12 F-16A/B and F-5E/F fighters. From 2003 to 2011, and because of the U.S-imposed arms embargo against it, it has ordered a combined 11 Su-30MKK/MK2s (2 Su-30MKK and 9 Su-30MK2) for the Air Force.<ref name= "Indonesia">{{cite web |url= http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/indonesias-air-force-adds-more-flankers-03691/ |title=Indonesia's Air Force Adds More Flankers |website= Defense industry daily |date=10 May 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130922001212/http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/indonesias-air-force-adds-more-flankers-03691/ |archive-date=22 September 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2013, it had all Su-30MKK/MK2s in inventory.<ref name="Indonesia"/> The aircraft were upgraded by Belarus in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.janes.com/article/90436/indonesia-receives-two-more-upgraded-su-30s |title=Indonesia receives two more upgraded Su-30s |website=janes|date=14 August 2019 |access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref>
===Angola=== As part of a US$1 billion deal that also includes other equipment and maintenance services for the country, Angola has ordered 12 out of 18 former Indian Su-30K fighters on 16 October 2013. The Su-30Ks were initially delivered to India in 1997–1998, but were returned to Russia in 2007 in exchange for 18 full-fledged Su-30MKI fighters.<ref>[http://en.ria.ru/military_news/20131016/184180992/Angola-Inks-1Bln-Arms-Deals-With-Russia--Paper.html Angola Inks $1Bln Arms Deals With Russia] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017015549/http://en.ria.ru/military_news/20131016/184180992/Angola-Inks-1Bln-Arms-Deals-With-Russia--Paper.html |date=17 October 2013}} – Rian.ru, 16 October 2013</ref> Angola received first two aircraft in September 2017,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Binnie |first1=Jeremy |title=Angola receives first Su-30K fighters |url=http://www.janes.com/article/74238/ |website=IHS Jane's 360 |access-date=22 September 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170922191505/http://www.janes.com/article/74238/angola-receives-first-su-30k-fighters |archive-date=22 September 2017 |date=20 September 2017}}</ref> and the rest by April 2019. Angolan Su-30Ks were also upgraded to the "SM" standard.<ref name="Angola">{{cite web |url=https://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/6437076 |title=Белоруссия завершила передачу Анголе 12 доработанных российских истребителей Су-30К |website=TASS|date=16 May 2019 |access-date=19 May 2019}}</ref>
===Vietnam=== [[File:VPAF Su-30MK2.jpg|thumb|Vietnamese Su-30MK2 no. 8535 flying over Ho Chi Minh City.]]
Vietnam has received about 20 Su-30MK2s under two contracts signed in 2009 and 2010, respectively.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}} On 21 August 2013, Russia announced it would deliver another batch of 12 Su-30MK2s under a $450 million contract, with deliveries in 2014–2015.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}
On 14 June 2016, a Su-30MK2 of the Vietnamese Air Force went missing during a training flight 30–40 km off the coast of Nghệ An Province. One out of the two pilots survived.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baogiaothong.vn/bo-quoc-phong-cong-bo-nguyen-nhan-su-30mk2-roi-d155804.html/ |title=Bộ Quốc phòng công bố nguyên nhân Su-30MK2 rơi |website=baogiaothong.vn|date=24 June 2016 |access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref> At the time, there were some 32 Su-30MK2s in service.<ref name= "Vietnam">{{cite web |url=https://www.airforce-technology.com/uncategorised/newsvietnamese-air-forces-sukhoi-su-30-mk2-fighter-jet-goes-missing-4923151/ |title=Vietnamese Air Force's Sukhoi SU-30 MK2 fighter jet goes missing |website=airforce-technology.com |date=14 June 2016 |access-date=25 November 2019 |archive-date=30 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930115919/https://www.airforce-technology.com/uncategorised/newsvietnamese-air-forces-sukhoi-su-30-mk2-fighter-jet-goes-missing-4923151/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Kazakhstan=== thumb|Kazakh Sukhoi Su-30SM at Irkutsk-2
Kazakhstan has ordered in total 24 Su-30SM fighters under three contracts. It received first four Su-30SMs under the first contract worth of RUB 5 billion in April 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.janes.com/article/48679/kazakhstan-to-acquire-su-30sm-fighters |title=Kazakhstan to acquire Su-30SM fighters |website=Jane's Information Group |date=4 February 2015 |access-date=29 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121142635/http://www.janes.com/article/48679/kazakhstan-to-acquire-su-30sm-fighters |archive-date=21 November 2015}}</ref>
The first two aircraft of the second order were delivered in December 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2016/1227/130538854/detail.shtml |title=Партия истребителей Су-30СМ прибыла в Казахстан |website=armstrade.org |date=27 December 2016 |access-date=13 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913135302/http://www.armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2016/1227/130538854/detail.shtml |archive-date=13 September 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> The third order for 12 more aircraft was approved in August 2017<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tass.com/defense/965105 |title=Russia, Kazakhstan sign contract for supply of 12 Su-30SM jets |website=TASS |location=Moscow |date=12 September 2017 |access-date=13 September 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170913133950/http://tass.com/defense/965105 |archive-date=13 September 2017}}</ref> and eight aircraft were ordered in May 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tass.com/defense/1006020 |title=Russia's aircraft corporation to deliver Su-30SM fighter jets to Kazakhstan |website=TASS |date=24 May 2018 |access-date=26 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525092026/http://tass.com/defense/1006020 |archive-date=25 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> It had 12 Su-30SMs in service as of December 2018.<ref name="Kazakhstan">{{cite web |last1=Fediushko |first1=Dmitry |title=Kazakhstan receives four more Su-30SM fighter aircraft |url=https://www.janes.com/article/85427/kazakhstan-receives-four-more-su-30sm-fighter-aircraft |website=IHS Jane's 360 |access-date=28 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228164318/https://www.janes.com/article/85427/kazakhstan-receives-four-more-su-30sm-fighter-aircraft |archive-date=28 December 2018 |location=Moscow |date=28 December 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
===Armenia=== [[File:Raffi kojian-Armenian Air Force.jpg|thumb|Armenian Air Force's Sukhoi jets]]
In January 2016, then Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan mentioned that Russia had discussed the possibility of supplying Su-30 fighters to Armenia during a four-day Russian-Armenian intergovernmental commission on bilateral military-technical cooperation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/204686/Armenia_may_acquire_Russiamade_IskanderM_missiles_Su30_fighters |title=Armenia may acquire Russia-made Iskander-M missiles, Su-30 fighters|agency=Reuters |access-date=23 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625125759/http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/204686/Armenia_may_acquire_Russiamade_IskanderM_missiles_Su30_fighters |archive-date=25 June 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Armenia has ordered four Su-30SMs in February 2019, with deliveries expected to begin in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fediushko |first1=Dmitry |title=Armenia to acquire four Su-30SM combat aircraft |url=https://www.janes.com/article/86174/armenia-to-acquire-four-su-30sm-combat-aircraft |website=Jane's 360 |access-date=6 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190206132952/https://www.janes.com/article/86174/armenia-to-acquire-four-su-30sm-combat-aircraft |archive-date=6 February 2019 |location=Moscow |date=5 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Djordjevic |first1=Alexandra |last2=Safronov |first2=Ivan |title=Россия продала Армении истребители как себе |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3868951 |journal=Коммерсантъ |access-date=6 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201212038/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3868951 |archive-date=1 February 2019 |date=1 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> The country plans to acquire additional Su-30SM aircraft, according to the Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tass.com/defense/1044520 |title=Armenia may purchase additional Su-30SM fighters from Russia, says defense minister |website=TASS|date=13 February 2019 |access-date=24 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225044740/http://tass.com/defense/1044520 |archive-date=25 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In August 2020, negotiations were under way to acquire a new batch of Su-30SM fighters, according to Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.armradio.am/2020/08/30/armenia-in-talks-to-purchase-new-batch-of-su-30sm-fighters/|title=Armenia in talks to purchase new batch of SU-30SM fighters|website=Public Radio of Armenia}}</ref>
In March 2021, Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia, confirmed that Armenia bought Su-30SM fighters without missiles package from Russia.<ref name="without missiles 1">{{cite news |url= https://www.rferl.org/a/armenia-pashinian-russian-fighter-jets-su-30sm-missiles/31168638.html |title = Armenian PM Denies Contradictions In Comments About Fighter Jets Purchased From Russia |newspaper= Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |date = 25 March 2021 |access-date= 27 March 2021|last1 = Nalbandian |first1 = Naira }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Пашинян признал покупку у России Су-30СМ без ракет|url=https://www.rbc.ru/politics/21/03/2021/6056f0509a794781c3b24cc9|access-date=2021-03-21|website=РБК|date=21 March 2021 |language=ru}}</ref>
These aircraft were left unused in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war as a result of the purchase of aircraft without missiles.<ref name="without missiles 1"/> On September 16, 2024, Armenia reached out to India for assistance in procuring Astra missiles for their Su-30s.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kumar |first=Bhaswar |date=16 September 2024 |title=Armenia may ask India to upgrade its Su-30s, buy Astra missiles: Here's why |url=https://www.business-standard.com/external-affairs-defence-security/news/armenia-may-ask-india-to-upgrade-its-su-30s-buy-astra-missiles-here-s-why-124091600588_1.html|work=Business Standard |location= |publisher= |access-date=9 February 2025}}</ref> Assistance was also being sought from HAL for their expertise in upgrading the Su-30.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.az/news/armenia-asks-india-to-modernize-its-su-30-fighters | title=Armenia asks India to modernize its Su-30 fighters |work=News.az |location= |publisher= |date=14 September 2024 |access-date=9 February 2025}}</ref>
===Belarus=== In February 2016, Russia and Belarus concluded a preliminary agreement regarding to the export of an undisclosed number of Su-30s to Belarus.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Jennings|first=Gareth |title=Russia and Belarus agree Su-30 deal |journal=Jane's Defence Weekly |volume=53 |issue=14 |date=10 February 2016 |publisher=Jane's Information Group |location=Surrey, UK |issn=0265-3818}}</ref> On 20 June 2017, during the Le Bourget international air show, Belarus signed a contract to purchase 12 Su-30SMs under a deal worth US$600 million<ref>{{cite web |url=https://belarusdigest.com/story/does-belarus-really-need-russian-su-30sm-fighters/ |title=Does Belarus really need Russian Su-30SM fighters? |website=belarusdigest.com|date=6 July 2017 |access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref> and were originally planned to be delivered in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.belaruspartisan.org/politic/384748/ |title=Подробности: Беларусь купит 12 истребителей Су-30СМ за российский кре |website=Белорусский партизан |access-date=24 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624102518/http://www.belaruspartisan.org/politic/384748 |archive-date=24 June 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Western embargoes on components delayed delivery, with the first four aircraft arriving at Baranovichi Air Base in November 2019, with four more planned to arrive to 2020 with deliveries completed in 2021.<ref name="ai220p27">{{cite magazine |last=Butowski |first=Piotr |title=More Su-30SMs Delivered for Russian Allies |magazine=Air International |date=February 2020 |volume=98 |issue=2 |page=27 |issn=0306-5634}}</ref> 8 additional Su-30s were scheduled to arrive in 2024.
==== Russian invasion of Ukraine ==== On 13 July 2024, a Russian Shahed drone entered Belarusian air space without authorization. A Belarusian Su-30 was sortied to intercept the drone. The drone eventually crashed in western Belarus, 60 miles west of Minsk.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-july-17-2024 | title=Institute for the Study of War | date=18 July 2024 }}</ref>
===Mongolia=== The Mongolian Air Forces (MAF) have received a first Sukhoi Su-30SM "Flanker-H" multirole fighter aircraft from Russia on 31 March 2019. According Commander Mongolian Air Forces Colonel Enkhbayar said, the delivered aircraft are the remaining four Su-30SMs ordered under this first contract. Mongolian Air Forces a framework agreement signed its intention to buy 12 Su-30SMs from Russia. The total cost of the contract is $600 million.<ref>https://polygonjournal.com/mongolia-receives-first-su-30sm-fighter-aircraft/</ref>
=== Potential operators ===
==== Iran ==== In February 2016, Iran's then Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan during his visit to Moscow announced that the country intends to buy an undisclosed number of Su-30SM fighters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-iran-idUSKCN0VQ0NF |title=Russia to sign contract this year to sell Su-30SM fighter jets to Iran |date=13 June 2018 |work=Reuters |access-date=17 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160217204603/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-iran-idUSKCN0VQ0NF |archive-date=17 February 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
==== Argentina ==== In 2021, Russia offered the Argentine Air Force a batch of 15 MiG-29 fighters and another batch of 12 Su-30 fighters and seeks also the sale of Yak-130 training jet and Mil Mi-17 helicopters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.airway1.com/russia-reportedly-offered-mig-29-and-su-30-fighters-to-argentina/|title=Russia reportedly offered MiG-29 and Su-30 fighters to Argentina|date=31 January 2021}}</ref>
==Variants==
===Early variants=== ;Su-30 (Su-27PU) (''Flanker-C'')<ref name=ref1000>{{cite web |url=https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/flanker-the-russian-jet-spawned-many-new-versions-lots-dread-25793 |title=Flanker: The Russian Jet That Spawned Many New Versions |date=May 14, 2018 }}</ref><ref name=ref1001>{{cite web |url=http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-PLA-Flanker-Variants.html |title=PLA-AF and PLA-N Flanker Variants |date=January 27, 2014 |pages=1 |last1=Kopp |first1=Carlo }}</ref> :PU for ''Punkt Upravlenija'' - "Control Point" or ''Perechvatcik Uchebnyj'' - "Interceptor Trainer". Modernized Su-27UB - ''Uchebno - boyevoy'' - "Trainer / combat fighter". 5 units operated by the Russian Air Defence Forces.<ref name="Su-27PU"/> ;Su-30K :Commercial (export) version of the basic Su-30. Initially 8 + 10 with French avionics were delivered to India with plans to upgrade to final Su-30MKI configuration, but later all 18 were returned to Russia, and 12 were resold to Angola.<ref name="Su-30MK"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sukhoi.mariwoj.pl/su-30-in.htm|title=Sukhoi Su-30 story in colours. Sukhoi Su-30 fighter worldwide camouflage and painting schemes. Prototypes, experimental planes, variants, serial and licensed production, deliveries, units, numbers. Russia, India, China, Malaysia, Venezuela, Belarus, Ukraine, Algeria, Vietnam, Eritrea, Angola, Uganda, Egypt|website=sukhoi.mariwoj.pl}}</ref> ;Su-27KI / Su-30KI :Proposed export version for Indonesia and cancelled because of the 1997 Asian financial crisis. The prototype was converted from a Su-27SK in 1998, and then converted into the Su-27SKM prototype in 2003.{{sfn|Gordon|2007|pp=103-105}} ;Su-30KN :Proposed low-cost mid-life upgrade for the Su-30 including tactical strike. The prototype was converted from a production Su-30 and first flew in March 1999.{{sfn|Gordon|2007|pp=258-263}} ;Su-30MK (''Flanker-H'') :Upgraded Su-30 for tactical strike. The prototype was converted from the first production Su-30 and was displayed at the 1993 International Defence Exhibition. Mk stands for "upgraded export version" (''modernizeerovannyy kommehrcheskiy''.){{sfn|Gordon|2007|pp=255-258}}
===''Flanker-H'' family=== ;Su-30MKI (''Flanker-H''){{sfn|Gordon|2007|p=265}} :MKI for ''Modernizirovannyi Kommercheskiy Indiski'' - "Modernized Commercial Indian". An export version for India, jointly developed with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). It is the first Su-30 family member to feature thrust vectoring control (TVC) and canards. Equipped with a multinational avionics complex sourced from Russia, India, France and Israel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aircraftinaction.co.uk/2007/Waddington.htm |title=SU30MKI |publisher=Aircraftinaction.co.uk |access-date=17 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118074214/http://www.aircraftinaction.co.uk/2007/Waddington.htm |archive-date=18 January 2012}}</ref>
;Su-30MKA (''Flanker-H'') :A version of the Su-30MKI sold to Algeria. All of the Israeli equipment, like the head-up display and the digital map generator, is replaced by Indian equivalents.<ref>{{cite web |title=[Dossier] Le Sukhoï Su-30MKA |url=https://redsamovar.com/2017/01/08/actu-su-30mka/ |website=Red Samovar |date=8 January 2017}}</ref>
;Su-30MKM (''Flanker-H'') :A derivative of the Russian-Indian Su-30MKI,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2002/04/21/stories/2002042102860800.htm |title=The Hindu : India, Russia to make fighter variant for Malaysia|work=hinduonnet.com |access-date=1 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606104113/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2002/04/21/stories/2002042102860800.htm |archive-date=6 June 2011 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> the MKM is a highly specialized version for Royal Malaysian Air Force. It includes thrust vectoring control and canards but with avionics from various countries. It will feature head-up displays (HUD), navigational forward-looking IR system (NAVFLIR) and Damocles Laser Designation pod (LDP) from Thales Group of France, MAW-300 missile approach warning sensor (MAWS), RWS-50 RWR and laser warning sensor (LWS) from SAAB AVITRONICS (South Africa)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.take-off.ru/pdf_to/to26.pdf |title=Su-30MKM in service with RMAF |work=Take-off |access-date=21 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209140732/http://en.take-off.ru/pdf_to/to26.pdf |archive-date=9 December 2014}}</ref> as well as the Russian NIIP N011M Bars Passive electronically scanned array radar, electronic warfare (EW) system, optical-location system (OLS) and a glass cockpit.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.irkut.com/en/news/press_release_archives/index.php?id48=252 |publisher=Irkut Corporation |title=The first two serially produced Su-30MKM fighters for the Royal Malaysian Air Force has been demonstrated |date=24 May 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307022036/http://www.irkut.com/en/news/press_release_archives/index.php?id48=252 |archive-date=7 March 2008}}</ref>
;Su-30SM (''Flanker-H'')<ref name=ref1009>{{cite web |url=https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/russia-has-big-plans-sukhoi-su-30sm-flanker-h-fighter-31917 |title=Russia Has Big Plans for the Sukhoi Su-30SM Flanker-H Fighter |date=September 24, 2018 }}</ref> :SM for ''Serijnyi Modernizirovannyi'' - "Serial Modernized". Announced 2011, a specialized version of the thrust-vectoring Su-30MKI for the VKS to be produced by the Irkut Corporation.<ref>Karnozov, Vladimir. [http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/07/21/359732/russian-air-force-orders-thrust-vectoring-su-30sm-fighters.html "Russian air force orders thrust-vectoring Su-30SM fighters"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724070035/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/07/21/359732/russian-air-force-orders-thrust-vectoring-su-30sm-fighters.html |date=24 July 2011}}. ''Flight International'', 21 July 2011.</ref><ref name="DID_Su-30MKM">{{cite web |url=http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/malaysia-receives-first-2-su30mkms-03336/ |title=Malaysia's SU-30MKMs – Will a New Competition Bring More? |publisher=Defenseindustrydaily.com |date=18 March 2014 |access-date=4 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419164218/http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/malaysia-receives-first-2-su30mkms-03336/ |archive-date=19 April 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> NATO reporting name Flanker-H. The Su-30SM is considered a 4+ generation fighter jet.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theaviationist.com/2015/09/20/su-30sm-exposed-on-the-ground-latakia/ |title=The Aviationist » Satellite image shows four Russian Su-30SM parked in the open air at airfield in Syria|work=The Aviationist |date=20 September 2015|access-date=6 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004125147/http://theaviationist.com/2015/09/20/su-30sm-exposed-on-the-ground-latakia/ |archive-date=4 October 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bellingcat.com/news/mena/2015/09/20/clarification-russian-su-30sm-in-syria-not-su-27/ |title=bellingcat – Russian SU-30SM in Syria, not SU-27 – bellingcat|work=bellingcat |date=20 September 2015|access-date=6 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003140743/https://www.bellingcat.com/news/mena/2015/09/20/clarification-russian-su-30sm-in-syria-not-su-27/ |archive-date=3 October 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://theaviationist.com/2015/09/03/su-30sm-video-includes-cockpit/ |title=Here's a stunning video (including cockpit footage) of the awesome Sukhoi Su-30SM|work=The Aviationist |date=3 September 2015|access-date=6 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008045820/http://theaviationist.com/2015/09/03/su-30sm-video-includes-cockpit/ |archive-date=8 October 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://theaviationist.com/2011/01/13/fighter-generations-comparison-chart/ |title=Fighter generations comparison chart|work=The Aviationist |date=13 January 2011|access-date=28 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150517033051/http://theaviationist.com/2011/01/13/fighter-generations-comparison-chart/ |archive-date=17 May 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2009/October%202009/1009fighter.aspx |title=The Sixth Generation Fighter |work=Air Force Magazine |access-date=17 September 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225547/http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2009/October%202009/1009fighter.aspx |archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> The aircraft has been upgraded according to Russian military requirements for radar, radio communications systems, friend-or-foe identification system, ejection seats, weapons, and other aircraft systems.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://globalaviationreport.com/2014/05/23/russias-su-30sm-to-be-showcased-at-kadex-2014/ |title=Russia's Su-30SM to be showcased at KADEX-2014|work=Global Aviation Report |access-date=1 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407174623/http://globalaviationreport.com/2014/05/23/russias-su-30sm-to-be-showcased-at-kadex-2014/ |archive-date=7 April 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="en.take-off.ru">{{cite web |url=http://en.take-off.ru/pdf_to/to28.pdf |title=Su-30SM's fielding to start in autumn |work=Take-off |access-date=21 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904202132/http://en.take-off.ru/pdf_to/to28.pdf |archive-date=4 September 2014}}</ref> It is equipped with the N011M Bars radar with a maximum detection range 400 km, search range 200 km using a phased array antenna, frontal horizontal fins and steerable thrusters for supermaneuvrability as well as with wide-angle HUD. The aircraft can be used to gain air supremacy same as for targeting adversary on the ground using wide range of weapons including air-to-air, air-to-surface and guided and unguided bombs with total weapons weight up to 8,000 kg. It is also equipped with the one barrel, 30 mm GSh-30-1 autocannon. To ensure operations at major distances from airfield, the ability of in-flight refueling (IFR) is included.<ref name="DID_Su-30MKM" /><ref name="en.take-off.ru" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://theweek.com/article/index/266870/russias-new-air-force-is-a-mystery |title=Russia's new air force is a mystery|work=The Week |date=25 August 2014 |access-date=1 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111082240/http://theweek.com/article/index/266870/russias-new-air-force-is-a-mystery |archive-date=11 January 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.take-off.ru/pdf_to/to15.pdf |title=Su-30MKM in service with RMAF |work=Take-off |access-date=21 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909031849/http://en.take-off.ru/pdf_to/to15.pdf |archive-date=9 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.take-off.ru/pdf_to/to09.pdf |title=Su-30MKM Now Delivered to RMAF! |work=Take-off |access-date=21 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905020844/http://en.take-off.ru/pdf_to/to09.pdf |archive-date=5 September 2014}}</ref> ;Su-30SME (''Flanker-H'') :Su-30SME is the export version of the Su-30SM, with foreign avionics of other Su-30MKI derivatives replaced with Russian systems, and the possible downgrade of certain systems such as the radar modes and fire control. It was unveiled at the Singapore Airshow 2016, and has been offered to Iran, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, and Myanmar.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.janes.com/article/58122/singapore-airshow-2016-russia-reveals-new-su-30sme-flanker-fighter |title=Singapore Airshow 2016: Russia reveals new Su-30SME 'Flanker' fighter|author=RGareth Jennings|work=Janes Defence |access-date=19 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219100345/http://www.janes.com/article/58122/singapore-airshow-2016-russia-reveals-new-su-30sme-flanker-fighter |archive-date=19 February 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Su-30 SME Rosoboronexport">{{cite web |url= http://roe.ru/eng/catalog/aerospace-systems/fighters/su-30sme/|title = Su-30SME Multirole fighter |publisher= Rosoboronexport |access-date= 29 March 2021}}</ref><ref name="keyaerosu-30sm2"/>
;Su-30SM2 (''Flanker-H'') :It is an upgrade project of Russian Su-30SM fighters. The SM2 Upgrade is notable for its enhanced detection range and strengthened armament, thanks to the integration of the Irbis-E radar and more powerful AL-41F1S engines. This radar significantly increases the aircraft's detection range for both aerial and maritime targets. The AL-41F1S engines, also used in the Su-35S, offer increased thrust and a longer lifespan, thereby improving the aircraft's overall performance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vandenbosch |title=Upgraded Su-30SM2 Fighters Join Russian Aerospace Forces |url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2024/upgraded-su-30sm2-fighters-join-russian-aerospace-forces |access-date=2026-03-17 |website=www.armyrecognition.com |language=en-us}}</ref>
===''Flanker-G family''=== ;Su-30MKK (''Flanker-G'')<ref name=ref1001/> :MKK for ''Modernizirovanniy Kommercheskiy Kitayskiy'' - "Modernized Commercial for China". An export version for China. NATO reporting name Flanker-G.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vpk.name/library/f/su-30.html |title=Двухместный многоцелевой истребитель Су-30 (Flanker-C) |website=vpk.name |access-date=11 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423213741/https://vpk.name/library/f/su-30.html |archive-date=23 April 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> ;Su-30MK2 (''Flanker-G+'')<ref name=ref1001/> :Modernized Su-30MKK for China, Indonesia and Uganda with advanced avionics and weapons. ;Su-30MKV/Su-30MK2 AMV (''Flanker-G+'') :To avoid confusion after Vietnam also placed an order for Su-30MK2, the designation for those ordered by Venezuela was changed from the original Su-30MKV to Su-30MK2 AMV with AMV standing for ''Aviacion Militar Venezolana'' (Venezuelan Military Aviation).<ref name=ref1>{{cite web |url=https://www.milavia.net/aircraft/su-27/su-27_variants.htm |title=Sukhoi Su-30MK2V |accessdate=July 23, 2022 }}</ref> ;Su-30MK2V (''Flanker-G+'') :Export version of Su-30MK2 for Vietnam with modifications such as redesigned ejection seat to accommodate the smaller body frames of Vietnamese pilots, and other minor modification of upgrading communications gear.<ref name=ref1/> The original designation Su-30MKV caused confusion with those Su-30MK2s ordered by Venezuela, which already had Su-30MKV designation, so to avoid confusion, Su-30MK2s ordered by Vietnam was redesignated Su-30MK2V.<ref name=ref1/> Vietnam still internally designates it '''Su-30MK2''' with the MK2V designation rarely used.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Mai Huong |title=Pilots of Su-30MK2 in practice |url=https://en.qdnd.vn/military/news/pilots-of-su-30mk2-in-practice-537291 |access-date=2022-09-26 |website=People's Army Newspaper Online |language=en }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lê |first=Xuân Hiền |title=Những sáng kiến trên Buồng tập lái máy bay Su-30MK2 |url=http://phongkhongkhongquan.vn/21536/nhung-sang-kien-tren-buong-tap-lai-may-bay-su-30mk2.html |access-date=2022-09-26 |website=Air Defense - Air Force Newspaper |language=vi}}</ref> ;Su-30M2 (''Flanker-G+'') :A Su-30MK2 version developed by KnAAPO. The Russian Air Force placed an initial order for the variant in 2009. Factory tests were completed in September 2010.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://sukhoi.org/eng/news/company/?id=3633 |title=First serial Su-30M2 completed test flights |publisher=Sukhoi |date=28 September 2010 |access-date=3 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724100244/http://sukhoi.org/eng/news/company/?id=3633 |archive-date=24 July 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://www.milavia.net/aircraft/su-27/su-27_variants.htm "Su-27 Flanker Variants Overview"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928141050/http://www.milavia.net/aircraft/su-27/su-27_variants.htm |date=28 September 2011}}. Milavia, 18 February 2010.</ref>
==Operators== <!-- NOTE Section is only for nations with aircraft in service and nations with aircraft on order per WP:AIRCRAFT-OPERATORS. --> thumb|upright=2.0|Map with Sukhoi Su-30 operators in blue [[File:Su-30MK2 number 8533 Jan-2017.jpg|thumb|Vietnamese Sukhoi Su-30MK2 with R-73 and R-27 AAMs]]
;{{Flagu|Algeria}} * Algerian Air Force – 59 Su-30MKA (2024){{sfn|The International Institute for Strategic Studies|2025|p=330}} ;{{Flagu|Angola}} * Angolan Air Force – 12 Su-30K (2024){{sfn|The International Institute for Strategic Studies|2025|p=454}} ;{{Flagu|Armenia}} * Armenian Air Force – 4 Su-30SM (2024){{sfn|The International Institute for Strategic Studies|2025|p=169}} ;{{Flagu|Belarus}} * Belarusian Air Force – 8 Su-30SMs and 6 Su-30SM2s in inventory as of December 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Belarus Receives Third Batch of Russian Su-30SM2 Fighters |url=https://militarnyi.com/en/news/belarus-receives-third-batch-of-russian-su-30sm2-fighters/ |access-date=2025-12-28 |website=Militarnyi |language=en-US}}</ref> 2 more Su-30SM2s were delivered in January 2026<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chapman |first=Khalem |date=2026-02-04 |title=Belarus grows Su-30SM2 Flanker-H fighter fleet to 8 jets |url=https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/belarus-su-30sm2-flanker-h-fighter-fleet/ |access-date=2026-02-14 |website=AGN |language=en-en}}</ref> ;{{Flagu|Mongolia}} * Mongolian Air Force - 4 Su-30SM<ref>{{Cite web|title=https://www.globalmilitary.net/air_forces/mng/|website=VPK}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=https://polygonjournal.com/mongolia-receives-first-su-30sm-fighter-aircraft/|website=VPK}}</ref> ;{{Flagu|Ethiopia}} * Ethiopian Air Force - 2 Su-30K (2024){{sfn|The International Institute for Strategic Studies|2025|p=473}} ;{{Flagu|India}} * Indian Air Force – 261 Su-30MKI (2024){{sfn|The International Institute for Strategic Studies|2025|p=187}} – 12 ordered in late-2024.<ref>{{cite web | title=Ministry of Defence signs contract with HAL for procurement of 12 Su-30MKI aircraft | website= Press Information Bureau |date=2024-12-12 |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2083948 |ref={{sfnref|Press Information Bureau}} |access-date=2024-12-14}}</ref> ;{{Flagu|Indonesia}} * Indonesian Air Force – 11 Su-30MK2 (2024){{sfn|The International Institute for Strategic Studies|2025|p=261}} ;{{Flagu|Kazakhstan}} * Kazakh Air Force – 29 Su-30SM (2024){{sfn|The International Institute for Strategic Studies|2025|p=169}} ;{{Flagu|Malaysia}} * Royal Malaysian Air Force – 18 Su-30MKM (2024){{sfn|The International Institute for Strategic Studies|2025|p=278}} ;{{Flagu|Myanmar}} * Myanmar Air Force – 6 Su-30SME (2024), ordered in 2018 and delivered from 2022 to 2024<ref name="sipri_atd_822785">{{cite web |title=#822785 |website=Arms Transfer Database |url=https://armstransfers.sipri.org/ArmsTransfer/TransferData/transferDetail?entityId=822785 |publisher=Stockholm International Peace Research Institute |access-date=18 October 2025 }}</ref> ;{{Flagu|People's Republic of China}} * People's Liberation Army Air Force – 24 Su-30MK2, 73 Su-30MKK (2024){{sfn|The International Institute for Strategic Studies|2025|p=246}} ;{{Flagu|Russia}} * Russian Aerospace Forces – 19 Su-30M2, estimated 80 Su-30SM, 4+ Su-30SM2 (2024).{{sfn|The International Institute for Strategic Studies|2025|p=188}} New deliveries were conducted in late 2023 and mid 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=ЦАМТО / / ОАК передала партию Су-30МС2 и Як-130 Минобороны России |website=ЦАМТО / Центр анализа мировой торговли оружием |date=2023-12-04 |url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2023/1204/081576739/detail.shtml |language=ru |ref={{sfnref |ЦАМТО / Центр анализа мировой торговли оружием |2023}} |access-date=2023-12-06}}</ref> * Russian Naval Aviation – Approximately 17 Su-30SM and 8+ Su-30SM2 (2024).{{sfn|The International Institute for Strategic Studies|2025|p=187}} 2 more were delivered in 2025.<ref>{{cite web | last=Kozatskyi | first=Sania | title=Russia Receives Batch of New Su-30SM2 Multirole Fighter Jets | website=Militarnyi | date=2025-11-21 | url=https://militarnyi.com/en/news/russia-receives-batch-of-new-su-30sm2-multirole-fighter-jets/ | language=en | access-date=2025-11-22}}</ref> 50 aircraft planned in total.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://flotprom.ru/news/?ELEMENT_ID=159697 |title=Минобороны и "Иркут" подписали контракт на поставку первых истребителей Су-30СМ для ВМФ |website=flotprom.ru|date=17 January 2014 |access-date=5 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2021/0112/065061188/detail.shtml|title=ЦАМТО / / В 2020 году Балтийский флот пополнился кораблями и новейшей военной техникой|website=armstrade.org|access-date=13 January 2021|archive-date=10 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210194715/https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2021/0112/065061188/detail.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> ;{{Flagu|Uganda}} * Ugandan Air Force – 6 Su-30MK2 (2024){{sfn|The International Institute for Strategic Studies|2025|p=506}} ;{{Flagu|Venezuela}} * Venezuelan Air Force – 14 Su-30MKV (2026){{sfn|The International Institute for Strategic Studies|2025|p=439}} ;{{Flagu|Vietnam}} * Vietnam Air Force – 35 Su-30MK2V (2024){{sfn|The International Institute for Strategic Studies|2025|p=310}} <!-- NOTE Section is only for nations with aircraft in service and nations with aircraft on order per WP:AIRCRAFT-OPERATORS. -->
==Specifications (Su-27PU/Su-30)== thumb|Sukhoi Su-30 3-view drawing
{{Aircraft specs |ref=KnAAPO,<ref name=knaapo_Su-30MK>{{cite web |title=The Su-30MK multipurpose double-seat fighter |url=http://www.knaapo.ru/eng/products/military/su30mk.wbp |website=knaapo |access-date=3 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424093737/http://www.knaapo.ru/eng/products/military/su30mk.wbp |archive-date=24 April 2008 |date=2008}}</ref> Sukhoi,<ref name=sukhoi_Su-30MK>{{cite web |url=http://www.sukhoi.org/eng/planes/military/su30mk/lth/ |title=Su-30MK: Aircraft performance |publisher=Sukhoi |access-date=3 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716144928/http://www.sukhoi.org/eng/planes/military/su30mk/lth/ |archive-date=16 July 2011}}</ref> Gordon and Davison,{{sfn|Gordon|Davison|2006|pp=92, 95–96}} deagel.com,<ref name=deagel>{{cite web |url=http://www.deagel.com/Combat-Aircraft/Su-30_a000320004.aspx |title=Su-30 |website= Deagel.com |access-date=24 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327234718/http://www.deagel.com/Combat-Aircraft/Su-30_a000320004.aspx |archive-date=27 March 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Airforce technology<ref name=AFtech>{{cite web |url=http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/su_30mk/ |title=Su-30M Flanker-H Air-Superiority Fighter |access-date=24 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051003222718/http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/su_30mk/ |website= Airforce Technology |archive-date=3 October 2005 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=domain on WP:BLACKLIST|date=June 2016}} |prime units?=met <!-- General characteristics --> |crew=2 |length m=21.935 |length note= |span m=14.7 |span note= |height m=6.36 |height note= |wing area sqm=62 |wing area note= |aspect ratio=<!-- sailplanes --> |airfoil=<!--'''root:''' NACA; '''tip:''' NACA<ref name="Selig">{{cite web |last1=Lednicer |first1=David |title=The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage |url=https://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/aircraft.html |website=m-selig.ae.illinois.edu |access-date=16 April 2019}}</ref>--> |empty weight kg=17700 |empty weight note= |gross weight kg=24900 |gross weight note= |max takeoff weight kg=34500 |max takeoff weight note= |fuel capacity={{cvt|9400|kg|0}} internal<ref name=AFtech/> |more general= <!-- Powerplant --> |eng1 number=2 |eng1 name=Saturn AL-31FL/FP |eng1 type=Afterburning turbofan engines |eng1 kn=74.5 |eng1 note= |eng1 kn-ab=122.58 <!-- Performance --> |max speed kmh=2120 |max speed note=at high altitude |max speed mach=2<br> ** Mach 1.9 with canards |cruise speed kmh= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kmh= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed note= |minimum control speed kmh= |minimum control speed note= |range km=3000 |range note=at high altitude |combat range km= |combat range note= |ferry range km= |ferry range note= |endurance=<!-- if range unknown --> |ceiling m=17300 |ceiling note= |g limits=<big>+</big>9 |roll rate=<!-- aerobatic --> |climb rate ms=230 |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |wing loading kg/m2=401 |wing loading note=with 56% fuel ::::{{cvt|468.3|kg/m2|1}} with full internal fuel |fuel consumption kg/km= |thrust/weight=1 with 56% fuel ::::0.86 with full internal fuel
|more performance= <!-- Armament --> |guns=1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds |hardpoints= 12 hardpoints |hardpoint capacity= up to {{convert|8000|kg|lb|abbr=on}} |hardpoint rockets=<br> ***S-8KOM/BM/OM ***S-13T/OF ***S-25OFM-PU |hardpoint missiles=<br> ***Air-to-air missiles: ****R-27R/ER/T/ET/P/EA ****R-73E/M ****RVV-AE(R-77)-1/M ****R-37M (on the SM2 variant) ***Air-to-surface missiles: ****Kh-29TE/L ****Kh-59M/ME ***Anti-ship missiles: ****Kh-31A ***Anti-radiation missiles: ****Kh-31P |hardpoint bombs=<br> ***KAB-500KR general-purpose bomb ***KAB-500OD bomb ***KAB-1500KR GP bomb ***KAB-1500L laser-guided bomb ***FAB-500T GP bomb ***BETAB-500SHP bomb ***ODAB-500PM bomb ***OFAB-250-270 bomb ***OFAB-100-120 bomb ***P-50T bomb ***RBK-500 cluster bombs ***SPBE-D bomb
|avionics= *Radar depends on variants: **Bars N011M radar for Su-30SM, Su-30SME, Su-30MKI, Su-30MKM, Su-30MKA ** Myech radar for Su-30MKK and derivatives **Irbis-E radar for Su-30SM2 *OEPS-27 electro-optical targeting system * OLS-30 IRST<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.janes.com/error/500|title=Internal Server Error|website=Janes.com}}</ref> *SPO-150 Radar Warning Receiver * Shchel-3UM Helmet-mounted display system }}
==Accidents and notable incidents == {{see also|Sukhoi Su-30MKI#Accidents and incidents}} thumb|Su-30 crash site in Irkutsk
* On 12 June 1999, a Russian Su-30MK crashed at the Paris Air Show, Le Bourget, France. Both pilots ejected safely and no one was hurt on the ground.{{sfn|Gordon|Davison|2006|p=46}} * On 22 September 2020, a Russian Su-30M2 was shot down by a Su-35S during air combat training which pitted two Su-35S against one Su-30M2. When the pilot of a Su-35S pulled the trigger to record the simulated hit, the jet fired a burst from its 30mm GSh-30-1 cannon, hitting the right wing of the Su-30M2, leaving the aircraft uncontrollable and forcing its crew to eject.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theaviationgeekclub.com/russian-su-35-allegedly-shot-down-russian-su-30-during-dogfight-training/|title=Russian Su-35 allegedly shot down Russian Su-30 during dogfight training|date=23 September 2020|website=The Aviation Geek Club}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theaviationgeekclub.com/russian-su-35-pilot-who-shot-down-russian-su-30-will-be-charge-in-court-with-criminal-conduct/|title=Russian Su-35 pilot who shot down Russian Su-30 will be charge in court with criminal conduct|date=11 November 2021|website=The Aviation Geek Club}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aerotime.aero/29390-russian-pilot-who-shot-down-partner-to-face-military-trial|title=Russian pilot who shot down partner to face trial|website=www.aerotime.aero|date=9 November 2021 }}</ref> * Between 1 and 6 of April 2022, a Russian Su-30SM, code 60 Red (RF-81771) was shot down by Ukrainian Forces near Izyums’Kyi District in the Kharkiv region.<ref>Aviation Safety Network: [https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/281704]</ref> * On 23 October 2022, a Russian Su-30SM crashed into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk during a test flight. The two pilots died in the crash, but there were no casualties on the ground.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.euronews.com/2022/10/23/russian-fighter-jet-crashes-into-a-two-storey-building-in-siberia-both-pilots-killed|title=Russian fighter jet crashes into a two-storey building in Siberia|date=23 October 2022|website=euronews}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/russian-military-plane-crashes-into-residential-building-irkutsk-regional-2022-10-23/|title=Two pilots killed as Russian fighter jet crashes into Siberian home|newspaper=Reuters |date=23 October 2022|via=www.reuters.com}}</ref> Investigators suspect that the aircraft's oxygen system had been refilled with nitrogen, which caused both pilots to become unconscious and lose control of the aircraft in flight.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/300141|title=ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300141|website=aviation-safety.net|date=23 October 2022}}</ref> * On 12 August 2023, a Russian Su-30 crashed in the Kaliningrad region during a training flight. Both airmen were killed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/russian-warplane-training-mission-crashes-kaliningrad-killing-pilots-102220641|title=Russian warplane on training mission crashes in Kaliningrad, killing its pilots|website=abcnews.go.com|date=12 August 2023}}</ref> * On 16 October 2025, friendly fire shot down one Sukhoi Su-30SM over Crimea.<ref>{{cite web | title=Ukraine-Erfolg bei Pokrowsk: Russlands Panzeroffensive scheitert erneut | date=20 October 2025 | url=https://www.zdfheute.de/politik/ausland/ukraine-krieg-russland-angriffe-pokrowsk-100.html }}</ref>
==Notable appearances in media== {{Main|Aircraft in fiction#Sukhoi Su-27 and derivatives}}
==See also== {{Portal|Aviation}} {{Aircontent |see also= * Fourth-generation jet fighter |related=<!-- designs which were developed into or from this aircraft: --> * Sukhoi Su-27/Shenyang J-11 * Sukhoi Su-33 * Sukhoi Su-34 * Sukhoi Su-35 * Sukhoi Su-37 * Shenyang J-16 |similar aircraft=<!-- aircraft that are of similar role, era, and capability this design: (No related aircraft (Su-27 family) here. Those should be listed above.)--> * Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet * McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle * Dassault Rafale * Eurofighter Typhoon * Mikoyan MiG-35 |lists=<!-- other related articles that have not already linked: --> * List of fighter aircraft * List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS <!-- See WP:Air/PC for more explanation of these fields. --> }}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
== Sources == * {{cite book |last1=Gordon |first1=Yefim |last2=Davison |first2=Peter |title=Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker |year=2006 |series=Warbird Tech |volume=42 |publisher=Specialty Press, 2006 |isbn=978-1-58007-091-1}} * {{cite book |last1=Gordon |first1=Yefim |date=2007 |title=Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker |series=Famous Russian Aircraft |publisher=Midland Publishing |location=Hinkley, England |isbn=978-1-85780-247-4}} * {{Cite book |author=International Institute for Strategic Studies |title=The Military Balance 2025 |date=2025 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-041-04967-8 |location=London |ref={{SfnRef|The International Institute for Strategic Studies|2025}} }}
==Further reading== * {{cite book |editor-last=Eden |editor-first=Paul |title=The Encyclopedia of Modern Military Aircraft |date=July 2006 |location=London, UK |publisher=Amber Books, 2004 |isbn=1-904687-84-9 |ref={{harvid|Eden|2004}}}} * {{cite book |editor-last=Williams |editor-first=Mel |title=Superfighters: The Next Generation of Combat Aircraft |chapter=Sukhoi 'Super Flankers' |year=2002 |location=Norwalk, Connecticut |publisher=AIRtime Publishing Inc., 2002 |isbn=1-880588-53-6 }}
==External links== {{Commons and category|Sukhoi Su-30|Sukhoi Su-30}} * Official {{Official website|https://www.sukhoi.org/products/earlier/253/|Sukhoi Su-30MK page}}; Official {{Official website|http://www.knaapo.ru/about/history/aviamuseum/aviamuseum-2/su30mk/|KnAAPO Su-30MK}} and {{Official website|http://www.knaapo.ru/products/su-30mk2/|Su-30MK2 pages}} * [http://www.milavia.net/aircraft/su-30/su-30.htm Su-30 page on milavia.net] * [http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-Flanker.html Sukhoi Flankers – The Shifting Balance of Regional Air Power] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060925142137/http://www.sci.fi/~fta/Su-30.htm Su-30 page on Fighter Tactics Academy site] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20061212092132/http://www.ausairpower.net/TE-Flankers-Aug03.pdf Asia's Advanced Flankers on ausairpower.net] * [https://www.flickr.com/groups/sukhoi30/pool/ Sukhoi Su-30 photo pool on Flickr]
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