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🇷🇺 Su-30 Flanker
Air · Sukhoi (Rusya) · 1996 (Su-30 ihracat); Su-30SM 2013, Su-30SM2 2022
A twin-engine heavy Russian fighter whose two-seat cockpit and large fuel load let it perform both air superiority and deep land/ship strike alone for long periods.
Specifications
- NATO code name: Flanker-C/G/H
- Class: Twin-engine, two-seat multirole heavy fighter
- Engine: 2× Saturn AL-31F (AL-41F1S on SM2) afterburning turbofan
- Max speed: ≈2,120 km/h (Mach 2)
- Combat range: ≈3,000 km (high altitude); 5,200 km with refueling
- Radar: N011M Bars / Irbis-E PESA (≈400 km detection)
- Armament: 30 mm GSh-30-1 cannon + up to 8,000 kg on 12 stations
- Main variants: MKI (India), MKK (China), SM/SM2 (Russia)
- Highlight: Thrust-vectoring nozzles + canards (MKI/SM) → super-maneuver
Beats: Eurofighter Typhoon, Su-35
Loses to: F-15EX, Rafale
Its two-seat cockpit and huge fuel/weapons load make it an ideal 'hunting dog' for long patrol and deep strike; but its PESA radar and signature put it at a first-shot disadvantage against modern AESA-equipped Western fighters.
Related systems
Same manufacturer (Sukhoi (Rusya)): Su-35S, Su-27 Flanker, Su-25
Related systems (Air): KAAN, Bayraktar KIZILELMA, ANKA-3, Bayraktar TB2, Bayraktar Akıncı, Vyriy OPTO 10, Skydagger, AKBABA, GÖKTUĞ (Gökdoğan/Bozdoğan), SOM