The Sukhoi Su-30 (NATO reporting name “Flanker-C”) is an agile military aircraft developed by Russia’s Sukhoi Aviation Corporation and introduced into operational service in 1996. An air superiority fighter that can also perform ground strikes, the Su-30 is comparable to USA’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and F-15E Strike Eagle.
The aircraft is a modernized version of the Su-27UB and has several variants. The Su-30K and Su-30MK series have had commercial success. The variants are manufactured by competing organizations: KNAAPO and the IRKUT Corporation, both of which come under the Sukhoi group’s umbrella. KNAAPO manufactures the Su-30MKK and the Su-30MK2, which were designed for and sold to China. Irkut makes the long-range, multirole Su-30MK series, which are generally considered to be the most advanced Russian-designed aircraft in service. The series includes the Su-30MKI developed for the Indian Air Force and its derivatives, the MKM and MKA for Malaysia and Algeria respectively.
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