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mack8

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Armenia already operates Su-30SM so why would they buy Su-30MKI is baffling to say the least. Not to mention the IAF disastruous numbers situation, iirc 29 instead of 42 squadrons being available. I would think IAF would want any airframe they could get their hands on.
 
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Ajatshatru089

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This isn't credible at all, India can't sell it's Su-30MKI's aircraft since Russia has to approve it first. No way Russia lets India export a flanker variant over its own.

Moreover Armenia doesn't have the cash and infrastructure to run such fleet.

Also this is the website that originally made this claim

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They’re not buying the Su-30MKI variant that the Indian Air Force already operates — they’re purchasing the Super Sukhoi block, an upgraded version that hasn’t flown yet. Later, India will also upgrade its existing Su-30MKI fleet to the Super Sukhoi standard.
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Ajatshatru089 said:
They’re not buying the Su-30MKI variant that the Indian Air Force already operates — they’re purchasing the Super Sukhoi block, an upgraded version that hasn’t flown yet. Later, India will also upgrade its existing Su-30MKI fleet to the Super Sukhoi standard.
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So why wouldn't they buy the SM2??????? The N035E even if worse than the J-16's is still the 2nd best radar to be ever put on a flanker that also actually exists and is in service
 
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Ajatshatru089 said:
Armenia Nears $3B Deal to Buy India’s Su-30MKI Fighters
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Never ever! Thsi is pure BS mixed with cope!

In fact only unreliable sites and fan-boys posted are spreading thsi and honestly; IMO is NOT ALLOWED to sell them exactly for the same reason China does not offer its anyway superior J-16 on the export market and India is not even able to build their own MKIs without Russian content!

Or does anyone think Russia would agree to deliver parts for India-made MKIs that then are going to be exported when they easily could sell their own Su-30SM?


Ajatshatru089 said:
They’re not buying the Su-30MKI variant that the Indian Air Force already operates — they’re purchasing the Super Sukhoi block, an upgraded version that hasn’t flown yet. Later, India will also upgrade its existing Su-30MKI fleet to the Super Sukhoi standard.
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Yes for sure, they are purchasing an update package that is so much mysterious that even if in the media since years, still no Super-30 is flying Especially NOT even in IAF service.
 
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Ajatshatru089 said:
As IAF Upgrades Its Su-30 Fleet To ‘Super Sukhois’, India Looks To Export Upgrade Package To Friendly Nations
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Pardon my friend, India is not upgrading its MKIs, it‘s talking about doing so since about the same time they are promising the Rafale would eat any J-20 for breakfast or that the Tejas Mk.2 is the BEST of the best!

Call us again, when finally a Super-30 is built, flight tested and ready to enter service …
 
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Never ever! Thsi is pure BS mixed with cope!

In fact only unreliable sites and fan-boys posted are spreading thsi and honestly; IMO is NOT ALLOWED to sell them exactly for the same reason China does not offer its anyway superior J-16 on the export market and India is not even able to build their own MKIs without Russian content!

Or does anyone think Russia would agree to deliver parts for India-made MKIs that then are going to be exported when they easily could sell their own Su-30SM?




Yes for sure, they are purchasing an update package that is so much mysterious that even if in the media since years, still no Super-30 is flying Especially NOT even in IAF service.
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I'm still wondering what radar do they plan on fitting to the Super-30s, after all the talk.
 
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Deino said:
Pardon my friend, India is not upgrading its MKIs, it‘s talking about doing so since about the same time they are promising the Rafale would eat any J-20 for breakfast or that the Tejas Mk.2 is the BEST of the best!

Call us again, when finally a Super-30 is built, flight tested and ready to enter service …
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first Super Sukhoi is expected to fly in 2028. IAF has placed an order for 12 brand-new Super Sukhois (not upgraded older airframes). However, HAL has proposed that IAF procure at least 72 brand-new Super Sukhois. Once the aircraft begins flying, IAF will likely increase the order size.
 
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Clango said:
I'm still wondering what radar do they plan on fitting to the Super-30s, after all the talk.
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This one, It’s a GaN-based AESA radar with 2,400 TR modules. The radar is an AESA system mounted on the swash plate of a PESA radar, forming a PESA–AESA hybrid—similar to the latest radar used on the Eurofighter Typhoon.
 
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