The service was in a difficult financial situation and preferred to stay with the proven MiG-31 for the long-range interception role. Five Su-27PUs, glorified with the designation of "Su-30", ended up in PVO service in the training role, though some sources suggest the only advanced equipment they had were the inflight refueling probes. Photo: eng.chinamil.com.cn. China's J-16 multi-role fighter jet is flawless and is much superior to other similar aircraft including, the Su-30, revealed a pilot who has experience flying it as In 1982, the MiG-29 was inducted by the Soviet Air Force. After the bigger MiG-31 interceptor and the Su-24M tactical bomber, this aircraft was built. The MiG-29A (Fulcrum) belonged to roughly the same weight category as the F-18A Hornet of the United States Air Force and was built from the outset to compete with the The government has approved Rs 38,900 crore deal with Russia to buy MiG-29 fighter jets, upgrading over 50 MiG-29s, procuring Su-30 MKI from HAL and for indigenously developing advanced missile Russia Is Sending 24 Su-35 Fighters to Iran, Signaling Growing Ties Between the Nations May 30, 2023 3:42 PM EST. Save Article. Iran also added a small number of Russian MiG-29 fighters India currently has 272 of Sukhoi-30 jets. Ministry of Defence (MoD) earlier this month, approved Indian Air Force request to buy 12 new Sukhoi 30 fighter aircrafts from Russia. the Su-30 MKI will be procured from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at an estimated cost of Rs 10,730 crore. Mikoyan MiG-29 Shenyang J-11; Type: 30,45 t: Crew: 1: 1: Range . More "Chinese Su-27" by Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen Russia is ready to deliver MIG29 and SU30 MKI fighter jets in the shortest possible timeframe to India. This after it emerged that Indian air force plans to order over 30 fighter jets from Russia which will be a government to government deal and comes amidst the India China border tension. Sukhoi Su-30 and Mikoyan MiG-29. Name: Sukhoi Su-30. Mikoyan MiG-29. Type: Multirole fighter. Air superiority fighter, Multirole fighter. Origin: Russia. They should have just added the R-73A which would have been fine and an asymmetrical balance to the. F-16/14. Instead they give us the ER which is a 1990 upgrade that never worked with this iteration of the Mig-29. It only was added with a new radar which was a Mig-29s thing and a Su-27 thing. Source for more reading. 6pFR6fr.