Indian Air Force's fighter jet - Sukhoi SU-30 MKI

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 21.935 m (72.97 ft)
• Wingspan: 14.7 m (48.2 ft)
• Height: 6.36 m (20.85 ft)
• Wing area: 62.0 m² (667 ft²)
• Empty weight: 17,700 kg (39,300 lb)
• Loaded weight: 24,900 kg (76,100 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 38,800 kg (85,600 lb)
• Powerplant: 2× Lyulka AL-31FP turbofans with thrust vectoring, 131 kN (29,400 lbf) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 2.35 (2,500 km/h) at 11,000 m (36,000 ft)
• Range: 3,000 km (1,620 nmi) at altitude; (1,270 km, 690 nmi near ground level)
• Service ceiling 17,300 m (56,800 ft)
• Rate of climb: >304 m/s (70,000 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 556 kg/m² (113 lb/ft²)
• Thrust/weight: 0.77 (at loaded weight)

Armament: Air to Air Missiles:

• 6 × R-27R/AA-10A/Astra semi-active radar homing medium range AAM of range 80 km.
• 6 × R-27T (AA-10B) infrared homing seeker, medium range AAM, 70 km
• 2 × R-27P (AA-10C) passive radar seeker, long range AAM
• 10 × R-77 (AA-12) active radar homing medium range AAM, 100 km
• 6 × R-73 (AA-11) short range AAM, 30 km

Air to Surface Missiles:

• 2 × Kh-59ME TV guided standoff Missile, 115 km
• 2 × Kh-59MK Laser guided standoff Missile, 130 km
• 4 × Kh-35Anti-Ship Missile, 130 km
• 3 × PJ-10 Bramhos Supersonic Cruise Missile,300 km
• 6 × Kh-31P/A anti-radar missile, 70 km
• 6 × Kh-29T/L laser guided missile, 30 km
• 4 × S-8 rocket pods (80 unguided rockets)
• 4 × S-13 rocket pods (20 unguided rockets)

Bombs:

• 6 × KAB-500L laser guided bombs
• 3 × KAB-1500L laser guided bombs
• 8 × FAB-500T bombs
• 28 × OFAB-250-270 bombs
• 32 × OFAB-100-120 bombs
• 8 × RBK-500 cluster bombs

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