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The Sukhoi Su-30MKK (NATO reporting name: Flanker-G) [2] is a modification of the Sukhoi Su-30, incorporating advanced technology from the Sukhoi Su-35 variant. The Su-30MKK was developed by Sukhoi in 1997, as a result of a direct Request for tender between the Russian Federation and China. [3]
By around 2010, the 29th Fighter Division's three aviation regiments were each equipped with between 19 and 28 Sukhoi Su-30MKK, [6] [7] as well as Chengdu J-7H, and Shenyang J-8B aircraft, providing the unit a combat radius of 1,500 km. [8] [1] While based at Quzhou, the 29th was 500 km from Taipei, and reportedly tasked primarily with ...
In the 1990s, China purchased Sukhoi Su-27 and Sukhoi Su-30MKK air superiority fighters from Russia, including those license-produced in China as the Shenyang J-11A. [5] The J-11A was further developed into the J-11B single seat and BS twin seat variant with indigenous technology. The J-16 is a strike fighter derived from the J-11BS model. [6]
Su-27M: 1988–1995 Su-35S: 2007–present - Su-30MK-2/MKK: Flanker G MK-2: multi-role fighter aircraft MKK: strike-fighter aircraft Chinese variant of Su-30 134 Su-30МK: 1 July 1997 2000, December 2000–present - Su-30MKI: Flanker H air superiority fighter Indian Air Force variant of Su-30 230 (February 2017) Su-30МK: 1 July 1997 Su-30MKI: 2000
KnAAPO manufactures the Su-30MKK and the Su-30MK2, which were designed for and sold to China, and later Indonesia, Uganda, Venezuela, and Vietnam. Due to KnAAPO's involvement from the early stages of developing the Su-35, these are basically a two-seat version of the mid-1990s Su-35.
On November 25, 1992, a further 12 Su-27SK single-seat fighters completed the 9th Regiment's complement, becoming China's first entirely fourth generation fighter regiment of the PLAAF.On December 20, 2000, the first batch of 10 Sukhoi Su-30MKKs joined the 9th Regiment, with a second batch of nine aircraft delivered on August 21, 2001.
The 66th Brigade appears to operate a number of Sukhoi Su-30MKK, Chengdu J-10A, and Shenyang J-11B fighter aircraft, while the most modern Chinese fighter aircraft such as the Chengdu J-20 and Shenyang J-16 are still being fielded to combat units.
The missile was tested on a Shenyang J-16 fighter in 2016, [5] and can also be deployed on Chinese imported Su-30MKK and Su-35 fighters. [6] It's understood that PL-17 is a separate development from the ramjet-powered PL-21 (PL-XX). [3] [7] In October 2022, Chinese state media reported that the PL-17 entered PLAAF service. [8]