Su-27 Flanker Family Historical Events Time Table
| 1965-1970 | 1970-1975 | 1975-1980 | 1980-1985 | 1985-1990 | 1990-1995 | 1995-2000 | 2000-2005 | 2005-2010 |
| 1965-1970 BACK TO TOP | ||||||||||
| 1969 | Start research for new generation fighter by Sukhoi, Mikoyan and Yakovlev | |||||||||
| 1969 | Sukhoi made first outlines for the fighter's configuration | |||||||||
| 1970-1975 BACK TO TOP | ||||||||||
| 1970 | Initial variant of the fighter's layout worked out by Sukhoi | |||||||||
| 1971 | USSR government authorization of the Prospective Tactical Fighter (PFI) programme | |||||||||
| 1971 | Pavel Sukhoi orders official start of concept development designated T-10 | |||||||||
| 1971 | Air Force issues specifications for the PFI based on F-15 data | |||||||||
| 1972 | Conceptual design finished for both 'integrated' and 'classic' aerodynamic configurations | |||||||||
| 1972 | Evaluations of PFI proposals Su-27, MiG-29, Yak-45, Yak-47 | |||||||||
| 1972 | In-depth development of the conceptual design and T-10 prototype | |||||||||
| 1973 | Naum Chernyakov appointed chief designer | |||||||||
| 1975-1980 BACK TO TOP | ||||||||||
| 1975 | Basic design completed, start of prototype production by the Kulon Machine-building Plant | |||||||||
| 15 Sept 1975 | Pavel Sukhoi passed away | |||||||||
| 1976 | CPSU Central Committee and USSR government authorise Su-27 production | |||||||||
| 1976 | Mikhail Simonov appointed chief designer | |||||||||
| 1977 | Completion of T10-1 initial Su-27 prototype construction | |||||||||
| 20 May 1977 | First flight T10-1 prototype flown by Vladimir Ilyushin | |||||||||
| Aug 1977 | Swiss magazine 'International Defense Review' reported MiG-29 prototype, but it was T10-1 | |||||||||
| Late 1977 | US satellites pictures Su-27 (coded RAM-K) and MiG-29 (coded RAM-L) at Ramenskoye (in fact GLII) | |||||||||
| 1978 | Second prototype T10-2 built | |||||||||
| 1978 | Conceptual design stage for ship-borne variant Su-27K (T-12) | |||||||||
| 7 July 1978 | T10-2 crashed, killing test pilot Yevgeny Solovyov | |||||||||
| 1978 | T10-3 and T10-4 production completed at Komsomolsk-on-Amur plant | |||||||||
| 1978 | Production of experimental batch of five Su-27 started at Komsomolsk-on-Amur plant | |||||||||
| Mar 1979 | Final assembly T10-3 completed at Zhukovsky | |||||||||
| Mar 1979 | Pentagon releases first information concerning the new Sukhoi | |||||||||
| 23 Aug 1979 | First flight T10-3 | |||||||||
| 31 Oct 1979 | First flight T10-4 | |||||||||
| Late 1979 | T-10S improved redesign | |||||||||
| Dec 1979 | Artyom Kolchin appointed chief designer | |||||||||
| 1980-1985 BACK TO TOP | ||||||||||
| 1980 | Production of initial T-10S prototypes T10-7, T10-12 and static T10-8 | |||||||||
| 1980 | Sukhoi OKB makes T-10U twin-seat draft design | |||||||||
| June 1980 | Komsomolsk-on-Amur completes T10-5 (No 02-02) and static test airframe No 02-01 | |||||||||
| Late 1980 | Komsomolsk-on-Amur completes T10-6 (No 02-03) and T10-9 (No 02-04) | |||||||||
| Late 1980 | Sukhoi plant completes new design prototype T10-7 or T-10S-1 (No 04-03) | |||||||||
| 1981 | Komsomolsk-on-Amur completes T10-10 (No 03-01) and T10-11 (No 03-02) | |||||||||
| 20 April 1981 | First flight T10-7, flown by Vladimir Ilyushin | |||||||||
| 3 Sept 1981 | T10-7 crashed, Vladimir Ilyushin ejected safely | |||||||||
| 23 Dec 1981 | T10-12 crashed, killing Aleksandr Komarov | |||||||||
| 1981 | Aleksei Knyshev appointed chief designer | |||||||||
| 1982 | Komsomolsk-on-Amur delivers initial series-built T10-15, T10-16, T10-17 and static T10-14 | |||||||||
| 1982 | Su-27 designation first used in Western press, NATO ASCC callsign Flanker given | |||||||||
| 2 June 1982 | First flight T10-15, series-built Su-27, by Aleksandr Isakov | |||||||||
| 24 July 1982 | T10-3 starting trials taking off from the T-1 ramp at the Nitka complex | ) |
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| 1983 | Komsomolsk-on-Amur delivers nine more aircraft for tests and trials | |||||||||
| 1983 | Sukhoi develops improvements and upgrades for Su-27M version | |||||||||
| 21 Jan 1983 | Minister of Aircraft Industry orders conceptual design of new fighter-bomber | |||||||||
| 1983 | Conceptual design for new fighter-bomber based on Su-27UB, designated Su-27IB (factory T-10V) | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 1983 | Government authorises Su-27M development | |||||||||
| 1984 | Sukhoi and Komsomolsk-on-Amur complete Su-27UB static test model (01-01) | |||||||||
| 25 Sept 1984 | T10-25 starts trials taking off from T-2 ramp at the Nitka complex | |||||||||
| 11 Nov 1984 | T10-25 crashed, pilot Nikolai Sadovnikov ejected | |||||||||
| 1985-1990 BACK TO TOP | ||||||||||
| 1985 | Joint Offical Tests concluded | |||||||||
| 1985 | Full scale series production started | |||||||||
| 1985 | T10-1 prototype moved to Monino Air Force Museum, Moscow | |||||||||
| 1985 | Su-27M conceptual design completed | |||||||||
| Feb 1985 | Su-27K (T-10K) ship-borne fighter conceptual design approved | |||||||||
| 7 Mar 1985 | First flight T10U-1 two-seater, flown by Nikolai Sadovnikov | |||||||||
| 22 June 1985 | First unit to receive Su-27 is PVO fighter regiment at Dzemgi AB, 20 aircraft delivered | |||||||||
| 1985 | Initial Su-27 batch enteres service with VVS | |||||||||
| 1986 | T10-24 fitted with canards starts Nitka trials | |||||||||
| 1986 | Komsomolsk-on-Amur completes T10U-2 (No 02-01) and T10U-3 (No 02-03) two-seaters | |||||||||
| 1986 | Su-27UB series production moved to Irkutsk aircraft plant | |||||||||
| 1986 | T10-15 stripped and converted to P-42 record-breaker | |||||||||
| 19 June 1986 | CPSU Central Committee and USSR Council of Ministers authorise Su-27IB production | |||||||||
| 10 Sept 1986 | First flight T10U-4, first series-produced Su-27UB, flown by G.Ye. Bulanov and N.N. Ivanov | |||||||||
| Late 1986 | Delivery series-produced Su-27UB trainers start | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 1986 | 2x Time to climb to 3,000m set by P-42 piloted by Victor Pugachov | ) |
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| 15 Nov 1986 | 2x Time to climb to 6,000m set by P-42 piloted by Victor Pugachov | |||||||||
| 1987 | First Su-27M prototype T10M-1 assembled on the basis of series-produced Su-27 No 16-40 | |||||||||
| 1987 | Conceptual design for Su-27IB with new modifications finished | |||||||||
| 20 Jan 1987 | T10-24 crashed, pilot A. Puchkov ejected. | |||||||||
| Mar 1987 | T10U-2 (Su-27UB prototype) fitted with IFR and arrestor hook starts Nitka trials | ) |
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| 10 Mar 1987 | 4x Time to climb records set by P-42 piloted by Nikolay Sadovnikov | |||||||||
| 11 Mar 1987 | 3x Time to climb records set by P-42 piloted by Nikolay Sadovnikov | |||||||||
| 31 Mar 1987 | 2x Time to climb records set by P-42 piloted by Evgeny Frolov | |||||||||
| April 1987 | First photo of series-produced Su-27 (no. 21) published in Western press | |||||||||
| 10 June 1987 | Altitude in level flight record set by P-42 piloted by Nikolay Sadovnikov | |||||||||
| 17 Aug 1987 | First flight Su-27K prototype T10K-1 (no.37), flown by Victor Pugachov | |||||||||
| 13 Sept 1987 | Su-27 (numer 36) collided with a Norwegian P-3B over the Barents Sea, both landed safely | |||||||||
| 22 Dec 1987 | First flight Su-27K second prototype T10K-2 (no.39), flown by Nikolai Sadovnikov | |||||||||
| 1988 | "Glasnost" declared in the Soviet Union | |||||||||
| 19 April 1988 | 2x Time to climb records set by P-42 piloted by Oleg Tsoi | |||||||||
| 17 May 1988 | 6x Time to climb records set by P-42 piloted by Oleg Tsoi | |||||||||
| 28 June 1988 | First flight Su-27M prototype T10M-1 (no. 701), piloted by Oleg Tsoy | ) |
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| Aug 1988 | Su-27 unveiled to public for the first time, taking part in air parade over Moskva river near GLII | |||||||||
| 25 Aug 1988 | First flight Su-27K prototype T10K-1 (no. 37) with folding wings | |||||||||
| 28 Sept 1988 | T10K-1 '37' crashed, Nikolai Sadovnikov ejected but deceased from trauma later | |||||||||
| Early 1989 | Su-27 officially declassified | |||||||||
| 18 Jan 1989 | Second Su-27M prototype T10M-2 (no. 702) enters flight testing | |||||||||
| June 1989 | Su-27 (foreign) airshow debut at Le Bourget, Paris, Su-27 '388' (T10-41) and Su-27UB '389' | |||||||||
| 19 Aug 1989 | Su-27 taking part in Zhukovsky air parade | |||||||||
| 20 Aug 1989 | Su-27 national airshow debut at the Tushino air festival | |||||||||
| Aug 1989 | Su-27 '22' and Su-27UB '389' exhibited at Moscow Central Airfield (Khodynka) | |||||||||
| Aug 1989 | Su-27 '31' placed on display at National Aviation Museum | |||||||||
| 1 Nov 1989 | First deck landing of the Su-27K on the Tbilisi (Adm. Kuznetsov) aircraft carrier, pilot Victor Pugachov | |||||||||
| 2 Nov 1989 | First Su-27K take off from the Tbilisi (Adm. Kuznetsov) aircraft carrier, pilot Victor Pugachov | |||||||||
| 1989 | Sukhoi OKB begins naval combat trainer design, designated Su-27KU (T-10KU) | |||||||||
| 1989 | 'Yuri Gagarin plant' at Komsomolsk-on-Amur renamed Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association (KnAAPO) | |||||||||
| 1990-1995 BACK TO TOP | ||||||||||
| 1990 | Sukhoi OKB finishes Su-27IB design and starts converting a Su-27UB | |||||||||
| 17 Feb 1990 | First flight T10K-3, first series-built Su-27K, piloted by Igor Votintsev | |||||||||
| 13 April 1990 | First flight Su-27IB prototype, T10V-1 (no. 42), piloted by Anatoly Ivanov | ) |
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| 1990 | KnAAPO produced six more Su-27Ks, T10K-4 thru T10K-9 | |||||||||
| 23 Aug 1990 | Soviet government declares Su-27 standard fighter for VVS and PVO | |||||||||
| 1990 | Su-27 Asian airshow debut at the Asian Aerospace '90 in Singapore | |||||||||
| summer 1990 | Su-27 American airshow debut at Everett air festival near Seattle | ) |
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| summer 1990 | Su-27 '14' crashed in Italy, killing pilot Rimantes Stankyavicius and a security guard in the fireball | |||||||||
| 1991 | Series production of export Su-27SK for China began at KnAAPO | |||||||||
| 1991 | Series production of export Su-27UBK for China began at IAPO | |||||||||
| 1991 | Series production of twin-seat Su-30 (10-4PU) began at IAPO | |||||||||
| Mar 1991 | Official tests of the Su-27K begin | |||||||||
| 5 April 1991 | Russian Knights aerobatic team is created, flying Su-27 and Su-27UB | ) |
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| 11 July 1991 | T10K-8 crashed, pilot Timur Apakidze ejected safely | |||||||||
| 18 Aug 1991 | First public Su-27K demonstration during Air Fleet anniversary parade | |||||||||
| 20 Nov 1991 | First automatic arrested landing at the Nitka complex by Victor Pugachov flying the T10K-4 | |||||||||
| 1992 | Break-up USSR, former CIS countries inherit combat aircraft, including Su-27 | |||||||||
| 1 April 1992 | First flight T10M-3 '703', first series-produced Su-27M | |||||||||
| 14 April 1992 | First flight series produced Su-27PU (Su-30), crew G. Bulanov and V. Maksimenkov | |||||||||
| June 1992 | First Su-27SKs delivered to China | |||||||||
| Aug 1992 | Mosaeroshow '92 held at GLII field at Zhukovsky included LII test pilot team flying Su-27P and Su-27PU | |||||||||
| Aug 1992 | Su-27IB unveiled at the Mosaeroshow '92 static show | |||||||||
| 1992 | Su-27M (as Su-35) unveiled at the Farnborough airshow | ) |
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| 1993 | First Su-30 (No 01-01) converted to Su-30MK demonstrator numbered 603 | |||||||||
| April 1993 | First four Su-27K entered the inventory of the naval fighter regiment | |||||||||
| 20 May 1993 | 2x Time to climb records set by P-42 piloted by Victor Pugachov | |||||||||
| 20 May 1993 | Altitude with 1,000 kg payload record set by P-42 piloted by Victor Pugachov | |||||||||
| 20 May 1993 | Greatest mass carried to 15,000m set by P-42 piloted by Victor Pugachov | |||||||||
| June 1993 | Su-30MK concept first unveiled at Le Bourget by Su-27UB '321' (formerly '389') | |||||||||
| Autumn 1993 | NAPO completes T10V-2 (number 43) second Su-27IB prototype | |||||||||
| 18 Dec 1993 | First flight T10V-2 prototype, flown by Igor vitintsev and Yevgeny Revunov | |||||||||
| Mar 1994 | Actual Su-30MK '603' first unveiled abroad at FIDAE '94 in Chile | |||||||||
| Late 1994 | First series-built Su-34 (T10V-5) completed | |||||||||
| Dec 1994 | Su-27K official testing program ends with recommendations to field it | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 1994 | First flight T10V-5 series-built Su-34, piloted by Yevgeny Rudakas and Yevgeny Revunov | ) |
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| 1995-2000 BACK TO TOP | ||||||||||
| 1995 | KnAAPO starts Su-27SMK programme | |||||||||
| 1995 | Painted T10V-5 number '45' was presented at Le Bourget as Su-32FN with number '349' carried | |||||||||
| May 1995 | First batch of five Su-27 and one Su-27UBK delivered to Vietnam | |||||||||
| Dec 1995 | Admiral Kuznetsov carrier first ocean cruise, 13 Su-27K fighter onboard | |||||||||
| 12 Dec 1995 | Three Russian Knight fighters crashed into mountain due to adverse weather, four killed | |||||||||
| 1996 | First three production Su-35s (numbers 86, 87, 88) delivered to the Russian Air Force | |||||||||
| 1996 | Kazakhstan receives first Su-27s in return for Tu-95MS bombers | |||||||||
| 2 April 1996 | First flight Su-37 '711' with TVC engines, flown by Yevgeny Frolov | |||||||||
| 31 July 1996 | Su-37 '711' unveiled to the public at GLII | |||||||||
| Sept 1996 | Su-37 foreign debut at Farnborough airshow | |||||||||
| 30 Nov 1996 | India and Russia sign contract for 40 Su-30MKI fighters | |||||||||
| 6 Dec 1996 | China granted approval for license production of 200 Su-27SK | |||||||||
| Mar/Apr 1997 | First eight Su-30K delivered to India | |||||||||
| 21 June 1997 | Russian Knight '15' belly-landed (gear restracted) at SIAD 97 Air Show, Bratislava, Slovakia. | ) |
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| 1 July 1997 | First flight first Su-30MKI '01' prototype (Su-30I-1, Su-30MK-1), flown by Vyacheslav Averyanov | ) |
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| Aug 1997 | Indonesia signs contract for 12 Su-30KI | |||||||||
| Late 1997 | Indonesia cancels contract for Su-30KI | |||||||||
| 6 Dec 1997 | An-124 loaded with two Su-27UBK destined for Vietnam crashed near Irkutsk | |||||||||
| 23 April 1998 | First flight second Su-30MKI '06' prototype (Su-30MK-6, converted from T10PU-6) | |||||||||
| 28 June 1998 | First flight single-seat Su-30KI prototype (No 40-02) at KnAAPO, pilot Yevgeny Revunov | |||||||||
| 31 Aug 1998 | Su-27K service entry made official, formally redesignated Su-33. | |||||||||
| Nov 1998 | Su-30MKI '01' first unveiled at AeroIndia '98 airshow, Bangalore | |||||||||
| Nov 1998 | First Su-27SK (reworked RuAF Su-27) delivered to Ethiopia. | |||||||||
| Dec 1998 | First flight two Chinese-built Su-27SK, designated J-11 | |||||||||
| 1999 | Roll-out Su-27KUB naval combat trainer at Sukhoi plant | |||||||||
| 6 Jan 1999 | First Ethiopian Su-27SK loss while performing demonstration at Debrizey AB | |||||||||
| 29 April 1999 | First flight Su-27KUB prototype, pilots Victor Pugachov and Sergei Melnikov | |||||||||
| 9 May 1999 | First flight series-built Su-30MKK '501', piloted by Vyacheslav Averyanov | |||||||||
| 12 June 1999 | Su-30MKI (Su-30MK-1) '01' crashed at Le Bourget, crew ejected safely | ) |
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| 28 July 1999 | Three altitude/weight records set by Su-32MF, crew Igor Votintsev and Aleksandr Gaivoronsky | |||||||||
| 3 Aug 1999 | Two altitude/weight records set by Su-32MF, crew Vyacheslav Petrusha and Aleksandr Oshchepkov | |||||||||
| 19 Aug 1999 | Three altitude/weight records set by Su-32MF, crew Igor Solovyov and Vladimir Shendrik | |||||||||
| Aug 1999 | Su-30KI demonstrated at MAKS '99 | |||||||||
| Aug 1999 | KnAAPO completes series-built Su-30MKK '502' | |||||||||
| 3 Sept 1999 | First arrested Su-27KUB landing at the Nitka complex | |||||||||
| 6 Sept 1999 | First take-off Su-27KUB from Nitka ramp | |||||||||
| 6 Oct 1999 | First carrier landing and take-off Su-27KUB from Adm. Kuznetsov | ) |
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| Nov 1999 | Su-30KI unveiled abroad at LIMA '99 airshow in Malaysia | |||||||||
| Dec 1999 | China signs contract for at least 20 Su-27UBKs produced by IAPO | |||||||||
| 1999 | KnAAPO recovered the name of Yuri Gagarin for its plant | |||||||||
| 2000-2005 BACK TO TOP | ||||||||||
| 20 Mar 2000 | President Putin flies Su-27UB '17' from Krasnodar to Chechnya, piloted by Aleksandr Kharchevsky | |||||||||
| 29 Mar 2000 | Five of the Su-32MF records registrered as official aviation world records | |||||||||
| Summer 2000 | False reports of Su-27 deliveries to Syria appear in aviation press | |||||||||
| 7 Aug 2000 | First flight Su-35UB prototype (no. 801). | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2000 | Agreement signed for local production of up to 140 Su-30MKI by HAL | |||||||||
| 22 June 2002 | First two Su-30MKIs produced by IAPO arrive in India | |||||||||
| 27 July 2002 | Ukrainian Su-27UB crashed L'vov-Sknilov airshow, two pilots ejected, 83 spectators killed, 115 injured | |||||||||
| 27 Sept 2002 | First ten Su-30MKIs enter service, with IAF No.20 Sqn | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2002 | First flight Su-27SM, mid-life upgrade for Su-27S by KnAAPO | |||||||||
| Jan 2003 | China signs contract for 24 Su-30MK2 | |||||||||
| 5 Aug 2003 | Malaysia signs $900 million contract for 18 Su-30MKM | |||||||||
| 27 Aug 2003 | First two Su-27SK delivered to Indonesia, soon to be followed by two Su-30MK | |||||||||
| 14 Sept 2003 | First post-delivery flights of both Indonesian Su-27SK, flown by Alexander Pulenkov (Sukhoi OKB) | |||||||||
| 16 Sept 2003 | Post-delivery flight testing of Indonesian Su-30MKs completed | |||||||||
| 14 Oct 2003 | Four Lipetsk Su-27s visit Bodo (Norway), Norwegian pilots get familiarisation flights on Su-27UB | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2003 | First five KnAAPO-upgraded Su-27SM delivered to RuAF at Lipetsk to undergo trials | |||||||||
| Feb 2004 | First batch of Su-30MK2 delivered to China | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2004 | IAF Su-30K meet USAF F-15C in dissimilar air combat training during Exercise Cope India 04 | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2004 | First Chinese Su-30MK2 crash, pilot ejected safely | |||||||||
| 16 Aug 2004 | Su-33s return to Admiral Kuznetsov carrier after its 4-year overhaul | |||||||||
| Nov 2004 | KnAAPO delivers four Su-30MK2V to Vietnam ordered in late 2003 | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 2004 | HAL completes first indigenously assembled Su-30MKI for Indian Air Force | |||||||||
| Dec 2004 | First batch of upgraded Su-27SMs entered service | |||||||||
| 2005-2010 BACK TO TOP | ||||||||||
| Feb 2006 | India orders 18 Su-30MKI to replace the 18 Su-30K. | |||||||||
| 2 July 2006 | Two KnAAPO-owned Su-30MK demonstrators (501 and 502) arrive in Venezuela for demonstration. | |||||||||
| 5 July 2006 | Two Su-30MK demonstrators take part in Independence Day celebrations in Caracas, Venezuela. | |||||||||
| 6 July 2006 | First production version Su-34 rolled out by NAPO. | |||||||||
| 25 July 2006 | Venezuela orders 24 Su-30MK2 for the Venezuelan Air Force (Su-30MKV). | |||||||||
| 12 Oct 2006 | First flight first production Su-34. | |||||||||
| 30 Nov 2006 | First delivery of two Su-30MKV for the Venezuelan Air Force. | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 2006 | FAV Su-30MKVs make public debut in Venezuela during the independence day parade. | |||||||||
| 14 Dec 2006 | First two Su-30MKM completed and flight-tested. | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 2006 | Official handover first two production Su-34s ('Red 01' 'Red' 02) for RuAF trials. | |||||||||
| 20 Dec 2006 | Second pair of Su-30MKVs arrived in Venezuela. | |||||||||
| 23 Feb 2007 | Mexican Navy announces decision to abandon Su-27 acquisition plans. | |||||||||
| 24 May 2007 | First two Su-30MKM officially handed over to the Royal Malaysian Air Force in Irkutsk. | |||||||||
| 18 Jun 2007 | First two Su-30MKM arrive in Malaysia, delivered at Kong Kedak Air Base by an An-124-100. | |||||||||
| 28 Jun 2007 | Six IAF Su-30MKIs deploy to the UK to train with the RAF in Exercise Indradhanush II. | |||||||||
| Aug 2007 | KnAAPO completes first new Su-35 prototype, bort number 901. | |||||||||
| 3 Aug 2007 | First production Su-34 joins the 4th TsBP I PLS at Lipetsk to undergo operational evaluation. | |||||||||
| 9 Aug 2007 | Announcement that Sukhoi completed design of new PAK-FA fifth-generation Su-27 replacement, KnAAPO will start production of a first prototype, anticipated to fly in 2009. | |||||||||
| 21 Aug 2007 | Sukhoi/KnAAPO unveil new Su-35 (Su-27BM) at MAKS 2007. | ) |
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| 21 Aug 2007 | Indonesia signs MOU for delivery of three Su-27SKM and three Su-30MK2 in 2008-2010. | |||||||||
| 14 Jan 2008 | Sukhoi announces start of Su-34 full-rate production by NAPO. | |||||||||
| 19 Feb 2008 | First flight Su-35 '901', flown by Sergey Bogdan at Zhukovsky. | |||||||||
| 2 Oct 2008 | First flight Su-35 '902', flown by Sergey Bogdan from KnAAPO factory airfield at Komsomol'sk-na-Amur. | |||||||||
| 12 Nov 2008 | Rosoboronexport announces Indonesia deal for three Su-27SKM and three Su-30MK2 has been finalised. | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 2008 | First two Su-30MK2 for Indonesia arrive at Saltan Hassanuddin air base, Makassar. | |||||||||
| 17 Jan 2009 | Third and final Indonesian Su-30MK2 ordered on 21 Aug 2007 arrives. | |||||||||
| 2 Feb 2009 | Indonesia officially accepts the three Su-30MK2 ordered on 21 Aug 2007. | |||||||||
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4th TsBP I PLS = 4th Combat and Aircrew Conversion Training Centre, Lipetsk, cental Russia GLII = (not official acronym) Gromov LII Flight Research Institute, airfield at Zhukovsky, Moscow HAL = Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (India) IAPO = Irkutsk Aviation Industrial Association/Irkutsk Aircraft Production Association KnAAPO = Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association (also named after Yuri Gagarin) Lipetsk = Lipetsk Combat Employment and Pilot Retraining Centre, cental Russia MAKS = Moscow International Air and Space Salon, major trade and air show at Zhukovsky, near Moscow NAPO = Chkalov Aircraft Production Association at Novosibirsk NPK Irkut = Irkutsk aircraft manufacturing plant of IAPO. OKB = Opytno-Konstruktorskoye Byuro (Experimental Design Bureau) PAK-FA = Perspektivnyi Aviatsionnyi Kompleks - Frontovoi Aviatsii (Future Air System - Tactical Aviation); program to develop Russia's fifth generation fighter to replace the Su-27. PVO = Protivo-Vozdushnoi Oborony (National/Homeland Air Defense Forces) RuAF = Russian Air Force VVS = Voenno-Vozdushmiy Sily (Military Aviation Forces) | ||||||||||
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