24 May 2007
Royal Malaysian Air Force Accepts First Two Su-30MKM Fighters
On Thursday 24 May 2007, the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) officially accepted the first two Sukhoi Su-30MKM multi-role fighter aircraft at an official ceremony at Irkut Aircraft Corporation's facility in Irkutsk, Russia.
The two Su-30MKM (M52-01 and M52-02) are the first of 18 ordered by RMAF in May 2003 at a cost of RM3.42 billion (USD900 million). The two Sukhoi planes will be delivered in June using the Antonov AN-124 transport aircraft to the RMAF base in Gong Kedak, Kelantan.
The sixteen others will be delivered in stages between the end of the year and mid-2008.
Like the Indian Su-30MKI, The Su-30MKM is a customized version of the Su-30MK multi-role Flanker for Malaysia. The aircraft is fitted with the N011M Bars radar and capable of RVV-AE (R-77) beyond visual range air-to-air missiles. The Su-30MKM has thrust vector control (TVC) engines and canards. But features French, Indian and South African electronic and avionics systems, instead of the Israeli components as found in the Su-30MKI.
The two Su-30MKM (M52-01 and M52-02) are the first of 18 ordered by RMAF in May 2003 at a cost of RM3.42 billion (USD900 million). The two Sukhoi planes will be delivered in June using the Antonov AN-124 transport aircraft to the RMAF base in Gong Kedak, Kelantan.
The sixteen others will be delivered in stages between the end of the year and mid-2008.
Like the Indian Su-30MKI, The Su-30MKM is a customized version of the Su-30MK multi-role Flanker for Malaysia. The aircraft is fitted with the N011M Bars radar and capable of RVV-AE (R-77) beyond visual range air-to-air missiles. The Su-30MKM has thrust vector control (TVC) engines and canards. But features French, Indian and South African electronic and avionics systems, instead of the Israeli components as found in the Su-30MKI.
Source: BERNAMA
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