During the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, news came that both the countries can jointly manufacture Su-30 fighter jets in India. That is, Su-30 fighter jets will be manufactured at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's factory in Nashik, Maharashtra and will be sent all over the world.
The jet is used by the Air Force
Earlier, Mig-21 fighter planes were manufactured in this factory in Nashik. Let us tell you that Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet is used by the air forces of many countries of the world. Especially the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America. It is one of the most powerful fighter planes in the world. It is a multirole fighter plane. Which can fight air-to-ground and air-to-air wars simultaneously. It can attack the enemy at fast and slow speeds in the air.
It is equipped with a 30mm Gryazev-Shipunov autocannon. Which fires 150 rounds a minute. This means that enemy aircraft, drones or helicopters cannot escape. It has 12 hard points. 4 types of rockets can be deployed. Four types of missiles and 10 types of bombs can be deployed. Or a combination of all these.
You can expand the market for Indian missiles
The Su-30's hardpoint has more weapon handling features. If more than one rack is installed, up to 14 weapons can be stored in it. It can carry weapons weighing a total of 8130 kg. Brahmos missile can also be deployed in it. That is, with its help the Indian missile market can also grow.
This is the only fighter jet that different countries can modify according to their needs. So that we can deploy it according to the geographical situation of our country. Su-30MKI is manufactured in India by HAL. In 1997 HAL acquired its license from Russia.
Know its features
Then they started modifying the fighter jets according to their needs. MKI means Modernized Commercial Indian. The length of Sukhoi is 72 feet. The wingspan is 48.3 feet. The height is 20.10 feet. Its weight is 18,400 kg.
It is powered by a Lyulka L-31FP afterburning turbofan engine, which gives it a thrust of 123 kilonewtons. This fighter jet flies at a maximum speed of 2120 kilometers per hour. The range is also 3000 kilometers. If fuel is available in between, it can go up to 8000 km. It can fly up to a height of 57 thousand feet.