JAKARTA, Indonesia. Nov 22 (Interfax-AVN) - The Sukhoi Aviation Holding Company is going to demonstrate its new super-agile Su-30MK2 fighter at the Indo Defense 2006 Expo & Forum that opened in Jakarta on Wednesday.
"The Su-30MK2 is a new modification of the renowned Su-30, which we are offering to Indonesia and other foreign partners," Vadim Razumovsky, Sukhoi's deputy director general, told Interfax-AVN.
He recalled that the Indonesian Air Force bought two Su-27SK and two Su-30MKs from Russia. "We are willing to supply a new batch of aircraft to Indonesia. The negotiations are now under way," he said.
According to him, Sukhoi thinks of Indonesia as of an important strategic partner. "Our Indonesian clients have repeatedly been saying they are going to continue acquiring Sukhois. This was confirmed again by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during the visit to our exposition," Razumovsky said.
The president said that he is familiar with the Su-30 fighter and the country is going to continue buying them.
The Su-30MK2 is designed to counter aerial and ground targets day and night in any weather. It is armed with a wide range of guided and unguided air-launched weapons, including the R-27R1, R-27T1, R-27P1, RVV-AE, R-73E air-to-air missiles, Kh-35E, Kh-59MK, Kh-59ME, Kh-31A, Kh-31P, Kh-29T air-to-surface missiles, and KAB-500KR and KAB-150KR smart bombs.
The aircraft is capable of self-sustaining or group actions, and is also suited for aerial reconnaissance in force at continental and maritime theaters, or for combat and flight training of pilots.
The normal takeoff weight of the aircraft is 24,900 kg. It has a service ceiling of 17.2 km, the max small-altitude speed of 1,400 km/h, and over 2M at high altitude. Its max cruising range is 1,270 km/h at small altitudes and 3,000 km at high altitudes, and the max payload is 8,000 kg. The aircraft has 12 hard points to attach weapons.