Su-30mki

An Indian Air Force Su-30MKI
Role	Multirole Air superiority fighter
National origin	Russia / India
Manufacturer	Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (under licence from Sukhoi)
Design group	Sukhoi Design Bureau
First flight	IAF Su-30: 1 July 1997 Su-30MKI: 2000
Introduction	27 September 2002
Status	In service
Primary user	Indian Air Force
Produced	Su-30MKI: 2000–present
Number built	154 (June 2013)
Unit cost	(US$26 million)
Developed from	Sukhoi Su-30
Variants	Sukhoi Su-30MKM

The Sukhoi Su-30MKI (NATO reporting name: Flanker-H) is a Fourth-generation air superiority fighter developed by Russia's Sukhoi and assembled under licence by India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF). A variant of the Sukhoi Su-30, it is a heavy, all-weather, long-range fighter.
Development of the variant started after India signed a deal with Russia in 2000 to manufacture 140 Su-30 fighter jets. The first Russian-made Su-30MKI variant was accepted into the Indian Air Force in 2002,while the first indigenously assembled Su-30MKI entered service with the IAF in 2004. In 2007, the IAF ordered 40 additional MKIs. The IAF had 157 Su-30MKIs in service as of January 2013; it plans to have a fleet of 272. The Su-30MKI is expected to form the backbone of the Indian Air Force's fighter fleet to 2020 and beyond.
The aircraft is tailor-made for Indian specifications and integrates Indian systems and avionics as well as French and Israeli subsystems. It has abilities similar to the Sukhoi Su-35 with which it shares many features and components.