Reply With QuoteI am sure Vietnam doesnt mind having a few extra Su 30's although the Indians have thoroughly used/abused them during the time they had.
Russian decide sell 18 Su-30K for Vietnam
Russia does not want to give Belarus and Su-30K, which returned from India after ten years of operation. Instead of providing their allies Belarus, the leadership of "Rosoboronexport" has decided to sell them to Vietnam. But in return for them, experts say, Russia could be able to use the Belarusian military airfields.
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I am sure Vietnam doesnt mind having a few extra Su 30's although the Indians have thoroughly used/abused them during the time they had.
Oh, of course, but Belarus will upgrade them after sell for Vietnam, while have monitor of Russian. I thing no problems!
It's for "one-time" use if Viet Nam really buys them.Originally Posted by kool_kruiser
And btw, news in Russian language is not trustworthy. I'll wait until it's officially confirmed by Janes, otherwise, its just hearsay bs
So please tell us why then?
because its authors column and not a news site
read his quote again.
I doubt regarding the tone used here, Belarus must have new option, Perhaps more economical and brand new MIG-29SMT..
Vietnam already use SU-30 & Not MIG-29, It make sense if these are offered to Vietnam..
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Last edited by Kunal Biswas; 08-04-2012 at 06:01 PM.
I remember an article quoting an Indian official that it still has about half of it's operating life. And no one with common sense will buy a something that will fly only for a "one-time use" no matter how cheap it is given. Heck, even donated defense materials will not be accepted if it's one-time use only. Belarus will also be upgrading it to SU-30KN standards for an additional $5M each.
I suspect that Russia simply gave a credit for them, in the case it doesn't matter much.
What kind of radar do these beasts sport?
N011M BARS passive electronically scanned array radar
Doubt it. It's to heavy for those SU-30's types.
Perhaps N001 Myech, at least according to ausairpower.net. Seems reasonable.
http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-Flank...mozTocId454375
Afaik, Indian SU-30MK came with BAR and the radar continued in SU-30MKI..
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