Russian Sukhoi Su-30 Fighter Planes

Iran plans to purchase Russian Sukhoi Su-30 fighter planes to modernise its air force, the Defence Minister said on Saturday, adding that Tehran might again allow Russia to use an Iranian air base for its operations in Syria.

A batch of 18 Sukhoi Su-30 multirole fighter aircraft, rejected by India over concerns about the engines and subsequently returned to Russia in 2003, will be put up for sale, a Russian defense official said on Wednesday. "The 18 Su-30s previously used by India and then returned, are in an aviation repair plant in Belarus and are on sale to potentia...

Iran plans to purchase Russian Sukhoi Su-30 fighter planes to modernise its air force, the Defence Minister said on Saturday, adding that Tehran might again allow Russia to use an Iranian air base for its operations in Syria.

A batch of 18 Sukhoi Su-30 multirole fighter aircraft, rejected by India over concerns about the engines and subsequently returned to Russia in 2003, will be put up for sale, a Russian defense official said on Wednesday. "The 18 Su-30s previously used by India and then returned, are in an aviation repair plant in Belarus and are on sale to potentia...