http://www.lenta.ru/news/2010/08/17/su30mki/

Basically the link says that the previous batch of 40 MKIs ordered in 2007 came to 1.5 billion USD (approx 38 million apiece) while the latest batch of 42 MKIs will cost 4.29 billion (102 million apiece). The deal does include A-to-A and A-to-G weapons as well as French radars (instead of the Bars?).

But here’s the original Indian TV station link as well:

http://alpha.newsx.com/videos/russia-hikes-sukhoi-prices?quicktabs_6=0

Well one thing’s for sure, Su-35 won’t be any cheaper than F-15SE – if we’re to judge by the price of the latest batch of Su-30MKIs offered to India…

If you clowns want to be even remotely believable, try proving the Russian AF brass wrong by doing a component-by-component analysis of the systems onboard the Su-27SM (which no one here seems to know about, at all) and those of the Su-30MKI… Radar (have fun, the details are classified), RWR, ECM, engines, etc.

You shouldn’t forget that Russia STILL adopts the Soviet policy of never exporting more advanced fighters than those back home.

If you don’t know the capabilities of the radar on the 27SM why should you think it’s any better than the radar on the MKI. I think the radar on the Su-27SM is the old original N001 set of the Su-27S with the antenna retained but a new processor installed – it might bring the radar up to F/A-18C standard – APG-65 or even APG-73 perhaps.
The reason the Russians haven’t exported the latest avionics on the MKI is because the IAF didn’t select any…
BTW there are 200 Flankers in the IAF with thrust vectoring – how many aircraft have the same in the russian AF?

Su-35S > Su-27SM> Su-30MKA/MKM > Su-30MKI > J-11B

.. What I meant was.. the above is potentially more correct. Not “we” are right.

Haha…

Anyway, the Su-30MKI and MKA really, as would seem on the surface, have superiority in radar – nothing else.

Unfortunately, we know next to NOTHING about the real magnitude of upgrade that the N-001 got. So the RuAF brass well be right 😉

Isn’t there an even more advanced upgrade for the Su-27 – the Su-27SM2 with the Irbis-E radar?

The only way the Su-27SM could be superior to MKI is in Thrust-to-weight ratio – despite being about 1500kg heavier than a bog-standard Su-27S, the MKI still has AL-31 with a similar power rating.

I never said the Russians were doing crazy things – just that they may have different standards to the Americans, there’s nothing wrong with having different standards from one country to another…

Ah well, there’s no harm in creating good relations and building a bridge to Japanese hearts (as long as it isn’t in Burma).