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  "id": "su-30k",
  "name": "Su-30K",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Multirole fighter aircraft",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1996,
  "operators": [
    "RUS",
    "AGO",
    "IND",
    "MYS"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 3,
  "summary": "Su-30K Export version of the Russian Su-30. India and Irkut renegotiated a deal that would have upgraded the first 18 Su-30K fighters to the Su-30MKI standard.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Search range (km)",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "240 km",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Track range (km)",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "185 km",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "30-mm gun, Gsh-30-1: range (m)",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "(practical) 4,000 m",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "30-mm gun, Gsh-30-1: elevation/traverse",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "None (rigidly mounted)",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "30-mm gun, Gsh-30-1: ammo type",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "HEFI, APT, CC",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "30-mm gun, Gsh-30-1: rate of fire (rpm)",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "1,500 rounds per minute",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Weapon & Ammunition Types: 30-mm gsh-30-1 cannon (rnds)",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "150 Rounds",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Weapon & Ammunition Types: other loading options",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Weapon & Ammunition Types: aa-10a-d/alamoaam",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "6",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Weapon & Ammunition Types: aa-11/archer aam",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "6",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Weapon & Ammunition Types: aa-12 adder aams",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "6",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Weapon & Ammunition Types: as-14/kedge asm",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "6",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Weapon & Ammunition Types: as-17/krypton asm",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "6",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Weapon & Ammunition Types: as-18/kazoo asm",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Weapon & Ammunition Types: gun pods",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "3",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Weapon & Ammunition Types: kab-500kr bombs",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "6",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Weapon & Ammunition Types: kab-1500kr bombs",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NOTES",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "A SMALL NUMBER OF THE AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED. THE GREATER EXPORT MARKET IS FOR MULTI-ROLE VERSIONS",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Description",
      "text": "TWO-SEATER AIRCRAFT IS SIGNIFICANTLY UPGRADED AND DERIVED FROM SU-27 SINGLE-SEAT AIRCRAFT.",
      "src": [
        "weg-su-30k"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Description",
      "text": "THE FIRST REAL MULTI-ROLE AIRCRAFT IN THE SU-27 FAMILY, WITH ALL NECESSARY SUB-SYSTEMS. THESE WERE CONVERTED INTO DEMONSTRATORS FOR EXPORTS.",
      "src": [
        "weg-su-30k"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Description",
      "text": "EXPORT SERIES VERSION. THE SU-30MK2 ANTI-SHIP UPGRADE VERSION HAS BEEN EXPORTED.",
      "src": [
        "weg-su-30k"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Description",
      "text": "MULTI-ROLE UPGRADE UTILIZING AIR-TO-GROUND WEAPONS TO A MORE ADVANCED VERSION INCORPORATING NEW RADAR, CANARDS AND THRUST VECTORING.",
      "src": [
        "weg-su-30k"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Description",
      "text": "CHINESE LICENSE-BUILT VERSION.",
      "src": [
        "weg-su-30k"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Description",
      "text": "VERSION OF THE SU-30MK MADE FOR INDIA. MOST WILL BE PRODUCED BY AN INDIAN FIRM. SOME WESTERN EQUIPMENT REPLACED MUCH OF THE RUSSIAN SYSTEMS.",
      "src": [
        "weg-su-30k"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Description",
      "text": "VERSION FOR USE BY MALAYSIA.",
      "src": [
        "weg-su-30k"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "fighter",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/su-30k.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-su-30k": {
      "title": "Su-30K Russian Multirole Fighter Aircraft",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Su-30K_Russian_Multirole_Fighter_Aircraft",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}