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Su-30MKM video

By Pavel | June 1, 2007 on 2:23 pm | In Aviation Video, Smotr, Su-30 Flanker, Sukhoi |

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Smotr video from the official presentation of Su-30MKM to the Malaysian Air Forces representatives.
Su-30MKM is different from Su-30MKI in the following:
- electronic countermeasures warfare
- phased array radar able to track up to 15 and engage up to 4 targets simultaneously
- new OLS system with laser ranging system
- “glass” cockpit
Su-30MKM is a result of international partnership as well. It has French head-up display, navigation systems, forward vision system and Damocles laser designation pod. The missile emission and missile approach warning system was developed in Republic of South Africa.
Russian language.

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Hey!!!Spasibo bolshoe!!!I’ve been waiting for this one for so so so so so long!!!!

Comment by TovarishSamsonShekovich — June 1, 2007 #
i heard it is the same as the MKI but differs in avionics. splendid!

Comment by sebastián — June 2, 2007 #
Malaysian officials seem to be in love with the airplane, and it is not hard to guess why: it is so beautiful and mighty!
I have two questions:
1- Does it have AESA? Because I thought I heard saying this.
2- The OLS is the same used in MiG-35?

Comment by Carlo — June 2, 2007 #
Hi, Carlo

1. No, it’s phased array radar, but not active, not AESA as MiG-35 has. This information is exact, directly from Sergey.
2. I suppose no, but I will check it out.

Comment by Pavel — June 2, 2007 #
I so agree with Carlo’s comments, and I am in love with the plane, too.

Come to think about it, how many planes in the world we know have stuffs from international companies (like the -MKM)?

Comment by Angel Mutsumi — June 2, 2007 #
PLEASE can we have a translation of this! I would be VERY intersted in what is being said (and my Rusian is rustier than a used FSO!)…

Comment by Zed — June 3, 2007 #
WOW, Thank you so much…very cool video!

Comment by Secret — June 3, 2007 #
Hi, Carlo

2- The OLS is the same used in MiG-35?
No. New OLS made Ural Optical & Mechanical plant

Comment by Pilot — June 3, 2007 #
Thanks for the information, Mr. Kuznetsov! And thanks a lot also for (one more) excellent program!

Comment by Carlo — June 4, 2007 #
Zed, mostly it was said that it is bad weather, but still Malaysian representatives are very happy to see new beautiful planes in their Air Forces. God bless Malaysian and Russian nations.

Comment by Pavel — June 4, 2007 #
Hi, i^m from Venezuela, what is the difference of these plane and the one sold to my country ? Russia sold us the SU30MKII

Comment by Nefasto — June 6, 2007 #
Finally for many years…huge impact!
Worth to die for this ‘beast’ warplane!
Malaysia Boleh!
Ahaks!..

Comment by adenass — June 8, 2007 #
The Su-30MK2 which Venezuela has was exported to China as well, and it is so far the most advance combat aircraft which China has.

Comment by TovarishSamsonShekovich — June 9, 2007 #
The Venezuela Su-30 is the exact same model as the Chinese Air Forces Su-30MK. It’s a decent varient with moderate air-to-air and ground capabilities, but the Su-30MKI and Su-30MKM is far more advance because they’ve integrated Western avionics and hardware into their Flankers. Still, Venezuela Flankers are a damn good one, not like they have anything in the region that can come close to competing against it.

Comment by Zubb — June 10, 2007 #
Nefasto, no, Russia soold you Su-30MK2’s

Comment by Borat — June 13, 2007 #
Nefasto was right, he meant the MK2, he typed there “MKII”, “II” = 2 in Roman numerals.

Comment by TovarishSamsonShekovich — June 15, 2007 #
thank you Zubb

Comment by Nefasto — June 16, 2007 #
Drasbuite.. The Su-30MKM will be the ultimate fighter aircraft in the south asean region.. before this, many thought that malaysian should buy F/A-18F, but now I believe we have make a right decision!!!

Comment by golake-sturman — June 19, 2007 #
Watcha,the most advanced airship Sukhoi-30MKM seem to be right for Malaysia air defence. Congrate Malaysia…………18 Sukhoi-30MKM coming right away from Irkut…..fresh!!

Comment by Zaytsev — June 21, 2007 #
Some says that M’sia Govt. will consider to purchase some of the F/A-18F end of this year in balance with their SU-30’s.But for me,dont waste any money for this Hornet aircraft.Indeed Super Hornet firepower will balance with SU-30MKM,but bear in mind that SU-30MKM capability and menouvre wise are equal or some says better than Super Hornet.Why pay more?
Lastly Russian plane nowadays are much-much better and no regret to have it!

Comment by adenass — June 25, 2007 #
The Malaysian defence association very much hopes to obtain the F/A-18F as well, the Americans also agree in the first place, even for a trade-in deal with Malaysia, meaning the Malaysian Govt. could choose to return their existing F/A-18D to US and pay lesser for their F/A-18Fs, however Malaysia is still going to suffer a financial difficulties even for that trade-in deal.

Comment by TovarishSamsonShekovich — June 26, 2007 #
Couple of years back in Canada the Russian pilots along with their legendary Su-27s contested against Canadian pilots flying F-18s bided on box of Beer the result was quite obvious - the Russians defeated the F-18s while at the same time the Amirecan pilots whatching and waiting for their turn with their F-15s. When the Russians won the match the Amirecans refused going into contest against their Russian comrades.

The export of Su-30s created alot of tensions/concerns around the world - Indian airforce acquired Su-30MKI turned into much capable airforce in the region and indirectly forced Austrilian airforce to consider and pay attention to its airforce.

The Indian pilots with their Su-30MKI defeated the F-15s, F-16s and Tornados in British sky quite easily witout using its real strengths and capablities.

Now, you imagine and compare the Su-30 against the F-18 super hornet/latest version. Unquestionably the Sukhois are winners.

Comment by Mohammad Daud — July 8, 2007 #
I’m a Malaysian here, and I’m quite pleased to see our air force getting a hand of one of the best fighters in the world. Good job!
And I must thank this site’s admin for uploading the awesome video. You’re the great!

Comment by Angel Mutsumi — July 11, 2007 #
Well after a while, Malaysia finally got a decent fighter jet. Don’t know whether Malaysia will buy additional sukhoi or super hornet, but 18 Sukhoi’s plus 14 Migs 29(hopefully they will upgrade it, still ok beast but not the most advance) plus 8 hornets guess RMAF is a decent airforce. No more

Comment by Kamal — July 19, 2007 #
Finally, after rumors and gossips. I, as a Malaysian can really see this new machines in my country’s air force inventory. With units like MiG-29, Su-30MKM and F/A-18D, the Malaysian air force can potentially beat any contemporary adversaries if well-trained and well-equipped.

I done some research on the MKM series which is same as the MKI series only this time, without Isreal’s components. And since the Isreal-less model can be built, Ifeel that Arab countries may thinking the same thing right now.

The only thing now my government should really consider is maintanance and logistic which I hope they can sort it out soon.

In my opinion, perhaps my country’s air force should put it like way -

Su-30MKM - Air Superiority and Tactical Strike
MiG-29N - Interceptor and Close Support
F/A-18D - Interdiction and Strike Fighter

Comment by Mike Powell — July 27, 2007 #
I hope Malaysia will buy Mig-35 as well.

Comment by Jimmy Ali — August 26, 2007 #
I heard Singapore have made a deal with Boeing for the purchase of F-15SG, a singapore version of F-15E strike eagle. probably to counter the MKM. Their participation in the JSF program seem to go nowhere, what with the cost overrun and everything. Thailand and Indoensia also seem’s to think on the same line. Once, RMAF Migs, managed to defeat RAAF F/A-18. imagine what the MKM can do.

I suggest that as soon as the Budget available, we should replace the N011 Bars with AESA like Phazotron NIIR Zhuk-AE or Tikhomirov NIIP Epaulet-A. there’s also Europe AMSAR if we fancy western AESA.

Comment by Mehmet Al Fateh — August 29, 2007 #
I hope Malaysia will buy MiG 35 M-MRCA for MiG 29 replacement in 2010 perhaps… But the second bacth of Su 30MKM is very important …maybe 6 more to complete 2 sqd…i think the AESA is in the pipeline……Malasia boleh !!!!

Comment by zuraidi — September 3, 2007 #
I think malaysian government should consider buying new MIG29 OVT or upgrade their MIG29 despite buying new F18 Super Hornet.

Su30 on the other hand beats F15C everytime in classified simulation in US…here the link of the artikel:

http://vayu-sena.tripod.com/comparison-f15-su30-1.html

Comment by cqonealkaff — September 4, 2007 #
gracias RMAF!!! su-30mkm is the best in the region !!!

Comment by apatcha — September 22, 2007 #
fuuyoohh….i wonder, f-15sg vs su-30mkm, who wins? of coz su-30mkm lah..hahahaha

Comment by kill_raptors — September 22, 2007 #
Beware, Singapore is getting F-35s in addition of their F-15SGs. Plus, they have F-16 Block 52 which is superior to MiG-29Ns.

Comment by DethP — November 6, 2007 #
Remember, SU-30 are designed to be a multi-role fighter with mini AEW and Command capability. Again, I done some research on the SU-30 and according to the Russian’s combat doctrine, SU-30 is only reserved for elite officers to lead the SU-27 wing squad.

And since the SU-30 originally designed to be a commanding air combat fighter, just imagine the upgraded MKM series will do to her opponent.

Comment by Mike Powell — November 13, 2007 #
Sukhoi 30 MKM is the best ALLAHUAKBARRR..malaysia boleh.

Comment by Nasrul — December 4, 2007 #
this jet fighter is so awsome..cool man

Comment by MeerSha — December 8, 2007 #
i wonder if malaysia had put su-47 into consideration. but latest news said that Thailand is going to sign a contract of 12 su-30mkm. this is not a good news for malaysian defence. the strategy of malaysian air force is good, but if we have the additional support of su-47 or maybe su-35, malaysian airforce will become superior in SEA…great job Malaysia.. but 1 thing i wouldn’t like to see is the new fighter plane roaming around at pulau perhentian in low altitude.thank you!

Comment by jacky — December 10, 2007 #
Nope…Thailand is buring 12 units od Swedish SAAB Gripen. A medium size, multirole strike fighter which has latest avionics and weapon system. The only downside is the small size which limits its flight range and time.

By comparison, its superior than MIG-29 and F-16 but not able to out-performence SU30MKM or F15SG.

Comment by NazMaNn — December 22, 2007 #
for me malaysians su30mkm is the best. all sinagapores fighter jet cannot defeats su30mkm. 10 su30mkm can beat all singapores f-16.

Comment by qayum bp malaysia — January 14, 2008 #
if malaysians has 3 squadron of su30mkm, im sure all singapore jet fighter will be defeated.

Comment by hazik perang — January 14, 2008 #
RTAF is signing to but 12 SAAb JAS-39 gripen, at first they want to buy su-30, but the latter news comfirm that the thai govt agreed 2 go 4 gripens…

Comment by kill_raptors — January 29, 2008 #
su-30mkm is H-MRCA means its heavy with armarment. f-16 is only m-mrca and cannot even compete mig-29n. this is due to manuverability and power engines- mig has 2 while f-16 has a single engine.

Comment by kill_raptors — February 23, 2008 #
Sukhoi Su-30 MKI rulles!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by M-84 — March 6, 2008 #
…a na grudi ego blestela, medal sa gorod Washington

Comment by platon — May 10, 2008 #
Thanks for all su30mkm fans and theirs constructive views.First of all I would like to touch on F18 E/F super hornet.Why Malaysia dont buy?Its and open secret among SEA military community that Malaysia first batch of 8 F18 D hornet is only for static and aero show. why???? Coz US (congress)do not provide missille co-ordinate code to RMAF until know.So its damn useless u hve gun n bullet but cannot shoot.Even our ex-Premier has admit it.Only s’pore rsaf has been given the weapon co-ordinate code on their US hardware to used as they like but not M’sia.Reason ask US conggress???? RMAF has make a wright chooice to acquired su30mkm and please add more su….. According to Asian Defence Journal RMAF MIG29 has defeated f16 rsaf and f18 australian air force on mock air combat execise.That why US conggress has permit the sale of AMRAMM 120 to S’pore and Australian air force.Imagine RMAF wth su30mkm…Sure They hve a nightmare on few years to come before they recieve their f35.On that period RMAF su30mkm allready equiep wth AESA radar.Please read interview with Mikhail Simonov under http://vayu- sena.tripod.com

Comment by Ben Casem — June 26, 2008 #
TO ALL SU30 fans please refer to - Sukhoi Flankers- The shifting balance of regional air power http://www.ausairpower.net

Comment by Ben Casem — June 27, 2008 #
apa gado..semua kita kawan..
spore kawan … siam pun kita kawan…
18 biji pebende sangat…
kalau 80 biji tu lain lah…

yg paling penting.

having a good plane…with a good pilot (with good brain)…
excellent maintenance…bla.. bla…baru lah bole cakap banyak..

Comment by Azmi — August 29, 2008 #
>>if malaysians has 3 squadron of su30mkm, im sure all singapore jet fighter will be defeated.>>

i think you don’t know war tactics.
not enough have powerfull fighter but must have power radar scanning & radar jammer.
that why si’pore have awac aircraft.

Comment by flanker30mkm — November 5, 2008 #
u can watch dog fight at history channel,
how 3 f15 can launch missile outrange their radar only by coordinate give by AWACs that 8km from that f15 and that missile hit 3 mig21. its happen coz mig21 radar was jammer by awacs.

Comment by flanker30mkm — November 5, 2008 #
if we need only SU to attack singapore, it can only fire missile from kluang and forgot it.

Comment by flanker30mkm — November 5, 2008 #
by me:
mattreng309,
System School Su-30MKM,
RMAF Gong Kedak
Home Of Flanker

Comment by flanker30mkm — November 5, 2008 #
yo

Comment by adssa — November 6, 2008 #
>>for me malaysians su30mkm is the best. all sinagapores fighter jet cannot defeats su30mkm. 10 su30mkm can beat all singapores f-16.>>

>>if malaysians has 3 squadron of su30mkm, im sure all singapore jet fighter will be defeated.>>

My Findings:

The RSAF have 42 F-16C/D, 20 F-16D+, 24 F-15SG (training in the USA), & plans to buy up to 100 F-35A/B, replacing their ST Aero upgraded (R)F-5S/T fighters. They are shopping for advanced jet trainers now. They train with some of the world’s best air forces (USA, France, Australia, India, just to name a few). They participate in many exercises like CARAT, Red Flag, etc.

They also have 4 E-2C Hawkeyes in service & 4 G550 AEWC on order. We have been window-shopping for AWACs but got no money. Other than their AWACs, RF-5S & UAVs, they have as many as 8 spy satellites.

What’s our TUDM compared to theirs? 18 Su-30MKMs ain’t gonna change the balance of air power in SEA. Singapore’s defence doctrine is designed with Malaysia & Indonesia in mind.

Now due to the economic crisis, our Nuri helicopter replacement programme is a dead stick. They already have 18 CH-47SD Chinook heavy lift helicopters operational & buying the latest model CH-47F. They also have 20 AH-64D Apache Longbow, yet we still don’t have a heavy attack helicopter capability.

This is just their Air Force, I haven’t touch on their Navy & Army strike capabilities yet. Furthermore, their Air Force, Navy & Army are an integrated forward-looking 3rd generation fighting force.

I think we should not have such loose talks of war with our little neighbour down south.. They may be a little red dot but beware, they are the cili padi..

Comment by Alfian — November 15, 2008 #
Hi I’m a Malaysian and very glad to see my brethrens posting comments here =)

RMAF have to spend money on other more demanding procurements. They are in acute need of new transport helicopter to replace their aged Nuri craft. The original plan to purchase EC-725 Cougar to replace Nuri is not even materialized (postponed) due to economy crisis, let alone to buy more fighter planes. So I strongly believe there will be no any new plane for us in foreseeable future.

Jacky quote: “i wonder if malaysia had put su-47 into consideration…”
Ummm… was you typed a wrong letter? Su-47 Berkut is an experimental plane.

Comment by Eternal — November 23, 2008 #
hi am Malaysian here. Aquiring the SU 30 mkm, was a great choice, but our neighbours have made attempts to change balance of power again to their favour by buying an AESA & AMRAAM equipped F15. We should not sit on our a**, the gov should go ahead with a capability upgrade by changing the radar with AESA radar coming in future by Russia or Europe, and get a brand new BVRAAM, probably the ramjet version Adder. We should also think about getting the planes new ECM’s based on DRFM technology which can defeat Amraam’s. Plus get AWACS and another squadron of Su 30 MKM’s.

I really hope the gov goes for this Capability upgrade for the MKM’s.

Comment by Kumar — November 23, 2008 #
Great information. As we know Singapore is the Israel of SEA. Not possible if what happened in Palastin will happen to Indonesia and Malaysia. Not Believe? See what happened to our island!!!!!

Comment by flanker30mkm — November 25, 2008 #
Alfian, u are singaporean what means the words of:
“Now due to the economic crisis, our Nuri” the word >> OUR?

Comment by flanker30mkm — November 25, 2008 #
>>Great information. As we know Singapore is the Israel of SEA. Not possible if what happened in Palastin will happen to Indonesia and Malaysia. Not Believe? See what happened to our island!!!!!>>

>>Alfian, u are singaporean what means the words of:
“Now due to the economic crisis, our Nuri” the word >> OUR??>>

Great information? Haha! You need to read up more.. The information I revealed is at least a couple of years old.. & these are available in the various mediums of media..

Yes, I’m a Singaporean.. I just want to get some of the commentors to wake up their idea that their dreams and fantasies of a formidable TUDM is not going to happen anytime soon.. Frankly speaking, it’s better for your government to spend the money on education since not every school in Malaysia is equipped with computers & improve the lives of the citizens, especially the low-income groups..

Singapore is the Israel of SEA?? I conclude that only the narrow minded tend to think like that.. Every country has her rights to defend & build up its armed forces according to her needs & based on projected threats.. I suggest that you put yourself in the shoes of a small country surrounded by much bigger countries that once every few years threaten to cut your water supply although there’s a legal enforceable contract to buy water for a period of time, threaten to blow up your naval submarines, MPs having loose talks of war; Mahathir once said, there are many ways to skin a cat, & for Singapore there are many ways to skin Singapore, then you will understand why we are forced to build a credible deterrence for survival.. As for the State of Israel, Israel wants peace but it’s the Palestinian guerillas that doesn’t want peace..

Kindly read the facts on Pedra Branca carefully before saying that it is your island.. It’s never under Malaysian rule..

Lastly, please brush up in your English!! I feel like laughing whilst reading your comments..

Cheers & no hard feelings..

Comment by Alfian — November 29, 2008 #
Guys,..I think..what goes up ,must go down..buying more fighter planes is expensive..why don’t we buy more anti aircraft..more drones or uav…rockets(unguided) to destroy airfield..more sniper rifle..jammers..rpg 7…if they can’t concour our land by foot then they still can’t win the war.

Comment by komandoudara — December 4, 2008 #
My dear Alfian, and all sg and my friend.

It’s true that currently sg along with israel and taiwan is condered middle power of world when in comes to the strength of their military armed forces, and malaysia is nowhere near that level… yet.

But i believe u have read online journals on military balance and what not. U might have noticed, whatever that u have now, eventually my, indo, vietnam, thailand and many others will also have in 5 to 15 yrs time, and eventually sg, in its quest to have an advadtage over its neighbours will have to opt for having a weapon of mass destruction.. such as biological or even nuclear. You can google it out.. Plus, nobody has actualy turned off the pipes.. kan?..besides the water factor is not even a factor now with the desalinization plant that sg had built.

WHile its true that Mahathir was the pm of my, but his opinion remained his own. It does not represent most of malaysians including mine. I have many relatives in sg, even my father was a singaporean. Anyways, The infamous sg is the israel of sea statement used is disrespectfull, i agree. But that statement should not make u jumpind and retaliate as it was said by you mm LKY in some documented statement written by british author.. again you can google it. Your mm LKY also had said a couple of bad things towards my and it’s my counterpart, and some of the statements are not even retaliation to my statements. I believe you can read about it in your woodland library archive. Enuf said. What do you mean pedra branca was never under malaysian rule.. even sg was once under malaysian rule.. dude, come on la. Then again, only some of us are making an issue out of that island.. to me, lets move on la guys.. china military buildup is alarming, and none of sea military forces can deter them if they decide to adapt japanese’s doctrine of asia for asians not long ago… we never know. Asean should work out military ties instead of relying on western military power. Superpower or middle power or what not, none of our economies could sustain a full scale war.. except probably if we have populations and land mass as much as china… go figure guys.

Comment by Malaysian — December 6, 2008 #
to alfian..please come to malaysia..

Comment by Nasrul — December 12, 2008 #
Dear friend, Malaysian,

It’s nice to read your comments.. Let me begin by complimenting the TUDM for getting an awesome bird the SU-30MKM.. It is really a beautiful plane.. Singapore was offered the SU-35/37 but chosed the F-15SG in the end..

Military balance.. Thanks for the reminder, I do know about the military balance in the region as I’m a soldier myself.. As a small island city-state we have no choice but to keep improving, to be prepared for the projected threats 10 - 15 years down the road, invite countries to have a stake in Singapore, form allies so that it would be merely impossible to go to war with us.. The defence of Malaysia & Singapore is inseparateable due to our long historical ties & close geographical location.. It is further affirmed by the Five Powers Defence Agreement.. You are most welcome to visit Singapore & I can bring you for a tour to our Army, Navy & Air Force museums for a deeper insight..

Indeed, nobody so far has turned off the pipe but the past threats of “potong” was a grave concern for us Singaporeans.. This is still a factor as we are not fully sufficient in water supply & the water agreement is not over yet.. If this should happen, it would constitute as act of war by Malaysia & hence the international community will sympathise with Singapore.. Other than this threat, there was another nail-bitting moment in 1990/91 when the Malaysian & Indonesian forces carried out an invasion exercise with the objective of capturing an island in Johor near Singapore on Singapore’s National Day.. Can you recall that incident? We have grew stronger from these episodes & moved on..

Leaders.. I have a great respect for former PM Dr Mahathir as well as MM Lee but of course, nobody’s perfect..

My apologies on my earlier statement on Pedra Branca as I have phrased it wrongly.. I was actually referring to those who single-handedly assumed that Singapore stole the islet from Malaysia when Malaysia only started to claim it in 1979 after 150 years of silence.. Case closed..

I certainly agree with you on China’s alarming military buildup.. ASEAN is a lame duck in the eyes of the international community.. I wonder how ASEAN is able to form an ASEAN combined security force especially with uncooperative members like Myammar, conflicts among neighbours & that no SEA country is able to project an amphibious offensive to neutralise the Chinese threat off South China Sea.. The Eyes in the Skies collaboration between Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore & now Thailand is a good start but more can be done.. Like you, I also wish for a stronger ASEAN both economically & militarily..

Dear Nasrul,

Thank you so much for the invitation to your beautiful country.. I have friends & relatives in Johor & Damansara & have visited some rural areas too.. As a Red Cross member, I maintained contacts with my Malaysian Red Crescent counterparts on humanitarian relief work like the past floods in Johor & exchange programmes.. You are most welcome to visit Singapore anytime..

Comment by Alfian — December 15, 2008 #
yes…. our country our rule
and our budget.
Takkan Melayu Hilang Didunia
please think:
What Happend If Tambak Johor Hilang Didunia?

eta bishiop

Comment by Pahlawan — December 16, 2008 #
Dear Pahlawan,

Rephrased in proper English: “What will happen if the causeway is gone from the face of the Earth?”

You know what; I felt like laughing after reading your last sentence..

It is unclear whether your statement is meant a warning/threat to Singapore or a cause to rally your countrymen but I suggest that you rethink what you typed.. This is because there will be legal issues & a breach of international border agreement if the causeway is removed/destroyed as the causeway is an international facility..

That was why your Government did not go ahead with their plans to demolish your side of the causeway after realising the complications involved.. In addition, the livelihood of many Johor businesses will drop as many of them depend on Singaporean visitors, since Singaporeans have to come from the 2nd Link bridge.. In reality, the success of the future Iskandar Malaysia in Johor will depend on Singapore’s economic success & well-connected global links, so if “Tambak Johor hilang di Dunia” & without Singapore’s help, your Iskandar Malaysia will be just another white elephant..

Comment by Alfian — December 23, 2008 #
Dear readers,firstly the su 30 mkm belong to the flanker family,in on other words its a flying tank.practically it is one of the best planes to use in a war as what it is meant for.this planes are long range fighter boomers. they can penetrate into hostile and enemy lines.the Su-30 MKM is the best in its class due to avionics and TVC. This plane in the right hand would be disastrous if put into war trials against enemy territory.its plus point in dog fight would be its TVC system.to top it up it has very power full engines giving it a perfect distribution of speed and power. It also fits in to the category of (MRCA) as needed by the Air Force.The true nature of this plane is for offensive not defensive.We Malaysian only use it to protect our sovereignty as that is the ultimate thing. Hoping that the MOD of Malaysia would consider to purchase more of these units for its Air Force. Malaysia Boleh.

Comment by alvin — January 24, 2009 #
Many of us may be unaware of this. Apart from the threat transnational terrorists pose, the lack of a clear & present danger from a hostile nation might seduce them into viewing the world through rose-tinted glasses. Such naivety would not only be wrong, it would also be dangerous.

During a visit I made to Malaysia some time ago, a Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) officer shared with me an episode in Singapore-Malaysia relations that he said occurred during a period of tension. According to the officer, the MAF was put on alert in late 1998 as politicians on both sides of the Causeway argued over the status of the Customs, Immigration & Quarantine (CIQ) checkpoint at Malaysia’s railway station in Tanjong Pagar.

News articles from the period chronicle the public exchanges, but say nothing of the defence postures that the SAF & MAF adopted during this period.

Kuala Lumpur’s unwillingness to acknowledge its heightened military preparedness - which military officials on both sides privately acknowledge did occur - was an astute move. It indicated a tacit acknowledgement on the part of Malaysia’s defence officials that they could not allow the CIQ issue to flare into a casus belli. The full force potential of the SAF when mobilised renders it a formidable opponent.

There were other telling signs that bilateral ties were not well during that period. These included Singapore’s decision to conduct two open mobilisation exercises in September & October 1998. Records indicate that the SAF rarely calls up its manpower in successive months. It should be noted that such open mobilisation exercises, overt call-ups of defence manpower broadcast over television, radio & in cinemas are probably complemented by silent mobilisations. Few beyond Singapore’s defence establishment would be aware of this.

The CIQ episode resembles an earlier episode in Singapore-Malaysia relations when military power was flexed in a show of force, apparently to intimidate the tiny island nation.

The issue of supplying water to Singapore has, at times, been brought to the forefront of the Malaysian & Singapore political arena. This can be traced to as early as 1965, the year when Singapore was separated from Malaysia. Since then, Singapore has sometimes been the target of resentment, or a political “whipping boy” from segments of the Malaysian polity (ruling & opposition members) & some of its constituents, especially when bilateral relations between these countries have become strained.

The penchant for Malaysian leaders to periodically exploit the asymmetrically dependent relationship, by threatening to terminate the water supply, to express unhappiness over policies pursued by Singapore, to influence governmental decisions in the city-state or for domestic political purposes has generated concerns that Singapore-Malaysia relations may quickly deteriorate, with potentially violent outcomes. In 2001 - 2002 when Malaysian politicians spoke of loose talks of cutting water supplies to Singapore, the SAF launched Silent Mobilisations in response.

Operationally Ready National Servicemen who served in 1991 would recall the joint Malaysian-Indonesian military exercise, codenamed Malindo Darsasa 3AB, that occurred that year. It involved an airborne assault by paratroopers in southern Johor. If the name of the airborne assault, codenamed Pukul Habis (Malay for “Total Wipeout”), as well as the choice of a drop zone just 18km from Singapore, were not sufficiently provocative, the scheduling of the airdrop on Aug 9th - Singapore’s 26th National Day - most certainly was.

The SAF’s response was measured & confident. It triggered an Open Mobilisation on the eve of National Day, a fact that was reported extensively in the local media. The move was calculated not to escalate tensions. But it signalled also Singapore’s determination not to welcome a Trojan horse on its doorstep.

Such episodes cannot be kept secret from NSmen. But because they were deliberately kept low key, many Singaporeans were probably unaware of the full picture. Consequently, they may have failed to see the relevance of a strong military. Singapore has warm & friendly ties with its neighbours. It will often go the extra mile to keep things on an even keel with them. But Singaporeans should understand & accept that there are always undercurrents in bilateral relations.

Those who wonder about the relevance of the SAF should ponder how these past episodes might have panned out if Singapore had yielded to military pressure. A strong & vigilant SAF is Singapore’s hedge against trouble. Singapore’s formidable military arsenal & more crucially, the fighting spirit of its citizen soldiers are guarantors of peace.

Comment by Alfie — February 22, 2009 #
Yep. Agreed to some of similar Alvins’ idea, to hv additional SU30. Not to joint any weapons contest among our neighbours. Just like Alfian said, to be prepare and assurance to Malaysians. War? Many people want to talk about it but when it comes whereby bullets flying above your head, then you’ll think of peace. Anyway, SU30MKM still the best in the region and hope can be equip with upgrade R77.

Comment by limatangomike — February 24, 2009 #
wow!wow!wow!!!!yes totally advance jet n hope RMAF order a 2nd batch at least another 2sq.forget about FA18 super hornet.US have astrict agreement policies in selling/export their arms to customer that not their ‘real’ allied like our country malaysia.so from russian and some europe we may sellect variable weapons that equally to US inventory.igot read one article said the time US F22 Raptor in build and undertesting,lockheed martin aware that russian S-300 advanced high altitude SAM have a chance or capability to shootdown their stealth plane!!now evolved version S-400 system is more advanced already enter the service. malaysia,singapore,malaysia,singapore,malaysia,singapore..always debate on the relationship ties between both of our country.whose gonna shoot 1st?malaysia with Sukhoi 30mkm or MLRS or MBT PT91?or Singapore with F15sg or Delta stealth frigate or Leopard..c’mon my’saudara seislam’we only want a peace forever not using our armies n weapons to settle all the problems.we ATM as well as SAF,TNI n others in the region will always upgrade our armforce capability,its a natural right?1st priority is to defence not to offence ’suka2′ our neighbour or whoever that we think is enemy.of course theres always arguement in many issue.so let our leaders solve all the things and i believe they will made a right decision.im working in singapore,my father is singaporean also got relatives there.so whats next for us?peace forever!anything contact me shahsukhoi@yahoo.thx!!

Comment by shah j.b — April 19, 2009 #
here we go again, nonconstructive, brainless talk about malaysia VS spore… too many things are at stake economics, families, and also a little thing called FPDA… anyone messes with spore or malaysia has something more than just the other to worry about… namely Australia, NZ, UK…

seriously spore, and malaysia fighting will be the last thing that will happened…

anyway before my Malaysian brethren go talk about war so openly who is doing the flying you or the knights of the sky?… btw 18je la keco betul…

Comment by faizal — June 3, 2009 #
Any military discussion related to Malaysia or Singapore ended up the two parties throwing abuse remarks to each other. My take is the two countries are in their best relation as far as mutual defence is concerned.They are partners in many regional defence initiatives. Both Air forces visited each other and may be have joint exercises unknowingly. I personally saw 2 CH-53 Chinook landed in Penang International airport which obviously not a raiding party but on routine training.On matters on hardware procurement each country has its own specific needs and budget too. So what the hack.

Comment by Thamrong — June 14, 2009 #
in southeast asia air dominan still not make succes in the war example vietnam war even america control the vietnam space but america lost and escape from vietnam.so if singapore praugh they have good air force in this region but remember that is not point for winning in the battle

Comment by gong kedak — June 20, 2009 #
Su-30MKM are hybrids. Western avionics and Ruskie airframes to match the customer pleasure. It fit well to Malaysian geographical structure of separated East and Peninsular land mass. Malaysian air defense doctrine is, I believe, to protect her sea assets in the South China Sea. A credible navy is yet to materialized vis a vis Singapore’s strength. A single flight of Su-30MKM in her Labuan forward base can cause uneasy feeling to her neighbors.

Comment by Thamrong — June 28, 2009 #
The problem for RMAF right now is how to integrate all its mixed bag of air assets (F/A-18D from USA, MiG-29N & Su-30MKM from Russia, Hawk 108/208 from UK)..

It’s a big logistical headache..

Comment by Alfie — August 4, 2009 #
Guys, I am looking for some spare parts for the Su-30 of the Malaysian Air Force. Anyone who might be able to point me in the right direction please contact me at gforceaircraftsupport (at) gmail.com

Comment by Santhiran — February 24, 2010 #
why are you all thinking of overpowering each other (singapore & malaysia)? Won’t it be better that both countries stay peace? why not urges both countries to spend the money on aircraft to help the countries to prosper and also reduce taxes so the people can benefit more? Morever, each aircraft cost more than 40mil USD, all these money are paid by the tax payers…which belong to us! Now we are paying them money to buy air toys to show off….do we really want war?

Comment by Joe — March 12, 2010 #