ALGERIA Sukhoi Su-30MKA
Data updated:	05.2010
Country / user:	Al Jumhuriyyah al Jaza'iriyyah ad Dimuqratiyyah ash Sha'biyyah = People's Democratic Republic of Algeria Al Quwwat al Jawwija al Jaza'iriyyah (QJJ) = Algerian Air Force (AAF)
In service:	12.2007+
Operational:	Up to 10 x Su-30MKA (11.2008) 05.2010: all 28
Deliveries	12.2007: 4 x Su-30MKA 03.2008: 2 x Su-30MKA 05.2008: 2 x Su-30MKA 11.2008: 2 x Su-30MKA till 11.2009: all 28 x Su-30MKA
Manufacturer:	IAPO (Irkutsk Aircraft Production Association)
Contracts:	28 x Su-30MKA, fulfilled (deliveries 12.1007-11.2009) 16 x Su-30MKA signed 04.2010
Units:	In the year 2008 Su-30MKA were in test and validation trials in Oum El-Bouaki air base. In 2009-2010: Escadre de Chasse (two escadrons?) at Ain Beida air base.
Bort numbers:	KF-12 (4101) [grey] KF-16 (4...) [grey] KF-18 (4...) KF-22 (4104) KF-24 (4105) KF-26 (4...) KF-.. (4...) KF-.. (4...) KF-.. (4...) KF-.. (4...) KF-.. (4...) KF-.. (4...) KF-39 (4...) [grey] KF-45 (4...) [grey] KF-.. (4...) KF-.. (4...) KF-48 (4203) [grey] KF-.. (4...) KF-.. (4...) KF-56 (4206) [grey] KF-.. (4...) KF-.. (4...) KF-.. (4...) KF-.. (4...) KF-.. (4...) KF-.. (4...) KF-.. (4...) KF-.. (4...)

Unpainted Sukhoi Su-30MKA with russian markings (102, as well 101); Zhukovskyi air base, November 2007.

Sukhoi Su-30MKA with both russian and algerian markings [224 and KF-22] as seen on Zhukovskyi air base in November 2007, short before delivery to Algeria.
Camouflage on drawing is partially (right side of fuselage, fin is OK) hipothetical.

The same Su-30MKA as above. Algeria, May 2008.

• Algerian Su-30MKA are generally based on indian Su-30MKI (not malaysian Su-30MKM!), but don't have israelian avionics, replaced by russian and french (Thales, Damocles, Navflir). They have a thrust vectoring engines Saturn AL-31FP.
• Contract for 28 x Su-30MKA (and 36 x MiG-29SMT/UBT and 16 x Jak-130) was signed in February 2006. Deliveries started in 12.2007 (two + two). Aircrafts were assembled by specialists from IAZ (Irkutskiy Aviatsyonniy Zavod = Irkutsk Aircraft Factory, part of IAPO and Irkut Corporation) and in January 2008 flown by two test-pilots from IAZ. End of March 2008 next two were delivered, end of May 2008 - another two. Video from russian TV (March 2008) shows two Su-30MKA loaded into An-124 transport plane. Aircrafts are in overall gray painting, bort numbers are electronically erased, so are unreadable.
• In May 2008 two Su-30MKA are transfered to Zhukovskiy, where algerian pilots will be trained.
• Since end of the year 2007 Algeria has one air-tanker IL-78 (s.n. 7T-WIS) used to air-refueling (357e Escadron de Ravitaillement en Vol from the 7e Escadre de Transport Tactique et de Revitaillement en Vol at Boufarik).
• 9 and 13 November 2008: next two Su-30MKA were delivered from Irkutsk to Algeria, on board of the An-124 transport plane (October 2008 at Zhukovsky air base three unpainted Su-30MKA were photographed with bort numbers: 47, 48 abd 241).
• Other aircrafts before painting and delivery (2008) have numbers: 47 (later renumbered to 247), 48 (later (248), 249.
• In April 2010 was signed contract with Rosoboronoexport for next 16 aircrafts Su-30MKA.
• May 2010: algerian Su-30MKA are fully operational, including in-flight refueling.

May 2010. Please note that some aircrafts have overall grey painting. Some four-digit number on tail fins are unreadable on poor quality photos.

May 2010. More accurate drawing of the Su-30MKA #KF-24, four-digit numbers on tail fins: 4105 (probably that numbers are assigned to 1st [41..] and 2nd squadron [42..]).

Original drawings: Mariusz Wojciechowski. All right reserved. Copyright © 2008, 2009, 2010.