INDONESIA Sukhoi Su-27SK, Su-30MK, Su-30MK2
Data update:	01.2012
Country / user:	Republik Indonesia = Republic of Indonesia Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Udara (TNI-AU) = Indonesian Air Force
In service:	since 09.2003 (Su-27SK) since 09.2003 (Su-30MK) since 12.2008 (Su-30MK2)
Operational:	2 x Su-27SK 2 x Su-30MK 3 x Su-30MK2
Deliveries	2003: 2 x Su-27SK, 2 x Su-30MK 12.2008: 2 x Su-30MK2 01.2009: 1 x Su-30MK2
Manufacturer:	KnAAPO (Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association)
Contract for:	2003: 2 x Su-27SK + 2 x Su-30MK - realised. 08.2007: 3 x Su-30MK2 + 3 x Su-27SK - started 12.2008. December 2011: $470 million contract to buy six Sukhoi Su-30MK2. Deliveries will start after 2013.
Units:	11th Squadon Udara (SkU11), Iswahyudi air base; since 04.2005 Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport old terminal in Makassar (South Sulawesi).
Bort numbers:	TS-2701 [01], TS-2702 [02], TS-3001 [01], TS-3002 [02], TS-3003 [03], TS-3004 [04], TS-3005 [05], TS-2703 [03], TS-2704 [04], TS-2705 [05]

• 1996-1997 Indonesia wants to buy 12 x Su-30 and Mi-17 helicopters, instead of Lockheed F-16, but due to lack of money that plans was never realised. In 1998 KnAAPO prepared a demonstrator for Indonesia called Su-27KI from Su-27SMK (later become well know from airshows, as Su-27SM / Su-27SMK / Su-27SKM with bort number 305).

  
  Sukhoi Su-27KI. 1998. Camouflage on drawing is correct.

• Two Su-27SK and two Su-30MK were bought in 2003. That aircraft is pure "chinese" variants (with refueling probe), because Su-30MKI from Irkutsk was not available at that time. In 2005, after catastrophic tsunami, plans of aquiring a next 8-12 Sukhois were abandoned.

  
  Sukhoi Su-27SK. 2004. Camouflage on drawing is correct.

  
  Sukhoi Su-30MK. 2005. Camouflage on drawing is correct.

• Indonesian Sukhois are not fully operational, due to incompatiblility with indonesian radio systems and have no armaments! Will be upgraded soon...
• Indonesian Su-27SK are powered by AL-31F engines produced by Moscow-based MMPP "Salut" and Su-30MK - AL31F by UMPO. Indonesia have unique chance to compare in-service performance of AL-31F engines and in 2006 choose Salut's products.
• Next deliveries are expected in years 2009-2012; contract with Rosooboronoexport was signed 08.2007: three Su-30MK2 and three Su-27SKM (information confirmed by Russian officials 11.2008, contract is worth 355 mln USD). Training of 8 indonesian pilots are started in November 2008 in Moscow...
• December 2008: two of three Su-30MK2 were delivered from Komsomolsk-on-Amur to Hasanuddin air base, where are being assembled by indonesian and Russian technicians. Third Su-30MK2 was delivered in January 2009. All three aircrafts quickly and easily passed air tests. Camouflage are similar to previous aircrafts, but shapes are slightly different.

  
  Sukhoi Su-30MK2, January 2009.

• Three Su-27SKM were delivered in 2010 to replace A-4 Skyhawks.

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