Su-30M (MK-export version) is a customary Su-30 with the air-to-ground missiles which may carry twice the armament (8 tons) compared to the baseline Su-27. The Su-30 'export variant' of the formidable Su-27 'Flanker', can carry the newest Russian air-to-air missiles, as well the medium-range R-27 family, the short-range R-73 and also the new medium-range R-77 'AMRAAM-ski'. The Sukhoi-30K has a range in excess of 3,000km, which means it can simply patrol offshore installations without requiring aerial refuelling.The aircraft is supplied with similar avionics and thrust vectoring as the Su-37, for superior combat agility and manoeuvrability. The aircraft is armed with precision anti-surface missiles and has a stand-off launch range of 120km.
The Su-30MK is powered by two Saturn AL-37FP thrust vectoring engines, as put in on the Su-37 aircraft. The aircraft's flight control system computes and manages the adjustment of the thrust and also the vectoring for every engine. The nozzles are directed through ±15° in pitch. In an emergency, like a system failure, the nozzles are returned hydraulically to a level flight position.
The aircraft normally carries 5,090kg of fuel in three integral fuel tanks in the fuselage and one integral split tank with each half put in in the outer wings. the most fuel capability of the aircraft is 9,400kg. The aircraft is provided with a flight refuelling probe and a buddy-buddy refuelling system.
