India to purchase 40 Su-30MKI warplanes from Russia

NEW DELHI, March 12 (Itar-Tass) - Russia and India will sign a contract of supply of 40 newest multi-purpose fighters Su-30MKI for the Indian Air Force later this year.
"We're conducting negotiations over this contract; we're expecting it to be signed this year," director of the Sukhoi corporation Mikhail Pogosyan underlined on Friday.
Su-30MKI (modernized, commercial, Indian) is a modification of SU-30MK, designed specially for India. Its top speed is 2,200 kilometers per hour. It has a range of 3,500 kilometers. Armaments: a 30-mm gun, with missiles or bombs on 12 suspension points.