Sukhoi Su-30MKK

The Sukhoi Su-30MKK, NATO reporting name Flanker-G, is a Russian multirole fighter derived from the Su-30MK. It was developed in 1998 to Chinese requirements for a Su-27 with strike capabilities, after China had received Su-27SK fighters from 1992 and wanted an improved version. Russia agreed in 1996 to sell 40 multirole aircraft to China, the contract details were finalized in 1998 and a contract for 38 aircraft was signed in 1999. The Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant did most of the design work. The first prototype, converted from a damaged Su-27UB trainer, first flew as a Su-30MKK in May 1999, trials were largely complete by the end of 2000 and deliveries to the Chinese air force began in December 2000. China was the first operator, and the type was developed in the early 2000s into the Su-30MK2 with anti-ship capability.