AEROSPACE • SANCTIONED

Su-30MKI "Super Sukhoi" Modernization

Lead Agency: IAF / HAL / DRDO • Service: Indian Air Force • Budget: ₹65,000 Cr • IDDM: 78%

Strategic Overview

Comprehensive indigenous upgrade of 84 frontline Su-30MKI fighters with Virupaksha AESA radar, mission computers, and long-range BVRs.

No. 222 Squadron IAF ("Tigersharks") — AFS Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu (Southern Air Command) — Status: operational
PIB: No. 222 Squadron Inducts Su-30MKI with BrahMos-A at Thanjavur (PIB Press Release)
Super Sukhoi Modernization Wings ("Uttam AESA & Indigenous EW Fleet") — AFS Halwara / AFS Bareilly / AFS Tezpur (Western / Central / Eastern Air Command) — Status: upgrading
DAC Clearance for 84 Su-30MKI Modernization (DAC Decision Portal)