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Measured figures
AMX · Length
Single source13.23 m (43 ft 5 in)[source]
Su-30MKA · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AMX International AMX | Sukhoi Su-30MKA |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Ground-attack aircraft[source] | Heavyweight multirole combat jet aircraft[source] |
| National origin | Italy / Brazil[source] | Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | AMX International[source] | — |
| Status | Active service[source] | In service[source] |
21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)[source]
Empty; AMX · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; AMX · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; AMX · Max takeoff weight
Single source6,700 kg (14,771 lb)[source]
10,750 kg (23,700 lb)[source]
13,000 kg (28,660 lb)[source]
Empty; Su-30MKA · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-30MKA · typical mission weight
Single sourceFerry; AMX · Ferry range
Single source3,336 km (2,073 mi, 1,801 nmi)[source]
AMX · hi-lo-hi profile, with 900 kg (1,984 lb) of external stores
Single source889 km (552 mi, 480 nmi) hi-lo-hi profile, with 900 kg (1,984 lb) of external stores[source]
AMX · 1 × Rolls-Royce Spey 807 turbofan engine thrust
Single source1 × Rolls-Royce Spey 807 turbofan engine, 49.1 kN (11,000 lbf) thrust[source]
Su-30MKA · 2 × Lyulka AL-31FP afterburning turbofan engines with afterburner
Single source2 × Lyulka AL-31FP afterburning turbofan engines, 123 kN (28,000 lbf) with afterburner[source]
AMX · Endurance
Single source4 hours, 15 minutes[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | Italian Air Force (historical) Brazilian Air Force[source] | — |
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| Number built | 230[source] | 65-78[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1999[source] | 2007-present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1989[source] | 2007 (Algeria)[source] |
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| First flight | 15 May 1984[source] | — |
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| Retired | 2024 (Italy)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 3,555 L (939 US gal; 782 imp gal) / 2,700 kg (5,952 lb) internal[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 512 kg/m 2 (105 lb/sq ft)[source] | 401 kg/m 2 (82 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.47[source] | — |
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| Rockets | rocket pods[source] | 4 x S-8 Series 4 x S-13 series 4 x S-25 series[source] |
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| Missiles | 2× AIM-9 Sidewinders or MAA-1 Piranha or A-Darter , carried on wingtip rails[source] | Air-to-air missiles : 10 × RVV-AE 6 × RVV-MD 6 x R-27 ER/ET Air-to-surface missiles : 3 × Kh-59MK 6 × Kh-29 T/L Anti-ship missiles : 3 × Kh-59 MK 4 × Kh-35 6 × Kh-31 A Anti-radiation missiles : 6 × Kh-31 P[source] |
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| Bombs | 3,800 kg (8,378 lb) on 5 external hardpoints, including MAR-1 missiles, general-purpose and laser-guided bombs[source] | 8 × FAB-500T bombs[source] |
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| Guns | 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barreled Gatling cannon (Italian aircraft) 2× 30 mm (1.181 in) Bernardini Mk-164 cannon (Brazilian aircraft)[source] | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon[source] |
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| Hardpoints | Bombs: 3,800 kg (8,378 lb) on 5 external hardpoints, including MAR-1 missiles, general-purpose and laser-guided bombs[source] | 12 hardpoints (2 × wing-tip AAM launch rails, 6 × pylons under-wing, 2 × pylon under-engine nacelles , and 2 × pylons along the centerline between the engines. The number of pylons can be increased to 14 via use of multiple ejector racks). With a capacity of up to 8,130 kg (17,920 lb), with provisions to carry combinations of:[source] |
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| Designer | — | Sukhoi[source] |
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| Primary user | — | Algerian Air Force[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Sukhoi Su-30MKI[source] |
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| Thrust/weight : 0.65 | — | Performance[source] |
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| g limits | — | + 9[source] |
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Maximum take-off; Su-30MKA · Max takeoff weight
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