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Measured figures
AMX · Length
Single source13.23 m (43 ft 5 in)[source]
Su-30MKM · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AMX International AMX | Sukhoi Su-30MKM |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Ground-attack aircraft[source] | Air superiority fighter , Multirole fighter[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-30MKM · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Su-30MKM · 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-30MKM · 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] | 18[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1986–1999[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 1989[source] | 2007[source] |
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| First flight | 15 May 1984[source] | August 2003 ( 2003-08 )[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] | 0.96[source] |
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| Rockets | rocket pods[source] | 4 × B-8 rocket pods for 80 × S-8 rockets 4 × B-13 rocket pods for 20 × S-13 rockets[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 × R-77 6 × R-27ER/ET 2 × R-27R/T 6 × R-73 Air-to-surface missiles : 3 × Kh-59ME 6 × Kh-29T/L Anti-ship missiles : 3 × Kh-59MK 4 × Kh-31A Anti-radiation missiles : 6 × Kh-31P[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 × KAB-500L laser-guided bombs 3 × KAB-1500L laser-guided bombs 8 × FAB-500T bombs 28 × OFAB-250-270 bombs 32 × OFAB-100-120 bombs 4 × GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb[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 × wingtip AAM rails, 6 × under-wing pylons, 2 × pylon under-engine nacelles , and 2 × pylons in tandem in the "arch" between the engines. It can be increased to 14 using 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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| Built by | — | Irkut Corporation[source] |
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| Primary user | — | Royal Malaysian Air Force[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Sukhoi Su-30 Sukhoi Su-30MKI[source] |
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| g limits | — | + 9g[source] |
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Maximum take-off; Su-30MKM · Max takeoff weight
Single source