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Length
Single source21.9 m (71 ft 10 in)[source]
Su-30MKM · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Shenyang J-16 | Sukhoi Su-30MKM |
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| Role | Multirole strike fighter[source] | — |
| National origin | People's Republic of China[source] | Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation[source] | — |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary user | People's Liberation Army Air Force[source] |
21.935 m (72 ft 0 in)[source]
2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans with afterburner
Single source2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans , 135 kN (30,000 lbf) with afterburner[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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Royal Malaysian Air Force[source] |
| Number built | ~ 470 - ~ 500 (As of 2026 )[source] | 18[source] |
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| Manufactured | 2017–present[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 2015–16[source] | 2007[source] |
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| Developed from | Shenyang J-11 Su-30MKK[source] | Sukhoi Su-30 Sukhoi Su-30MKI[source] |
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| g limits | +9[source] | + 9g[source] |
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| Hardpoints | Munitions on 12 external hardpoints, including:[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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| Type | — | Air superiority fighter , Multirole fighter[source] |
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| Designer | — | Sukhoi[source] |
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| Built by | — | Irkut Corporation[source] |
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| First flight | — | August 2003 ( 2003-08 )[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 401 kg/m 2 (82 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | — | 0.96[source] |
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| Guns | — | 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon[source] |
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| Rockets | — | 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 | — | 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 | — | 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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Maximum take-off; Su-30MKM · Max takeoff weight
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