In Indonesia, expect a new batch of Russian aircraft

Assembling Su planes supplied by Indonesia is on schedule, and on Thursday at the Indonesian airbase in the city of Makassar they expect a new batch of Russian aircraft, said on Thursday in an interview with RIA News Russian Ambassador Alexander Ivanov.

Three Russian employees of Komsomolsk-on-Amur OJSC aviation production association named after Yu.A. Gagarina "(KnAAPO, part of the Sukhoi holding) - Sergei Voronin, Alexander Poltorak and Viktor Safonov - died on September 13 at the Sultan Khasanuddin air base in South Sulawesi province. All of them were part of the KnAAPO guarantee team and were engaged in servicing the Indonesia Su-made fighters of Russian manufacture According to the statements of the Indonesian side, this tragic incident did not affect the progress and quality of work on assembling the new delivered equipment.

Developed in the Sukhoi Design Bureau. The chief designer of the Su-27 - Mikhail Simonov.

The first flight made 20 May 1977 of the year. Serial production was deployed at the aircraft plant them. Yury Gagarin in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in 1982 year. In 1984, the fighter under the designation Su-27 was adopted by the Soviet Army. First demonstrated to the public in June 1989 at the Le Bourget Air Show.

The main combat use is a heavy interceptor with a long range, an aircraft gaining air superiority. Based Su-27 developed numerous modifications: combat training Su-27UB, deck Su-33 and combat training modification Su-33UB, multipurpose Su-30, Su-35 and Su-37, and bomber Su-xnumx and others.

Currently Su-27 is one of the main aircraft of the Russian Air Force, it is in service in the CIS countries, India, China and other countries.

The Russian Su-27 fighter is recognized as one of the best combat aircraft of the past century, according to the results of a vote conducted by Flight International, an authoritative international magazine, on its website, the press service of the Sukhoi company, which is the aircraft manufacturer, said.

“Regarding the work of Russian specialists in Makassar, we can confirm that it continues in strict accordance with the schedule. Today, the AN-124 aircraft arrives in Makassar with a cargo of Russian aircraft equipment,” the Russian diplomat said.
In 2003, Indonesia purchased four combat aircraft in Russia, and in August 2007, the parties entered into a contract to supply six more Su-27 fighters. Three Russian-made Su-30MK2 were officially transferred to the Indonesian side of 2 February 2009 of the year. Two new aircraft arrived in Makassar on 10 in September, and the sixth fighter will also be delivered ahead of time at the request of the leadership of the Indonesian armed forces, who want Su fighters to take part in the parade to mark the anniversary of the Indonesian army 5 October.