India is the largest abroad user of Su-30 aircraft, ordering a full of 272 machines of this type. The Indian version – the Su-30MKI – was initially assembled at the Russian plant in Irkutsk, but over time the final assembly line and part of the supply chain were transferred to India, to the plants of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The Indian Su-30MKI is considered the most modern of all variants of this machine, thanks to the extended usage of Israeli and French components. Until the introduction of the Rafale aircraft, they were considered the best in the Indian Air Force, and they are inactive the backbone of the Rafale aircraft today. Over the years, India has developed its own weapons production ecosystem around the Su-30, and is presently planning to make its advanced modernization – the alleged "Super Sukhoi", equipped, m.in, with the Indian AESA Uttam AFAR radar.
