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Head of FSVTS denied information about the beginning of supplies of Su-35 in Indonesia
In August, the Indonesian Ambassador to Russia reported that Jakarta expects to receive the first Russian fighter before October 1
SOCHI, on September, 6th. / TASS /. The head of FSMTC, Dmitry Shugaev, did not confirm the beginning of supplies of the Su-35 of Indonesia.
"While there is no news, I cannot confirm any supplies to you," he said, answering journalists' question whether the first Su-35 fighter would be delivered to Indonesia.
In August, the Indonesian ambassador to Russia Vahid Soupyradi said that his country is counting on the delivery by October of the first Russian Su-35 fighter. "We expect to deliver the first of the 11 Su-35 airplanes by October this year," he said, "in October we celebrate the Armed Forces Day and would like to schedule the delivery of the aircraft by that date." The diplomat stressed that the supply is expected "the sooner, the better", but now technical details are being discussed.
Earlier it was reported that Jakarta wants to buy ten Su-35 multi-purpose fighters. They should replace the obsolete American F-5 Tiger aircraft, which the Indonesian military has been using since 1980. Later, in Rostekh, it was reported that Indonesia had received a commercial offer, which involved 11 aircraft.
Su-35 is a Russian multipurpose super maneuverable fighter of the 4 ++ generation equipped with an onboard radar station with a phased array antenna, as well as engines with a controlled thrust vector. It can develop a speed of up to 2,5 thousand km / h, the range of its flight reaches 3,4 thousand km, the combat radius - about 1,6 thousand km. The fighter is armed with a 30 mm cannon and has 12 suspension points for bombs and missiles.
Source: tass.ru
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