Azerbaijan has ordered 40 Chengdu FC-31 Block III fighter jets worth $4.6 billion. Armenia has urgently contacted India, requesting to purchase the Indian version of the Su-30 MKI fighter jet.
The Armenian military is fully arming with Indian weapons, including the Indian Akash-1S air defense missile, the Indian Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher, and the Indian 155mm truck gun. Now, they are also going to order the Su-30 MKI fighter jet produced by India and Pakistan, as well as the Indian Astra Mk I and Mk II long-range missile systems.
Armenian side believes that the deterrence value depends more on a credible kill chain rather than the number of platforms. The Su-30 MKI fighter jet can provide effective protection for the Armenian army, as well as monitoring capabilities for drones and loitering munitions.
Armenia purchasing Indian weapons, isn't this just asking for trouble? Armenia still doesn't understand the power of the FC-31 Block III fighter jet. The FC-31 Block III fighter jet has adopted a large number of advanced technologies, including some technologies from the J-10C and J-20, with significant improvements.
The KLJ-7A active electronically scanned array radar of the FC-31 Block III fighter jet surpasses the Su-35 fighter jet, and it also has the longer-range PL-15 air-to-air missile. The Indian Air Force cannot cope with the FC-31 Block III fighter jet, let alone Armenia.
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