Damn Bodrul..
Always looking forward to your posts!
I bet the avataar has something to do with it!
Anyways, here's another relevant update.
According to the original Su-30 deal between India and Russia, Russia had delivered 18 Su-30Ks early on and these were supposed to be returned in the
later years for a shipment of 18 MKI replacements.
Now these 18 Su-30Ks were meant for Belarus, however due to the recent fallout between Russia and Belarus, these jets will not go there.
There have been incessant reports that these jets will end up in some ME country, Syria being the most likely.
Fate of the 18 Su-30s
I think we've over the specs of the Su-30K/MK/MK2/MKK/MKI versions enough times on this Forum to understand the significance of this sale.
18 a/c will be a sufficient package for a country of the size of Syria.
1 or 2 sqns.