The first Southeast Asian country is about to sign a contract to buy Su-35 fighters.

Indonesia is about to become the first Southeast Asian country to have the opportunity to own Russia's advanced Su-35 fighter jet.

According to information published by TASS news agency on March 22, the contract to purchase theSu-35 fighterThe first agreement between Indonesia and Russia is about to be signed.

"Once the contract for supplying Su-35s to the Indonesian Air Force is completed, we will continue to sit at the negotiating table to sign larger contracts related to the country's naval forces," the director for international cooperation and regional policy at Russian defense conglomerate Rostec said on Wednesday.

Su-35 fighter jet. Photo source: TASS

A contract to supply several types of Russian combat helicopters to the Indonesian Army is also under consideration and may be signed in the near future. In addition, Indonesia has raised the issue of purchasing "two to three" Russian Beriev Be-200 multi-purpose amphibious aircraft to fight forest fires.

The Su-35 is a Russian-made modification of the Su-27 fighter and has been in service with the Russian Air Force since 2014. It is a single-seat fighter with a crew of one, 22 meters long, with a wingspan of 15.3 meters and a total wing area of ​​62 square meters. The aircraft uses two Stur 117S engines, allowing it to take off with a maximum weight of 34.5 tons.

The maximum speed of this multi-role aircraft Su-35 is about 2780 km/h equivalent to Mach 2.25. The ceiling reaches 18,000 meters, the maximum flight range is 4500 meters. Its main weapon includes 1 GSh-301 cannon with 150 rounds and 132 hardpoints with the ability to carry a maximum of 8 tons of weapons.

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