Sukhoi Su-30MKI
E139284
air superiority fighter
fourth‑generation fighter aircraft
multirole fighter aircraft
twin‑engine jet aircraft
The Sukhoi Su-30MKI is a twin-engine, multirole air superiority fighter aircraft of Russian origin, heavily customized with Indian and Western avionics and systems for service with the Indian Air Force.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sukhoi Su-30MKI canonical | 3 |
| Su-30MKI | 1 |
| Sukhoi Su-30 | 1 |
| Sukhoi Su-30MKI (licence production) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1223365 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sukhoi Su-30MKI Context triple: [Indian Air Force, notableAircraft, Sukhoi Su-30MKI]
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A.
Sukhoi Su-27
The Sukhoi Su-27 is a Soviet-era twin-engine air superiority fighter aircraft renowned for its agility, long-range capability, and role as the basis for numerous advanced Russian fighter variants.
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B.
MiG-29
The MiG-29 is a Soviet-designed twin-engine multirole fighter aircraft known for its high maneuverability and widespread use by various air forces around the world.
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C.
Dassault Rafale
The Dassault Rafale is a French twin-engine, multirole fighter aircraft designed for air superiority, ground attack, reconnaissance, and nuclear deterrence missions.
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D.
Su-22
The Su-22 is a Soviet-designed variable-sweep wing fighter-bomber widely exported and used for ground-attack missions by several air forces, including Poland’s.
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E.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft introduced by the Soviet Union in the late 1950s, widely exported and renowned as one of the most produced combat aircraft in history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sukhoi Su-30MKI Target entity description: The Sukhoi Su-30MKI is a twin-engine, multirole air superiority fighter aircraft of Russian origin, heavily customized with Indian and Western avionics and systems for service with the Indian Air Force.
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A.
Sukhoi Su-27
The Sukhoi Su-27 is a Soviet-era twin-engine air superiority fighter aircraft renowned for its agility, long-range capability, and role as the basis for numerous advanced Russian fighter variants.
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B.
MiG-29
The MiG-29 is a Soviet-designed twin-engine multirole fighter aircraft known for its high maneuverability and widespread use by various air forces around the world.
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C.
Dassault Rafale
The Dassault Rafale is a French twin-engine, multirole fighter aircraft designed for air superiority, ground attack, reconnaissance, and nuclear deterrence missions.
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D.
Su-22
The Su-22 is a Soviet-designed variable-sweep wing fighter-bomber widely exported and used for ground-attack missions by several air forces, including Poland’s.
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E.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft introduced by the Soviet Union in the late 1950s, widely exported and renowned as one of the most produced combat aircraft in history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air superiority fighter
ⓘ
fourth‑generation fighter aircraft ⓘ multirole fighter aircraft ⓘ twin‑engine jet aircraft ⓘ |
| avionicsOrigin |
Indian
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ Western ⓘ |
| basedOn | Sukhoi Su-30 ⓘ |
| canards | yes ⓘ |
| combatRadius | approximately 1,500 kilometres ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| crewConfiguration | tandem seating ⓘ |
| designedFor | India ⓘ |
| developedForProgram | Indian Air Force requirement for multirole fighter ⓘ |
| engineCount | 2 ⓘ |
| engineModel |
Saturn AL-31F
ⓘ
surface form:
Saturn AL-31FP
|
| engineType | turbofan ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Indian Air Force ⓘ |
| enteredServiceYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| exportVariantOf | Sukhoi Su-30 ⓘ |
| ferryRange | over 3,000 kilometres with drop tanks ⓘ |
| flyByWire | yes ⓘ |
| gun | 30 mm GSh‑30‑1 cannon ⓘ |
| hardpoints | 12 ⓘ |
| ICAOTypeDesignator | SU30 ⓘ |
| inFlightRefuelling | yes ⓘ |
| licenseProduction | Hindustan Aeronautics Limited ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
ⓘ
Sukhoi Design Bureau ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | approximately Mach 2 ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | Flanker‑H ⓘ |
| operator | Indian Air Force ⓘ |
| primaryArmament |
air‑to‑air missiles
ⓘ
air‑to‑surface missiles ⓘ guided bombs ⓘ unguided bombs ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Indian Air Force ⓘ |
| radar | N011M Bars ⓘ |
| role |
air superiority
ⓘ
ground attack ⓘ maritime strike ⓘ multirole combat ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | approximately 17,300 metres ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| thrustVectoring | yes ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Balakot
ⓘ
surface form:
Balakot airstrike standoff (2019)
|
| wingConfiguration | swept wing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sukhoi Su-30MKI Description of subject: The Sukhoi Su-30MKI is a twin-engine, multirole air superiority fighter aircraft of Russian origin, heavily customized with Indian and Western avionics and systems for service with the Indian Air Force.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sukhoi Su-30
this entity surface form:
Sukhoi Su-30MKI (licence production)
this entity surface form:
Su-30MKI