The Su-30MKI was designed by Russia's Sukhoi Corporation beginning in 1995 and built under licence by India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)."Su-30МК – Historical background." Sukhoi Company (JSC). Retrieved 30 September 2012."Orders For Su-30MKI Fighters Top $5 Billions." RTAF, 4 December 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2010. The Su-30MKI is derived from the Sukhoi Su-27 and has a fusion of technology from the Su-37 demonstrator and Su-30 program, being more advanced than the baseline Su-30. Russia's Defence Ministry was impressed with the type's performance envelope and ordered 30 Su-30SMs, a localised Su-30MKI, for the Russian Air Force. It features state of the art avionics developed by Russia, India and Israel for display, navigation, targeting and electronic warfare; France and South Africa provided other avionics.Malhotra, Jyoti. "Delhi tightrope on Israel red carpet." The Indian Express, 20 August 2003. Retrieved 16 December 2010."PIB Press Release." NIC. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
