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Saturday, February 21, 2009

New Sukhoi Jets ‘Attacked’ by Malfunctions

Su-30 FlankerTwo of the Air Force’s three new Russian-made Sukhoi jet fighters were struck with what are believed to be minor mechanical problems during a training session over the Makassar Strait on Friday.

Air Force spokesman Air Commodore Chaeruddin Ray said two SU-30MK2 fighters, each flown by one Indonesian and one Russian pilot, were undergoing interception exercises when an alarm signalled in both aircraft that they were under attack from a foreign jet fighter.

The pilots reported the warnings to the Makassar Airbase, which ordered both fighters to return to base where they landed without incident, Chaeruddin said.

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1 comment:

  1. Anonymous22/2/09 12:40

    I got worried that they were MKI's

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