Вкратце:
- Поставки запчастей и подготовка инфраструктуры для 18-ти малайзийских Су-30МКМ начнуться еще до начала поставок самолетов с целью исключить проблемы с запчастями.
- Обучение техников планируется на базе индийской корпорации HAL.
- Впоследствии малайзийский центр обслуживания самолетов Су может стать базовым для Юго-Восточной Азии.
- Авионика на малайзийских самолетах будет французская. Израильских изделий установлено не будет. (информация малайзийского информагентства BERNAMA)

Sukhoi's Spare Parts To Arrive Before Planes

SUBANG, April 25 (Bernama) -- The problem of spare parts delivery for Russian-made aircraft purchased by Malaysia will not be an issue with the soon-to-be-delivered Sukhoi Su-30MKM jet fighters.

This is because the spare parts are due to arrive before the planes, according to Sukhoi's special adviser to the general director, Aleskey A. Poveshchenko.

"There will be a special provision for spare parts in our contract, so spare parts and ground equipment will be supplied from this year," he told Bernama in an interview at the Defence Services Asia exhibition here Tuesday.

He said by the time the planes arrive next year, there would be enough spare parts and necessary ground equipment to operate them.

On whether the company would make it possible to place orders for its aircraft's spare parts online as with major US military aircraft companies, Poveshchenko said: "I know that the special logistics unit in our company is thinking of means to expedite the supply of spare parts and Internet sales may be one of the options."

However, he said, it may not be implemented in the near future because Sukhoi aircraft were being sold to many countries with varying regulations, thus other viable options for delivery were being considered.

On the expertise needed to maintain and repair the Sukhoi planes, Poveshchenko said the Malaysian technicians would be taught in India.

"Russia has been training the Indian technicians and now the Indians can prepare the Malaysian technicians because the (Sukhoi) planes (used by India) are similar," he said.

He explained that the Malaysian version of the Sukhoi differed from the Indian plane (the Su-30MKI) because the Israeli avionics in the Su-30MKI were replaced by those French-made.

"So Malaysia will have no Israeli components in its Sukhoi planes," he added.

Yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who is also the Defence Minister, presented a letter of intent to Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) for the training of technicians from the Royal Malaysian Air Force.

Povenshchenko said a group of Sukhoi experts and technicians would be coming soon to Malaysia to assist in training and maintenance of the Su-30MKM.

"But I think the training for Malaysian technicians might start this year. It all depends on when Malaysia is signing the contract with HAL," he said.

In December last year during the LIMA exhibition, Sukhoi's first deputy chief designer Boris Bregman had spoken of plans to open a maintenance centre for Su-30MKM planes in Malaysia.

He said the maintenance scheme has already been established and that it may also be the regional service centre for aircraft supplied to neighbouring countries in Southeast Asia.

Malaysia ordered 18 of the multi-role Su-30MKM fighter-bomber in 2003, which will be used in air-to-air, air-to-ground and air-to-sea roles.

-- BERNAMA http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3....php?id=193716