Russia has completed deliveries of Su-30MKM combat aircraft to Malaysia as part of a USD900 million agreement signed in 2003, the head of the Irkut corporation said on 19 August. According to state news service RIA Novosti, Oleg Demchenko said that the last fighters were delivered on 17 August. Malaysia bought the Su-30MKM fighters from the Russian government in a contract signed in 2003 for MYR3.42 billion (USD934.9 million)

[first posted to http://jdin.janes.com - 20 August 2009]