AMCXXL wrote:George1 wrote:Another source also for the new contract
The Russian Defense Ministry will acquire another 36 Su-30SM fighters
According to Alexei Nikolsky's article "Until the end of the year, the Defense Ministry will purchase at least 36 Su-30SM fighters, which will become one of the largest contracts of the Defense Ministry in 2018" in the Vedomosti newspaper, at the end of 2018, the Russian Defense Ministry may purchase as part of a three-year contract of at least 36 Su-30SM multifunctional fighters for the Air and Space Forces and Aviation of the Navy produced by the Irkutsk Aircraft Plant (IAZ, which is a part of the Irkut Corporation) controlled by the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC). This was reported to "Vedomosti" interlocutor in the aircraft industry and confirmed by a man close to the Ministry of Defense. According to him, the contract value will be about 70 billion rubles. On Tuesday, in an interview with Vedomosti, UAC President Yury Slyusar said that the contract for fighter of this type planned for signing in 2018 "will ensure the loading of the IAZ in the coming years at the level of 12-14 cars per year". In addition, according to Slyusar, the Su-30 has good export prospects: "The aircraft are sold in a large number of countries and, we hope, will be sold more."
https://bmpd.livejournal.com/3308751.html
Translators, especially google translator and other similar, are sometimes not the best. A better translation:
"Before the year ends the Ministry of Defence would purchase at least 36 Su-30SM fighters"
so much the better. Up to 36 would be too less for a new contract.