Malaysia’s ‘Flanker’ Flaunts Missile Capability
When it entered service in the late 1980s the high-speed Kh-31 caused a stir in the West, and it remains a powerful anti-ship/anti-radar weapon today.
Malaysia’s Su-30MKM “Flankers” were delivered with a wide-ranging weapons package, including Kh-31 supersonic anti-ship/radiation missiles and R-77 active radar air-to-air weapons.
Malaysia’s Su-30MKM “Flankers” were delivered with a wide-ranging weapons package, including Kh-31 supersonic anti-ship/radiation missiles and R-77 active radar air-to-air weapons.

Having participated in the flying display at previous Singapore Airshows, the Sukhoi Su-30MKM from the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) is on static display at this year’s edition, affording showgoers the opportunity to study the mighty “Flanker” up close. Of particular interest is the aircraft’s weapons loadout, including four examples of the rarely seen Kh-31 produced by the Tactical Missiles Corporation (formerly Zvezda-Strela) and codenamed AS-17 “Krypton” by NATO.


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