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The MKI version can't be sold without India's approval given that it was developed for them.The Indian government has too much going with Washington to risk selling a few planes to a wacko.The only country that has got the MKI variant(without thrust vectoring & Israeli subsystems) is Malaysia.

Besides Venezuela couldn't probably afford an MKI which is supposedly 55 million USD+.Standard MK variants are around 40-45 million.

33 posted on 08/06/2006 6:15:27 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki

To: sukhoi-30mki

>>The MKI version can't be sold without India's approval given that it was developed for them.The Indian government has too much going with Washington to risk selling a few planes to a wacko.The only country that has got the MKI variant(without thrust vectoring & Israeli subsystems) is Malaysia.

Besides Venezuela couldn't probably afford an MKI which is supposedly 55 million USD+.Standard MK variants are around 40-45 million.<<

I didn't realize that restriction on sales and had forgotten about the Israeli involvement.

Thanks for the info.

34 posted on 08/06/2006 8:54:13 AM PDT by gondramB (Named must your fear be before banish it you can.)

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