Thailand’s Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, met Putin late last year and tentatively agreed to purchase 12 Su-30MKM’s. Malaysia has agreed to buy 18 Su-30MKM’s over the next two years, while Vietnam has purchased 36 SU-27SK’s, 12 of which are already in service.
在该地区的其他地方，新加坡已明确表示要从美国购买12架新F-15SG战斗机。泰国总理他信在去年会晤普京时，也意向性地同意购买12架苏-30MKM。马来西亚已经同意在未来两年内购买18架苏-30MKM，而越南则已经购买了36架苏-27SK，其中12架已经开始服役。