MOSCOW — Russia's Sukhoi 30MK jet fighters will be part of Malaysia's upgraded air force, the Sukhoi producer's spokesman said Friday as quoted by the Interfax news agency.

Malaysia would buy both Russia's Su-30MK fighters and US-made F-18E "Superhornets", Vitaly Zelenkov of Russia's Irkutsk aviation factory said.

The number of fighters and other conditions had not yet been specified, Zelenkov said.

The Sukhoi jetfighters were among those considered by Malaysia for the Royal Malaysian Air Force as part of Malaysia's military upgrading process. — AFP