What are the chances of us seeing a Berkut,Mig1.44 style tech demonstrator from the Chinese (just for the hype) soon ?

No one starts a Saudi Airforce thread and glorify them, why? Because their advanced weapons are imports. So is IAF’s.

It would matter for little in actual combat. 🙂 India’s two main weapons suppliers Israel and Russia are very reliable and will supply the IAF/IA even during wartime so I do not think China’s superiority in local manufacture will be that big a deal.

And what will happen to the IAF’s F/A-18’s if the limiters are taken off?

Nothing really. It is normal for USN to have g limited fighters (even the F 35C is g limited). The Airframe life is already compromised by carrier take off and landings and they may not want the additional stress of higher g-loads. Since IAF Super Hornets will be operating from the ground they will probably have better life even with g limit taken off.

The Ka-52?

Loaded weight: 9,800 kg (21,600 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 10,800 kg (23,810 lb)
Powerplant: 2× Klimov TV3-117VK turboshafts, 1,660 kW (2,226 shp) each
For Ka-52:
Loaded weight: 10,400 kg (22,930 lb)
Performance

Maximum speed: 390 km/h (204 knots, 242 mph) in dive
Cruise speed: 270 km/h (146 knots, 168 mph)
Range: 1,160 km (720 miles)
Combat radius: 460 km ()
Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 16 m/s ()
Disc loading: 30 kg/m² (6 lb/ft²)
Power/mass: 0.33 kW/kg (0.20 hp/lb)

Ka-52 is more of a lightweighter(less armour/more fuel).. intended for scouting missions, fast, agile, packs a good punch but quite light armoured.
Sadly the twin rotors are a soft spot for enemy fire and add alot of weights too.
It would do great climbing up the mountain passages with its powerfull engines and high lift rate but..

Its mission profile are not the same as Mi-28 and AH-64 Apache.
Besides, i think its gonna be pretty expensive in both procurment and maintanance..

Do you agree?

Thanks

Actually according to this Article the Ka 52 uses composite armour which is really tough. As for the twin rotor being susceptible to enemy fire, don’t you think its far less susceptible than a tail rotor ?

It may well be more expensive than the Mi 28N but less than the Longbow. The only thing that worries me is the lack of a turreted gun, but that can be added.

Why not keep the Hornets and add Gripen?

Could be ok at-least they share some engine components/weapons.

Why not go for more Sukhois?
The SU-30MKM is a potent platform, more or less equivalent to the F-15E
They should replace both the MiG-29N and the F/A-18D with SU-30MKM.
I never really understood the choice of buying only 8 F/A-18D.
It´s such a small number, not even enough for a Squadron. It really doesn´t make sense

May be because they do not need more ‘heavy’ fighters. The choice of the Sukhoi was rather strange in my opinion they could have easily gone for Super Hornet.

There was a time when the basic web-pages were develoepd along with the HTTP protocol in the hallowed CERN experimental physics labs by Sir Tim Berners Lee.

Today, many 2nd rung web development firms offer services in web applications, content development etc. This does not amount to innovation of any kind; but it amply demonstrates the flow of knowldge from research labs to the industry.

What does that have to do with anything being discussed in here :confused:

Well the Rafale is merely ready and Brazil couldn’t gain much more than the licence for local production. The Gripen NG is certainly higher risk, but it isn’t ready yet and there’re still opportunities for the brazilian industry to get involved in the development process, not just in production.

With SAAB offering a similar deal to the Indians, in the unlikely scenario of it both winning the Fx-2 and MRCA tenders, how would SAAB manage to offer development to both Embarer and HAL ?

I should have been more specific.. the new engines are actualy being used in ongoing Phase 2 of the competition?

I don’t think so. The performance trials were completed in India and what remain is the weapons/avionics trials that has to be conducted in the U.S. So there is no point in getting the EPE for those.