That “leak” sounds like BS.

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?209508-WikiLeaks-Russia-gave-Israel-codes-for-defense-system-sold-to-Iran

what does this mean about Su-33s? Upgrades, decommission? How many multirole fighters can this ship carry at once? If 24 Mig-29Ks are taking space of Su-33s, that that seems like a downgrade of range capability.

The Su-33s have already received a light modernization/overhaul. Past 2015 they will decide to keep or retire them. MiG-29s overall footprint is smaller than Su-33, so they will be able to carry more.

In fact they both use the same LWR/MAWS systems by NPP-SPK, which were first demonstrated on MiG-35 #154 in 2006 and while the IRSTs may be different they’re also both from that company. OTOH, the T-50 systems are manufactured by UOMZ.

Hopefully we don’t see a repeat of the UOMZ fiasco with both MiG-35 and Ka-52.

cans yous believes it!!:eek: Japan to deploy AAM WITH AEAS SEAKER:diablo:! worlds first!!
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/awst/2012/02/27/AW_02_27_2012_p27-428848.xml&headline=Japan_Upgrades_Air-to-Air&channel=awst

It’s gonna be an expensive missile. 😮

I love that angle. A high res background would be sweet.

“The Chinese party has shown interest in acquisition of a number of Su-35 jets and submitted a proposal to us in 2011. At present this problem is being elaborated by the designated institution of Russia”, – said the First Deputy Director General of Federal Service of Military-Technical Cooperation, Alexander Fomin.

Doesn’t sound that old. Interesting, to be sure.

For the very 1st prototype its quite good. She doesn’t even have the 5th gen engines. But the minimum radius turn was nowhere near the J-10. In the 2008 J-10 does it in about 18-19 sec 2010 was something like 16-17 sec IIRC.

Presumably the pilot isn’t trying to turn as hard as he could though.