More “breaking” new from Raptor I see.
For something more interesting, fresh pics of Gorshkov, courtusey of the gold mine of naval info, sevstud1986:
From Levsha’s link:
The AN/AAQ-24(V) Directional Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) system is the only DIRCM system in production today that will protect aircraft from today’s infrared guided missiles.
I guess Northrop needs to change their page 😀
Well to be fair little work was done in the first ten years, and was significantly redesigned when work was restarted.
http://balancer.ru/forum/punbb/attachment.php?item=260417&download=1
Magnificent photo of the PtG in the Suez Canal. That is what a capital ship looks like.
Has more to do with placement IMO, Kamov has the large nose to play around with, Mil has to deal with vibrations on the main rotor.
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/1455/satpura5.jpg
Any info on the sensor turret under the Fregat radar, on the Shivalik?
If true this is a very positive development. Till now upgraded airframes with vastly expanded capabilities still rely on legacy weapons.
New production Mi-28 for VVS doesn’t have launch warning sensors yet, looks like Kamov has pulled ahead. :confused:
Wonder why Mil is dragging its feet, substantially more airframes have been made than @ Progress.
This is the first combat helo in the world to have a DIRCM serially mounted right?
http://sibir.ria.ru/economy/20120123/82191905.html
Ulan-Ude completed 85 Mi-8/17 in 2011, plans to make 95 in 2012.
Just noticed something.
http://otvprim.ru/news24697.html
President-S on the Ka-52. And we got a glimpse of what could be Arbalet.
Add to that MAWS, LWR….very nice indeed.
Syria ordered 36, the 55 is a recent additional order by the RussianMOD, over the 1st dozen batch.
http://tvzvezda.ru/news/forces/content/201201231341-r8qu.htm#
Su-27SM3 and Su-30M2 @ Krimsk. At 31 seconds you can glimpse the cockpit, not much better than than other pic we saw before though.
On the 1st of next month, the 3rd 22350 will be laid down. Real work won’t begin for a little after that though.
Down to 10-15 from an original intent of around 45? Hmm.

An interesting scheme on a Belorussian MIG-29BM.
1:06 of the video, soon to be delivered Ka-52, in the grey scheme.
EDIT:
http://www.ato.ru/content/izgotovlen-pervyy-fyuzelyazh-vertoleta-mi-171a2
Fuselage of the new Mi-171A2 completed at Ulan-Ude.