http://www.lenta.ru/news/2011/12/28/su25ubm/
does VVS intend to purchase su-25ubm,or is just for export ?
The VVS is funding the program, so yes.
As pretty as the Su-32 AKA Charlize Theron is, and good god she’s a gorgeous bird. I’d like to know why they put her in service while the Su-30’s could have done the same job just as well.
RuAF wants a specialized attack aircraft, it is certainly better at the role than the Su-30. Of course, they are buying the Su-30 too. And the Su-35. Nice plethora of Flanker birds wouldn’t you say?
Am I the only one hoping the MiG-29M2s for Syria are cancelled and given to the RuAF instead? 😀
http://dmitrydreamer.livejournal.com/24772.html
Great photo report of the 2 dark SU-34s arriving at Baltimor.
Nice looking cockpit for sure.
http://bmpd.livejournal.com/135771.html
Two new Mi-28Ns for the RuAF, presumably the 11th and 12th airframes of the type built @ Rostvertol so far this year.
Almost becoming a normal sight now. 🙂
Given the breadth of the programs the agency attempts, relative to the miserable levels of funding it recieved untill recently, this should not be a surprise. Their successes if anything are shocking given the post-Soviet conditions the agency found itself in for a good two decades.
Hmmm. Most of the Russian forums I checked out indicated it was APU, unfortauntly I don’t have anything else to go on Martinez, sorry. Thanks for pics and explanation btw, always welcome.
http://www.militaryparitet.com/teletype/data/ic_teletype/13251/
Some very important news regarding dependence on Motor Sich.
-Director of the research-production division of Saturn, Ilya Federvov states:
“We are creating small sized engines for tactical missiles of air, sea, etc launch. The problem was delicate, so we did not talk much of it, untill now. Most critically- Russia is not dependant on the Ukranian Motor-Sich anymore.
-Goskaz for creation of these engines has been met. Engines are being delivered to “Raduga” and the “Tactical Missile Corporation”.
-Klimov recently began construction of a factory for new engine production for Kamovs and Mils; it is supposed to open in 2 years. Currently Russian Helicopters buys a portion of the engines for its helicopters from Motor Sich, and this will alleviate this shortage.
Not familiar with warship nuclear SAMs, but land based units had em. The big ones at least, S-75, S-300, S-300V, etc.
In terms of effectiveness, dodging elderly S-75s became a suicidal proposition. 😮
It is actually very mobile as far as SAMs go, let alone large multi vehicle complexes. The whole thing can be set up and moved in an unprepared position within minutes.
The army of course wanted a tracked variant, hence S-300V.
Good info is pretty common now, Carlo Koop (yes, the very one) has a good site on the system, and of course Sean O’Conner (SOC on forums) is the english speaking encyclopedia/expert on the system.
Positive, I guess it was moved from another place in the other birds.
http://forums.eagle.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=60098&d=1323720114
Thats Trident, I had a momentary lapse of memory. :p
Hasn’t been fitted though right?
http://pics.livejournal.com/fotografersha/pic/0062fk3r
What’s the two part opening opposite of the IRST, with them zigzags?

Nice.
Do those big tail of Su-34 carry any radar ? Or is there some other reason to have those big tail ?
No radar; APU, fuel, presumably some avionics.
http://sukhoi.org/img/gallery/wallpaper/su34-100.jpg
Huge version of the grey Su-34 photo.