http://www.beriev.com/rus/A-50E/A-50E.html

Can track up to 300 targets.

“По мнению главного конструктора комплекса «Шмель» В. П. Иванова, уступая американскому E-3 в дальности обнаружения целей и по числу автоматизированных каналов наведения, А-50 превосходит его по уровню выделения целей на фоне мешающих отражений от земной поверхности. “

According to designer of the complex, the E-3 has better range and number of channels, while A-50 has better discrimination from cluttered reflection.

http://www.testpilot.ru/russia/beriev/a/50/a50.htm

I’d imagine firm comparison would be pretty hard to do :p.

Remember, the short engine life and overhaul time on Soviet era engines was due to the system of front-line-airfield repairs and full repair depots behind lines. Very different system to NATOs. The planned overhauls being so seemingly frequent, on both airframes and engines has to do with the doctrine. Also explains why these figures were seemingly magically improved post USSR.

Can’t say if those figures are accurate though. However 5 million replacement every 300 hours is obviously nonsense.

EDIT: Let’s also stick to one thread 🙂

Multirole ability never hurts, especially for someone who might not operate the full spectrum of attack/LO/etc etc aircraft. Not all missions require extreme LO.

Those are only 18. they need 200 to 300 fighters. and with amount of Oil contracts they have done. they can surely afford it in 5 to 10 year period.

Dude….between your claims of 1000 aircraft ordered by Aeroflot (not gonna happen in our live times, sorry) and 200-300 fighters by Iraq in the next 5-10 years…. :/

Transfer postponed. Stay tuned.

Surly China has upgraded their Su-27SK to an SKM version by now.. if not they are flying relics..

By that standard many, if not most, of the aircraft operated by air forces worldwide are flying relics. 😉

So, active Su-27 (all derivatives) and Mig-31 totals to 400?

At least, but in that general ballpark.