Agreed Indigo, most of the larger combatants are pretty young too.
Oh baby, good view of the Gorshkov. Back when she was just launched.
Near borders, sure. In the general military oblasts, there are huge forces. Just look at how many personnel the Chinese have in the North. Think they can just concentrate everything against India? Please.
No prob. People actually though the radar would be non movable? lol, reminds me of those cold war claims that the Fort radar on the 1164’s was fixed, leading to huge engagement gaps.
Good eye on the lift gasp, but I don’t see a hangar entrance below it on the hull? You can see an opening farther down on the hull.
Also I want to see some close ups of that small new mast, nothing like that on Gorshkov originally.
wht are you trying to say? that in the event of a war, Russia will help India by amassing troops on the Chinese border like they did in the Sino Vietnam war?
I think what I am saying is clear as day.
China has potential security concerns all around its borders. Even with Russia, where relations are closer than ever before, a huge border exists that has to be defended by all sorts of assets. Take your pick from others. The scenario where India has to deal with Pakistan and at the same time significant Chinese strength is unlikely IMO.
http://russianplanes.net/images/to60000/059601.jpg
Nice fish-eye of the Su-24M cockpit.
Well, India is likely going to have to forge closer ties with the West. As it won’t be able to combat both China and Pakistan. Taking the course of its on.
Who said it has to combat both Pakistan and China at the same time?
China has a crapload of security concerns all around its borders, more than India.
Ugh, these X vs Y threads….
Armenia slaughtered Azeri 25s, 21s, and su-25s? Interesting choice of words to be sure.
Azerbaijan bought new (is in the process of rather) Mi-35Ms from Russia as well.
T-84s so far are fantasy, we will see if it ever becomes reality.
Same with Namer, not certain at this point by any means.
Anyways, this is an aviation forum, so none of that is really relevant.
The sale of Favorit to Azerbaijan was an interesting move by Russia, and I think shows they are betting an all out shooting war won’t happen, and don’t feel the necessity to entrench only with the Armenians.
Vikramadaitya
http://pics.livejournal.com/bmpd/pic/000gc327
http://pics.livejournal.com/bmpd/pic/000ftr5k
http://pics.livejournal.com/bmpd/pic/000fxbfb
http://pics.livejournal.com/bmpd/pic/000g1srh
http://pics.livejournal.com/bmpd/pic/000g2esk
http://pics.livejournal.com/bmpd/pic/000g4cte
http://pics.livejournal.com/bmpd/pic/000g63pz
http://pics.livejournal.com/bmpd/pic/000gadz7
http://pics.livejournal.com/bmpd/pic/000gbdr4
However, at the end of the day, Russia isn’t offering Italy anything. A-100 is several years at best from completion, and you think Russia will sell its brand new AWACS to a NATO country?
Delusions, at best.
Hell, no.
Still think those are Bs.
http://russianplanes.net/ID54960
This is Bort 54, mis-identified as a BM. One of the comments corrects it.
http://russianplanes.net/ID59536
Photo of Bort 57, IDed as a B.
BMs have the new, small pylons, don’t they? Not the old big ones.
EDIT:
Another pic of Bort 54, just posted on RuPlanes.net. Definitely a B.
Unfortunately, those are not BMs. But, the program is proceeding.
http://balancer.ru/forum/punbb/attachment.php?item=252081&download=1
Current status of Mahachkala, 21630 project, destined for Caspian Flotilla. Current plan is to launch in 2012, 1st quarter.