On a random note, no more Kh-15 in RuAF inventory, all existing stocks expired. 🙁

I don´t understand your point here. USSR DID supply them cheaply, Russia adjust upward prices on Cold War debt. That doesn´t change the fact that USSR was a cheap supplier, in fact unreasonably cheap, as reflected by the fact that nobody offers such deals anymore… :confused:

So what? :confused:

Are you speaking of your own opinion? It actually doesn´t seem like that to me.
I wouldn´t say there are no problems between Russia and India, but that doesn´t mean that either side wants to destroy their relationship.
There are more direct ways to accomplish that if that was the intent.
(compare to US´ cutting off of spares and export licences to Venezuela)

x2.

Some people do not seem to understand complexities of government and sub-entities dealing with each other.

Dumbing it down to “backstabbing” and “juvinility” is naive and stupid.

They already have LWRs, that’s what the small windows at the fore and aft ends of the wingtip pods are. What the Mi-28 needs is a MAWS and DIRCM, while AFAIK the Ka-52 bizarrely lacks an RWR (which in turn the Havoc has – confused yet?).

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Wait, if it already has LWRs, then what are those Ka-52 like protrusions on both sides of the nose on the “Mi-28N in the desert” pic?

EDIT: I think actually we agreed, I was talking about launch warning. Sorry for confusion.

Hmm very interesting. From the page:

http://www.armeniadiaspora.com/news/2395-armavias-new-superjet-100-is-falling-apart-says-moscow-blogger.html

“I dont know who told him no photos are allowed. But I flew on this same plane and had no problem taking pictures.

farm6.static.flickr.com/…/…

The interior isnt even made in Russia. They hired an American company to handle the interior. It was a perfectly fine interior. Nothing special, but nothing horrible.”

Superjets

Aeroflot interior

Ha ha, sorry lol!

So Mi-28NE are offered with radar? judging by this and by the Indian tender it seems so. Well, it is perfectly possible for their delivery dates.

But I wonder how will russian ones be equipped with it. Finish current production first and then modernise? or a new serial standart for the next batches (current order)?

Правда, радиолокационная станция, которая запланирована к установке, до настоящего времени не появилась на серийных машинах. Планируется, что РЛС на “Охотнике” будет устанавливаться только через 2 года. Ми-28Н получит и новую оптико-электронную систему, и новый бортовой оборонительный комплекс. Вертолет со всеми нововведениями получит название Ми-28НМ. Его поставки предвидятся через пару лет.
http://topwar.ru/5005-nochnoy-ohotnik-i-alligator-idut-v-voyska.html

-Radar not yet delivered on serial Machines.
-Planned to be fitted within 2 years.
-Mi-28 will receive new optoelectronic system, and a new defense suit (I presume that picture of the Mi-28 in the desert has elements of this new system) .
-Helicopter will be called Mi-28NM. Delivery will begin in a few years.

Basically, I expect to see the whole defense suit from the Ka-52 to makes it appearance on the Mi-28.

So all those pictures we see of Su-25s flying back to base with their tails half-blown off after been hit with by missiles – they were in fact likely to have been hit by Russian army missiles?:confused::eek:

The key there is, they returned :D.

I am talking about downed aircraft. Most were shot down by Russian army or Ossetian militias.

, it happened but still the army cant see beyond their favourite tincans and order a few more arjuns…:rolleyes:

Interesting, since by anyone who isn’t Indian’s estimates, the T-90 has a heavier armor layout than the Arjun.

Don’t let national fantasies stop you though!