Good photo showing the offset rear fuselage…..

Ken

That’s for stability reasons if I recall?

Now, this is a difficult question given the intricacies of the deal, but nevertheless, how much is Pakistan paying per unit for the JF-17 right now? Is it really in the sub 20$ million vicinity? Seems absurdly low.

IMO India should do the AMCA on its own, it can do everything apart from the powerplant which the GTRE/Snecma Kaveri Eco will sort out.

Yes, but in what time frame? Tejas doesn’t leave me much optimism that a completely in-house project will have any sort of reliable schedule.

I think going at a 5th gen program alone is stupid from an economic perspective, unless of course you have a specific requirment that no one else fits. I find it had to believe India and Russia couldn’t come to an agreement on an adaptable light(ish) platform.

But AMCA is supposed to be 2 engine correct? I think the RuAF needs a single engine “5th gen” platform.

Since when can Rafale carry Brimstone :confused:
Let alone, on a “combat proven” add.

Okay.

So how potent are the Su-34/35 internal ECM capabilities?
And how do the Sapfir pods on the Su-34 improve the capabilities?

Or do we have that information? Because I think the RuAF is generally pretty tight lipped about ECM and jamming capabilities.

Little tidbit- Su-34 operated in strike package defense (covering a number of Su-24s) during the war with Georgia- and this was on all internal system, that big centraline pod was not present.

hm this is very interesting.. could it be that the Indian AF is quite satisfied with the T-50 that they are confident on Russia’s ability to help them with a lighter fighter? Could Russia also buy these, perhaps as a MiG-29 replacement? very interesting times ahead.

Yes it is, single engine, cheap(er than PAK-FA) 5th gen plane would be excellent for RuAF. If this is definitive stuff….hmm.

Could be a significant market with those two air forces alone, export potential as well.

Another 5 MiG-29K delivered.

http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20110531/164329503.html

http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-202nd-AD-Brigade.html

Excellent photo essay of an S-300V Battalion. Some very rare photos of interiors of command posts too.