You are aware most active seekers do not have the capacity to track independently from the full range, or anywhere close to it? Going radar off right after launch makes your chance of success…small.

I agree, which is why for a few years, India had the best Flanker variant as the best Russia could afford were limited upgrades like the SM. but Malaysia has the ultimate Flanker variant now.

this may change when Su-35 enters Russian service.

and yes, flanker looks better than pakfa

Well, I for one am really interested to see more detailed Su-35S performance specs, compared to Su-27 it has better aerodynamics, lighter airframe weight, a serious thrust increase, and TVC….Su-27 already had great kinematics.

screw MiG-35 or the other MMRCA contestents. use the money to buy more Su-30MKIs. that is unless the IAF refuses to take more Tejas and use the MMRCA to find itself a real mig-21 replacement instead.

For MMRCA, I feel the same, but he is talking about future carrier requirement.

the Americans could make a single piece canopy with the F-16.
but the Japanese decided to use a two piece for their F-2, this is because the Japanese intended to ram their aircrafts into birds.

F-16 canopy isn’t single piece :p

http://www.johnmirandaphoto.com/airshow/_DSC0066.jpg

Engines are identical I believe, RD-33MK, though it would be nice if they got TVC, it is ready for mounting. Cooling and size wise the AESA is certainly bigger, but as I said the airframe apparently allows for it, the current MiG-35 testbeds were yanked from the MiG-29K production line and converted.

It wants two seats because it will likely use the aircraft in a multirole. Russia intends to use the PAK-FA in conjunction with an eventual PAK-DA…both will be better in their intended roles than a multirole (hence, comprising) variant.

Definitive engine is non-issue, since Russia will get them too (first as well) when they become available. Source codes for radar? I doubt that. Radar has been a 100% Russian endeavor so far (well, all of the PAK-FA has been 100% Russian so far), unless India somehow contributed critical, or any components to it (something I find unlikely, since India’s radar industry offers nothing in terms of ability to Russia), I don’t see Russia transferring everything. It is possible however, a “special relationship” does exist between the two.

Anyways we will see. I think in the end the two variants will be very close, for reasons of economy.

From all known reports, the MiG-35 was tested with the Zhuk-AE, albeit a smaller one. Eventually, the full size Zhuk-AE is meant to be integrated.

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Little tidbit- the larger (1064 element) array has apparently been in testing for some months now, in a MiG-29k/35 airframe.

Except that the SU-30MKI has a Russian radar and the majority of the avionics are indeed Russian. MiG-35 has Zhuk-AE, and minimal if any Israeli avionics.