Those video screenshots of the Mica IR launch show the simulator Lock On:

The RD-33 is known for being smokey:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7534470@N08/909605540/

Yo Joe!

PS. Kapedani ironically the aircraft you have shown doesnt have any new revolutionary technology on it as someone already pointed out it is mixture of old technologies.

The same could also be said for the F-22. Plenty of previous aircraft had one or two of its “defining traits”: super maneuverability, stealth, internal weapons bays, excellent sensors, super cruise. But it puts them all on one platform.

The thing circled could be an engine pod on the ground, however it slopes down in the front, which differs from a regular Il-76 engine:

It kind of resembles a Il-76PP with the front of the fairing removed:

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Russia—Air/Ilyushin-Il-76PP/0909403/M/

However, the top of the object is farther below the fuselage color change line than on the confirmed Il-76PP.

I think Occam’s Razor says some sort of engine pod laying on the ground….

Whut, the mighty Gripen NG is not up to it!?

Actually I suggested quite some time ago that Norway should:

1. Buy (or lease!) Gripen NG
2. Develop a 5. gen PAK FA killer together with Sweden, South Korea (and perhaps Brazil? :cool:)
3. phase over to the new a/c if/when Russia starts flexing her muscles with PAK FA :p

The reason for suggesting this was that I suspected that “the F-35 would not be up to it”.

The politicians did not listen to me, of course. They never listen to what I say. 🙁

Why does Norway need a PAK-FA killer? It doesn’t have a Flanker killer….

Because they are not there for helping, their there for re-implementing the oppressive regiems, go to the links, I posted, I’m not crazy, MY COUNTRY unfortunatly doesn’t help black people out of love, they do it out of “ECONOMIC” interests.

Let’s not forget that Haiti will be the new location for the Guantanamo Bay prison, and where Dick Cheney can finally bury the evidence that he brought down the Twin Towers. :rolleyes: