The only problem for Chavez is that the waiting list for S-300’s is now 6 years….

which countries are waiting for the S-300s?

Thanks. Looks like the system on 052C is actually Ukrainian. Also:

http://www.sinodefence.com/airforce/specialaircraft/y8balancebeam.asp

they just say it’s a phased array they don’t say anything about it being an AESA (which would be notable).

It’s AESA. I read it from Chinese sources, but you can find it here.
http://www.strategycenter.net/research/pubID.113/pub_detail.asp
note the active phased array radar

we know that 052C’s AESA radar was developed by lab 14, but it may have received some Ukrainian help.

Not just delivered, they’ve already been flight testing the thing. So AESAs in service or under developement in the US:

APG-63v(2)
APG-63v(3)
APG-63v(4)
APG-77
APG-77 with more modules (last I heard the radar for the F-15E will be either this or the APG-63v(4))
APG-79
APG-80
APG-81
AN/APQ-181 – (B-2)
X-Band Radar (Nearly 70,000 T/R modules 😮 )
THAAD Radar
SPY-3
VSR
MP-RTIP Radar (E-10)
FBX-T
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye

Other countries:

F-2 AESA (Mitsubishi)
SAMPSON Multi-Functional Radar
Signaal/Marconi S1850M Long Range Radar (LRR)
AESA RBE2 (Rafale)
CAESAR (Typhoon)
Ericsson AESA (Gripen)

Any others?

I think the Japanese were the first to put AESA radar on their warships.

Also, you can add Erieye, Phalcon, KJ-2000, 052C radar, the entire Y-8 series on there.

No, its not the only radar projects. All major radar-related institutes have at least low-scale mock-up projects about AESA. But the main problem is to get working TR modules after 15-years industrial collapse, which was especeally bad in electronic industry. Electronic industry is not the radar designer’s field of influence and they cant do much about it except help electronic industry get money from goverment. As soon as the technology behind TR-modules will be mastered, a number of new radars will be announced for sure.

yep, that’s where USA and Japan have over everyone else.

Just to mention, I am sure someone will publish the pictures soon, there are images doing the internet of KJ-2000 AWAAC’s aircraft, there are 4 seperate images and in each the aircraft pictured has a different code, so it may be safe to assume that the KJ-2000 has entered PLAAF service.

yeah, people have reported to have seen it in Wuxi and Hangzhou are in the province of Zhejiang. Which is close to Nanjing, but in a different province (Nanjing is located in Jiangsu province). So, we know it’s no longer flying from the airbase that it was testing.

Also, we’ve seen B-4040, B-4041, B-4043 so far. We can safely assume that B-4042 also exists. The interesting question is whether the original #762 got renumbered to the B series or if it’s still just used as a prototype.

right now? probably SH

Ah you are dodging the point. Can you think of any other country that refuses to ACKOWLEDGE the EXISTENCE of its “frontline” fighter AFTER its supposed induction and plans to order several hundred?

If you are seen with a woman that is hinted to be your wife after the alleged marriage is done, isn’t it ridiculous? Especially when you regularly see another woman 😀

Secrecy about weapons that are rarely seen is normal. Secrecy about “top end” fighters? Ridiculous. Unless of course the “top end” fighter is just a facade to hide your purchase of reliable Russian jets.

Yeah, it’s so secret that everyone knows about it. The photos of the fighter is appearing on the official national newspaper websites. And let’s not forget the photos of dozens of different J-10s we see.

secrecy of “top end” fighter is not normal? China still hasn’t unveiled the figures of J-8F. Why should it give edge to anyone by start telling people every parameter of its weapons. Please, go read “art of the war”.

Or that China is p!ssed off that it is not getting the best and the latest Russian items and is throwing its usual h!ssy fit ie negotiating by putting pressure on a KNAAPO which aint doing too great business wise.

su-35, su-34 and su-33 are available to China. What else are Russian’s best and latest item?