Does the FAP use older MiG-29As? If so are there plans to upgrade them?

no brother, all fulcrums in FAP service are Fulcrum-C (9-13)
3 of them are “SE” (new bought from russia) and the rest are “S” wich were bought used from Belarus.
one example of the Belarus batch is 037 wich you can see on the second pic climbing on afterburner (my favorite Mig-29 pic EVER 😎 )

Mr: Cris Lofting, wherever you are thanks for such beautiful pics 😉

alexander saludos paisano 😀
thanks for the pics y estudia tu ingles, te va a servir 😉

Camaro

[QUOTE=Spectral]But you still have two missiles, MICA EM ( is that how it’s called ? the ARH one ) and MICA IR.

that is correct my friend, lets say…2 versions of the SAME missile, to be more precise.
1- the MICA EM= Electro-Magnetique (=radar)
2- MICA IR+ Infra-Rouge
in fact i believe the only diff is the seeker, being the rest of the missile the same part number, or identical and interchangeable.
it would make a lot of sense 😉

Camaro.

my dear troung 😀
that pointy thingy 😀 on the nose of the M2k-C is called “pitot tube”
in the case of the RDY equipped -5 it did interfere with the radar, so they did re-locate the pitot tube, somewhere along the front fuselage
just that brother. :p
so in short…if you see no pitot tube on the radome, for sure is a -5 🙂

Camaro.

mais oui mon cher malandro, le Mirage deux-mille, C-est un superb avion 😎
et aussi dote d’une grand beaute comme les femmes 😉

well, as we said so, the M2k/RDI will be a killer combo once the MICA upgrade is done, and if the HMD is also added… 😮
lets consider that the MICA can also be easily integrated to the F-5BR and in time, Brasilian hi-tech guys could produce their own MICA’s 😉
congratulations

Camaro.

According to the french magazine Air & Cosmos, Brazil would have decided to accept the french proposal for 16 (14 single seater + 2 two seater) mirage 2000C/B rdi with some upgrades (they don’t specify what are those upgrades though)

The contract would be expected to be signed the 14th of july during the Visit of the president Luiz da Silva in Paris.

good news, for FAB, congratilations 😉
now lets see…M2k-C/RDI/MICA, that’s something to be taken seriously 😎
i hope they do, ’cause i dont thrust R-530 nor any of the kind in todays electronic world
i wish somebody would disagree and show how.

please CE, tell FAB’s boys to go for MICA 😀 (it is possible to integrate to the RDI, no doubt about)

Camaro.

you mean the super 530D I think 🙂

I agree, what about a few pythons 4 and some Israeli HMD ?

hello kovy 🙂
yes, i dont think sidelobe guidance is that hard to jam or get away from (someway-somehow) as compared to datalink guidance (initial of course)
agreed on the P-4 DASH combo plus Amraam, but you know, this means mayor work to the RDI.
my point is that, even against the F-5 BR or Fach, for example, the M2k “as is” is in danger if it gets too close.
the M2k has the “potential” to be the most lethal weapon in the area, but the prices are allucinating high :eek:, say for example upgrading them to -5 or -9
you look at the price tags and run for the toilet 😀

anyway, i hope my Brasileiros brothers, do get the M2k and pump some iron into them 😎

Camaro (o carro mais lindo do mondo 🙂 )

i agree too 😎
one thing for sure, the old M2k-C “as is” is nice but its still behind a little, to me they will have to be given some better A2A systems if they are to be taken seriously, the RDI seems to be great for A2A, but we all know the limitations of the R-530 in todays world, Brasil and Argentina (it the deal works) should consider MICA or qeuivalent and something better than the Magic-2, they should get a good WVR missile with its associated HMD, the rest of their fleet can do A2G as they are now.
just an idea 😀

Camaro