I’m surprised the AESA is going straight to T-50-03 & 04 without testing aboard a flying lab first- but good to hear there’s been no major problems thus far.
Radars for the Su-34 and Su-35 were tested on the flying labs on Tu-134 base. There is no reasons to believe that new AESA will not be tested in the f/l too.
Third aircraft is probably to get ready early next year. The forth prototype can be the production ready version if everything goes ok.. and the fifth one should be fully operational
No, T-50-2, 3 and(probably) 4 will enter to flight tests in this year.
Why don’t they just do that AESA upgrade for Su-27SM
Because all of the Su-27’s is very old and their life at the end, it makes no sense to upgrade.
and Su-35
Because the development of AESA is not yet complete, but PESA is ready.
Would be a tad bit better than PESA Irbis.
Irbis is most powerful radar in the world after AN/APG-77. Target detection range about 400 km. If the new AESA is more powerful, it is not much (including the obvious advantages of AESA)
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