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March 10, 2006 at 7:55 am in reply to: Russian : PGM / Antitank & Other Unguided Weapons #1817813

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It’s the one marked “32” in the picture from the article. Externally, it doesn’t differ from the second prototype, in that it lacks the big ugly bulge on the right side of the original Mi-28N prototype.

March 10, 2006 at 7:54 am in reply to: Russian : PGM / Antitank & Other Unguided Weapons #1817814

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It’s the one marked “32” in the picture from the article.

March 6, 2006 at 8:21 am in reply to: New Russian hypersonic ballistic missile? #1818163

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Well, the Tender SRBM could easily be upgraded to equal or exceed the range of the Oka it was intended to replace. Not to mention fit it with a dial-a-yield nuclear warhead.

March 4, 2006 at 1:21 pm in reply to: The Rise of U.S. Nuclear Primacy #2575932

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Russia’s nuclear arsenals pose an unacceptable risk to the US even if this article’s extremely generous assumptions (combined with sheer factual errors, eg. like contending that Russia has only 9 SSBNs when it actually has 15 currently) about their readiness were correct. As it stands, any situation where a first-strike against Russia is likely (ie. dramatically increased tensions) would render the arguments about Russia’s mobile ICBMs and SSBN positions moot on the face of is. The military would be at an increased state of readiness by definition.

March 3, 2006 at 2:44 am in reply to: New Russian hypersonic ballistic missile? #1818284

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in ten years Russia will have ONLY TWENTY T-160s strategic bombers because all T-95MS will be gradually withdrawn from service. So, about 240 new ALCMs isn’t a big achievement, especially if we point out “NEW” ALCMs! Consider that essentially NEW Russian ALCM was a H-101/102 project. But nowadays this project was suspended because of lack of money. In substitution Russian Air Force chose a H-555 cruise missile’s project which is simply a modernization of 20 years old H-55 Soviet ALCM with conventional warhead and better accuracy!

Present evidence that in ten years all Tu-95MS bombers will be withdrawn. Everything I’ve seen indicates that they plan to keep them in service for quite a while, much like the B-52. The Tu-95MSM modernization exists for just this reason- that modernization ensures their service up to 2020- that’s not taking into account further service life extension that may be performed later. That modernization has been going since 1999. Also present evidence that the X-101/X-102 program was cancelled, I’ve heard nothing of the sort. Indeed, X-101/X-102 has been around longer than the X-555 in the first place. X-101s were being fired back in 1999.

February 4, 2006 at 4:27 am in reply to: Belarus to buy 18 IAF SU30K #2596466

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Heh- I’d never thought I’d hear of the Su-30KN again- the upgrade path for the Su-27 (remember the original Su-27UBM?) that lost to the Su-27SM as far as the Russian Air Force was concerned.

January 25, 2005 at 2:06 pm in reply to: 9K38 Igla #2050328

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Well, 9K38 Igla is their best. Actually, Igla-S is their best, and has already been sold to an “unidentified country”. Hmmm. Igla-S kicks so much arse. 🙂

January 16, 2005 at 3:30 am in reply to: PAK FA news #2612898

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Air Force: Fifth Generation Airplane Will Be a Strike Fighter

Flight tests of the Russian fifth generation combat airplane will take place in 2007, Russian Federation air force commander-in-chief General of the Army Vladimir Mikhaylov reported today in Moscow. The CinC emphasized that the air force will continue work with this future tactical aviation complex, and “the times of its series production and entry into service will depend only on financing.”

“We have a completely clear-cut program of progressive air force development, including of aviation equipment. Now the realization of all the programs we have will depend only on the financing. “The first generation airplane will provide fighter and strike functions,” Mikhaylov said. According to him, an electronic version of the airplane already created has been successful.

“A very large amount of developmental work on the airplane’s aerodynamics has been accomplished, and all of its weapons will be inside the fuselage,” the CinC said. According to him, the defense ministry “has allocated definite funds for the fifth generation airplane, but fewer than we would like,”

Source: 13.01.05, Strana.RU

There we have it, gentlemen- the PAK FA will have internal weapons bays.

January 2, 2005 at 1:17 am in reply to: MAKS 2005 Info #2621133

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I’d think so, provided you followed their instructions regarding points of entry and the like. Ken and I will be part of a tour there, maybe we should link up in Moscow?

That’s a good idea- I’ll PM you/otherwise contact you guys when our travel plans are more set, but so far Moscow in mid/late August is looking to be on the list 🙂

December 30, 2004 at 12:04 pm in reply to: Raptors may be cut to 160 #2622467

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Yes, you are right. But the Raptor cost $40Billiion to develop. Where is Russia going to find the billions and billions of dollars needed to develop the PAK-FA?

Purchasing Power Parity. Costs are cheaper in Russia, it won’t cost nearly the same amount of actual money.

December 30, 2004 at 11:54 am in reply to: MAKS 2005 Info #2622503

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Chances are good that I’ll be going overseas to Europe around the time MAKS is on. Hopefully Moscow is on the list. How do I get in on some MAKS action? Can I just rock up on the day for the public?

December 25, 2004 at 3:17 pm in reply to: Su-27IB & Su-27SM news #2626593

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What the hell? The Su-27SM is suppose to have the NIIP N011M Bars radar, not some upgraded N001 Mech or N010 Zhuk-MSF…

Who told you that, and what form of narcotic are they smoking? I’ve posted about the Su-27SM upgrade many times, in the first stage its strictly a software and hardware avionics upgrade along with an IFR probe, offset new IRST, glass cockpit, and ground-to-air capability, as well as some other changes that I can’t recall off the top of my head. The N001 radar is retained in an upgraded form.

In later stages they’re talking either a new radar or the ‘Pero’ phased array antenna, but that’s not for now and never has been.

December 25, 2004 at 8:56 am in reply to: Su-27IB & Su-27SM news #2626692

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New news:

Air Force Chooses Unsuccessful Method for Upgrade of Su-27 Fighters, Manager of Fazotron-NIIR Corporation Thinks

Russia’s air force has chosen an unsuccessful method for the upgrade of Su-27 fighters, the general director and general designer of the Fazotron-NIIR corporation, Aleksey Kanashchenkov, declared to an ARMS-TASS correspondent during the ceremony awarding the Golden Idea national prizes.

According to Kanashchenkov, during upgrade of the Su-27 into the Su-27SM variant, the airplane is provided only with the additional capability of “operating against the earth”. At the same time, the airplane’s tactical performance and its combat effectiveness are remaining the same. The new modification is achieved as the result of the upgrade of the aircraft radar which provided operation against ground targets.

“However, this radar is already old, it has been produced for more than 20 years. The upgrade which has been realized in this way is a ‘patching of holes,’ which is ineffective and expensive,” Kanashchenkov declared.

In his opinion, for increasing combat effectiveness, it is necessary to equip airplanes which are being upgraded from the air force with a new generation of radars which, in particular, are being exported. “The Russian air force deserves the equipment, of that level, which the Russian Federation is delivering to other countries,” Kanashchenkov emphasized.

Fazotron-NIIR has developed unified radars which have been adapted both for MiG and also for Su airplanes. The corporation is ready to upgrade the whole fleet at rather low prices of Russian combat airplanes by means of replacing the aircraft radar on them.

Recently, tests were completed of the newest ‘Zhuk-MS’ radar with a phased antenna array on an Su-30MK airplane. The work was carried out on order of the Sukhoy Aircraft Holding Company and paid for by KnAAPO. During the complex of tests, the airplane demonstrated characteristics which exceed the SU-30MKI in some parameters. “I am boldly able to report that this is the best radar architecturally and the characteristics provided by it for range and tracking in the forward and rear hemispheres exceed worldwide indicators,”Kanashchenkov declared.

Seven upgraded Su-27SM airplanes were transferred on 23 December by the Komsomol’sk-on-Amur Aviation Production Association (KnAAPO) for the Far East Air and Air Defense Army, where an air regiment is being formed. In 2005, KnAAPO will transfer 17 more aircraft to the Russian Federation air force. In December of last year, five Su-27SM airplanes were transferred to the Lipetsk Flight Crew Combat Training and Cross-training Center, where methods of execution of flights and combat usage were worked out.

Source: 24.12.04, ARMS-TASS

Seven more Su-27SMs this year. So that’s 12 in service currently and 17 more come 2005. The number will probably continue to increase each year until the fleet is upgraded.

The rest of the article is of course just Fazotron whinging that the money spent on upgrading the Su-27 isn’t going into it’s new radars.

December 6, 2004 at 12:12 pm in reply to: Mig-29SMT news… #2642085

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Also, there are more than 5 Su-27SMs in service. The upgrade has been going all year, it should be around 20-25 aircraft by now. Definitely more than 5, whatever the number. A few months after the December 03 first delivery the number was 8.

December 6, 2004 at 12:11 pm in reply to: Mig-29SMT news… #2642087

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That 1998 news is simply wrong. There has been no such confirmation.

I know Yemen is also getting the -SMT. I thought this program wasn’t being proceeded with for the RusAF now?

That’s what I heard, then edefenseonline posted the other month (before it becamse a pay site) that they were indeed going ahead with it after all.

You really never know. Until I hear something definite from a Russian source, I won’t believe it though. We know for a fact Su-27SM is coming along nicely though and is already in service.
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