Wasnt the windows XP copies litterally just a copy, ie copied from a disc leaked/aquired from microsoft, its a bit different to working out how to write the software for a modern combat aircraft.

The Russians are already pursuing the Pakfa and are doing so at quite a pace, the largest part of the post cold war economic problems have now been solved and the country has the tenth largest economy in the world, (ahead of India) and economic growth has been both reasonably fast and stable recently. Funding is now being made available for upgrades and new equipment purchases. I see no reason why this aircraft will not be flying within the next ten years at the most.
Certainly the Indian MRCA deal is the mig29s last chance but the flanker will likely go on for a few more years.

I wasnt talking about the Blades I was talking about the large metal plades in front of the nozzle, that look rather out of place.
Flanker man, thanks for the info, do you have any more on this aircraft or other Su27/Su27UB upgrades?

The plane in those photos dosnt appear to have canards, so its probably not an Su35?
The date on the photos is 2003 so the engine is more likely an AL31 derivative, and I dont like the look of those metal plates just forward of the exhaust.

To be fair this guy does appear to be posting usefull info, from reasonable sources ie the Indian defence minister. I realy cannot see how posting an article saying that in the In the Indian airforce older aircraft are more likely to crash deserves a banning.

If you look carefully at the pictures you posted the sjywatch antennaes have been removed on the model, becouse the system is not being procured by the IN.

It depends on what you want your MPA to do, if it is just fisheries patrol and the odd bit of surveillance then go for the CN235 but if you want a full blown submarine hunting battlegroup watching multi-mission platform wait for the 737.

I doubt the US would want to be held to ransom by another country.