Originally posted by Vympel
Well, Kolchuga systems were never found in Iraq, so presumably that sale never happened. I’m always leery of ‘allegedly’ nowadays.

Right, just like the Kornets that knocked out US tanks.

Well, I was reading that an additional way to tell the difference between a Su-27 and a -30MKK was the presence of horizontal dielectric bands on the vertical fins. I’ve never heard of this before.

I presume they mean these things on the fins?

The Feb. issue of MILTECH stated that the NIIP Panda radar is for the MKK2s, although I think it may be wrong. More likely the MKK3 batch, although, there hasn’t been any information about the MKK2 radar, besides being modifed to fire KH-31s.

VERA-E Specifications

Frequency range: 1,025-1,150 MHz (TACAN/DME interrogators); 1,090 MHz (IFF/SIF transponders); 0.1-1 GHz (option); 1-18 GHz (standard coverage); 18-40 GHz (option)

Range: up to 450 km

Coverage: 140º (2-D configuration); 360º (3-D configuration)

Tracking capacity: up to 200 targets simultaneously

Location accuracy: 20 m RMS (2-D*, side error – radar and IFF/SIF); 80 m RMS (2-D*, side error – TACAN/DME); 150 m (3-D**, range error (D = 15 km) – radar and IFF/SIF); 200 m (3-D**, altitude error – radar and IFF/SIF); 200 m RMS (2-D*, range error – radar and IFF/SIF); 400 m (3-D**, range (D = 15 km) and altitude errors – radar and IFF/SIF); 800 m RMS (2-D*, range error – TACAN/DME); 1,500 m (3-D**, range error (D = 30 km) – TACAN/ DME); 4,000 m (3-D**, range error (D = 15 km) – TACAN/DME)

Crew: three drivers, three technicians and a system operator (2-D configuration)

* 2 x 25 km geometry, target range of 150 km and 25 pulses being processed

** 3 x D km geometry, target range of 150 km, target height of 5,000 m and 25 pulses being processed

Source: Jane’s Radar and Electronic Warfare Systems