To admit, the image is impressive … but what makes You think this is no. 06 ??
I may be mistaken(and i’m not really sure), but it has the “ball” behind the canopy and cowlings of the same color as center section. What you think, gentlemen?
Good news for SR-10 fans: VKS might procure them instead of modernizing 150 L-39s (I thought they were supposed to be completely replaced by Yak-130s?).
http://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2016/0426/103534698/detail.shtml
Wow, great news! SR-10 may become the first aircraft designed by the private company and purchased by our Armed Forces! I have only one question, what place will it occupy in the trainers line? Between the Yak-52/152 and Yak-130? Coz i thought Yak-130 is intended to replace whole L-39 fleet.
And some info regarding Su-25SM3:
* SOLT-25 has x16 zoom and consists of daylight television camera, thermal imaging camera and laser range finderdesignator
* SOLT-25 can “track targets in day-night and all-weather on ranges of up to 8 km and precision of 0,5 m” (whatever that means)
I’ve read this article in Russian and i’d being pretty cautious towards its author as a credible source. But if these specs are true, this is a…meh. Sector of view, zoom and range – it’s just a miniaturized Shkval which even can’t be used to guide LGB’s, due to its narrow sector of view. TBH, i’d prefer to see NPK SPP’s T220 on the the same place where Mercury-pod was on Su-25T.
Something like this.
P.P.S. While we are waiting for Germes, what is Kh-25ML’s primary purpose? Can it be used against single armoured vehicles or it was designed to strike stationary targets precision- and penetration-wise?
Theoretically, it can be used against moving targets(especially with auto-tracking), but i’m not sure if there is a HEAT warhead for it.
P.P.P.S. There is no (tandem) HEAT warhead for S-25L, am I right?
Looks like you’re right.
Interesting, wonder what that is.
Not my guess, but looks pretty logical: this is a place for TOES-520/521 pilot’s optical station.
Before this thing appeared.
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