Extracted from the BBC news report linked above:

The parachute from the plane’s ejector seat tangled in a telegraph wire

telegraph wire ? In 2014, really ?

Possible Naval verson as offset from saab

Brazil is negotiating a naval verson of NG as offset transfer

Link

in 2015, more than one hundred professional Brazilian defense industry should move to Linköping, a city in southern Sweden, where he will begin the process of technology transfer from the Gripen NG fighters.

Good.

Patent for IN standard MiG-29K/KUB:

http://www.findpatent.ru/patent/244/2442724.html#

Use GT, interesting stuff. F.e, didn’t know it had ‘adaptive’ LE slats.

Thx!

LE (the patent list the dif mode in function of the speed – Basically, the LE retracts fully when speed >1

Multi shipborne aircraft according to claim 1, characterized in that the adaptive wing leading edges are made ​​automatically rejected in all flight modes: on the rise – with the possibility of rejection by the angle δ H = 20 �; landing – Allow deflexion δ H = 20 � + f (φ stub, α ist) ensuring simultaneous automatic flaps or end flaperons in takeoff or landing position, and in flight adaptive wing leading edges are configured to implement deviation accordance with the law δ H = f (α exercise, M):

Stealth

In the multi-plane shipborne radar absorbing coating can be applied on the head of the fuselage in front of the air intakes.
Also absorbing coatings may be applied to the lower portion of the wing root.
A radar-absorbing coating may also be applied to the surface of the engine bonnet adjacent to the underside of the wing root.
Furthermore, coverings may be applied to the intake passage.
Radar-absorbing coating may be applied to the lower rear end edge of the flaperons.
Also absorbing coatings can be applied to local areas before add-ons in the head part of the fuselage.
Radar-absorbing coating may be applied to inlet guide vanes and coca engines.
Furthermore, coverings may be applied to the cockpit canopy hood and configured as a plating over its entire surface.
Radar-absorbing coating may be applied to the inner surface of the hinged part of a lamp.
Also absorbing coatings may be applied to the cone sectional radioprozrachny (?) compound cone with the head part of the fuselage.

But I do not understant what this is:

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GT said Consignment module …

IIRC, at that times, RCS reduction measures were not the primary part of requirements for “5th gen” fighters. The MiG 1.44 was aimed at mutirole capabilities, long-range supercruise, extensive use of lithium and composites, as well as super-maneuvrability due to unstable design with FBW and TVC. In early 80s, for RCS reduction, canted tails, internal weapons bay, serpentine ducts and wide use of RAM were considered as adequate.

You’d pretty much nailed it. I would have added the intention to introduce plasma steath technologies. But this is my own belief only.

They need decoys to draw fire and a stand off platform to precision strike with something that can fly to target in 60 seconds or less at about $3k apiece. Maybe they could use a jet powered counterpart to the Spectre gunship that could lob 105’s from 30 thousand feet.

Cost is the key here. Otherwise the multiplication of the long beard could be a strategy by an ill-intentioned state to shove off the defense budgets of their future planed opponents.

Perhaps that your idea of a smaller/faster/nastier Spectre is the answer. Something with all upgraded precision guided new artillery.

I am sorry but I can’t stop thinking at the AH 56 Cheyenne :love-struck:

India Offers To Spend $12B To Break HAL Monopoly

Source:
http://www.defensenews.com/

The tolerances on a Typhoon might be tighter than on a MR2. Something some might have step aside without noticing.

Tighter generally means more investment in machinery, worker, delay on the production line… This adds costs. It’s then upon the project manager, the program steering committee and the CEO to ensure that competitors will be selected on rightful basis that ensure the requirement are met.

And that works only when all is going well… hardly something that you can say speaking about the EuroTrefonds

Three more [Tornado] are currently in Nigeria, where they are providing surveillance for the west African states forces still searching for girls kidnapped by the Boko Haram terrorist group in April.

Source:

http://www.defensenews.com/