I sincerely hope that happens, and the MRCA order is cancelled. By the middle of the next decade, the the Tejas Mk.2 would have been introduced and IAF will already be looking at 5th gen fighters and UCAVs, instead of 40 year old souped-up F-teens and MiGs.

Ugh.:mad: This is jingoism taken to new levels. The Tejas mk.2 is a paper plane that is yet to reach even the prototype stage. Even after it is inducted full-scale weapons integration and testing(the LCA mk.1 still isnn’t cleared to carry PGMs, for instance) will take at least till 2020. I trust the IAF’s decision to induct a state-of-the-art fighter that they need TODAY instead of having endless faith in ‘indigenous’ promises from a company that has a long history of not keeping them.

The stuff about the F-16’s ‘future’, if true, probably refers to the fact that it has limited upgrade potential after decades of creating new versions. I’d say the same applies to the MiG-35 as well.

UMPO delivered the products of 117C to the Komsomolsk-on-Amur

JSC “Ufa Engine Industrial Association” has delivered the first two engines AL-41F-1C (117C) for the SU-35C.

Item 117S is a deep modernization of the AL-31F engines with a thrust on the two tons higher than in the base engine.Rotating nozzle with thrust vectoring control provide maneuverability at low speeds, and other unique characteristics of multi-functional SU-35C.

Under the agreement with the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association. Gagarin, signed in 2009, UMPO before 2015 should produce 96 products 117C for Su-35C Air Force Russia.

Source: Company UMPO “
Posted: 06/08/2010 , 17:37

Can the 117C be retrofitted on to older Flanker models like the Su-30 or will that require structural changes?

I see Zumwalt as being similar to the (surface) Virginia class and (maybe) the Ticos. Possibly overambitious but laying the groundwork for a successor

Funny. I see more of a parallel to the Seawolf class and the B-2 bombers. :rolleyes:

Possible render of the Project 22350 Admiral Sergei Gorshkov.

It’s not confirmed, and may be an alternative design variation or even far art, but you have to agree it’s one beautiful design.:D

I particularly like the platform between the bridge and bow deck. It can potentially hold much more than the 16 UKSK VLS shown in the diagram.

At the end of the report it mentions the armament of the sub as 18 torpedoes and a number of ‘Igla’ Manpads (which is news to me)

Russian subs have been carrying modified Strela and Igla MANPADs in remotely operated mast launchers since the 70s. They’re not designed for underwater launch and can only be used when surfaced, but they provide a rudimentary defence against ASW helos.

Varyag would have a(the) late(st) model KVG-3 boiler (see below). The white block you are referring to is not even vaguely reminiscent of a KVG-3 type boiler. In fact, there is nothing in the pic(s) to suggest it is being installed on board the Varyag, or even intended for installation on it, or is even on the dockside along the Varyag. Looking at the two photo’s accompanying that pic, I’m more inclined to think it is a cooling element associated with the fixed planar phased arrays.

Boiler pic and info from an MilParade article that is no longer available online. ( http://milparade.udm.ru/24/contents.htm )

Yes, except there is no news whatsoever of any purchase of Russian boilers, as I said before.

Second Il-78 tanker for PAF?

http://spotters.net.ua/file/?id=32405&size=large

http://spotters.net.ua/file/?id=32404&size=large

Does the PAF even need tankers? Their combat capability is aimed solely at defending against India and all their fighter-bombers are stationed not far from the Indo-Pak border. Unless they’re planning to offensively invade deep into Indian territory(an unviable plan) I don’t see why they’d need that kind of range.

The way I see it what the Indian Navy needs the most is a network of long-range OTH radars to monitor entire Indian Ocean region right up to Chinese and Arabian shores(Yes, I know, wishful thinking). Is the Jindalee system available for export? A bunch of these on the Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar islands and potential foreign naval bases like the planned radar station in Vietnam should to the trick.:diablo: