Somehow, I doubt that MiG would, out of the goodness of their hearts, offer a significant upgrade to aircraft already ordered without wanting anything for it.

This is about getting MiG into much better financial shape (especially after the Algerian debacle) before its unification with the UAC next year.

The econ. of scale achieved by the the RuNavy order of the ‘K’ will stabilise the IN ‘K’ prices, this will have greater effect regards costing Zhuk-AE units, you seriously don’t think the production ‘AE’ is going to be binned in favour of the mech.scan do you? Besides, this is probably Phazotron’s last chance at staying an independent radar house.

I won’t go into the dynamic of state enterprises v. private sector, but think how keeping F-22 production line open will save jobs, then imagine MiG-29K/35 (with Zhuk-AE as the central selling point) will keep RAC MiG solvent in these trying times, hence the intervention of Super-Pogo.

A production standard MiG-35 is scheduled to fly in May, and it’ll probably square-up nicely to EADS’s finest. You know that as well as I.

I hope they don’t fail in the field trials. 🙂

His Imperial Majesty Mikhail Pogosyan paid Mr. Bindra to shoot those tyres out. Damn, that guy’s good!!:cool:

Another ill omen, USS?;)

Aero India ’09 Show News (Feb.11/12/13), c/o AW&ST:

http://www.aviationweek.com/shownews/

Flight’s Aero-India info portal:

http://www.flightglobal.com/landingpage/aero%20india.html

or are they developing some sort of F/A/E/S/C-18 überhornet :rolleyes:
(like this model i found :rolleyes:)

Any word on the Super-Hornet Block 3? Is it a serious project?

RAC MiG Chief Designer Vladimir Barkovsky has stated (at a press-conference @ Bangalore today) a production representative MiG-35 (2-seater) is in final assembly at the Sokol plant and will have it’s first flight in May, in preparation for the MMRCA trials.

It’s derived from the blk 60 no doubt, but there is a reason why it’s called F-16IN not F-16E/F blk 60 ;).

Pfffft…that swerve guy again :rolleyes:.
I trust the AN/APG-80 will still retain a significant performance edge over NG’s SABR F-16 retro-fit. Does ‘IN’ get ‘Sniper’ pod?

There’s only 1 aircraft @ the show that’s trials ready- ‘Super-Hornet’ YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY!!!!!!!WOOOOOOO-HOOO!!:cool:

You like your MIGs don’t you !

I think if MMRCA is split, the ’35 has a good chance.
Ante_ go down to Sukhoi’s newly opened New Delhi offices and ask His Imperial Majesty Emperor Pogosyan what tricks he’s got up his sleave, try to xerox a picture of the PAK-FA…….and don’t gawp at the Ladies, there’s a good chap.