R-60 can pull over 40-60G. Plus if it’s launched it would mean the target is well within visual range (some 10-20 Km at most) and can be as low as 300 m, of typical gunnery range. At such distance the R-60 is lethal and difficult to evade. Unless countermeasure is deployed (flare)

I realize their publicity material states that the R-60 can pull 40-60 G but it has never been proved. Anyway that can be said about advertisement made by any defense prime.

That said, even if the R-60 is fired from 10-20 Kms it still gives the enemy fighter enough time to carry out a hard turn and evade the R-60. Thereafter, it becomes extremely difficult for the R-60 to re establish a lock on and chase the target again. Even if it does establish a lock on, it is travelling at speeds of Mach 3 and above. Naturally at that speed it will run out of fuel before it reaches the target.

Please note ,this applies not just for the R-60, but for its successor the Vympel R-73 and any other Air-to-Air missile or Surface to Air missiles fired by systems like PAC 3 or S-400. Plz do not let their publicity material convince you otherwise.

It is for defense. The R-60 can pull very high G maneuver. It will do the turning for the MiG.

If the R-60 or any other air-to-air missile is launched and it fails to hit the target, chances are that it cannot pull high G manoeuvres and re engage the hostile aircraft again,because by then the R-60 will run out of fuel.

My deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to the people of Paris.

Any specific reason for using the Su 24 in Syria? Is it because the RuAF doesn’t have enough squadrons of Su 34?

How can ECM stop any other plane equipped with a targeting system from doing the same?

I didn’t say the plane. I said ECM can affect the guidance and homing systems of smart bombs. The mean deviation from target for a bomb delivered using SVP 24 is a lot lower compared to any Western analogue of a SVP 24.

From a low altitude. It gets increasingly crappy with increasing drop height

Why so? Its CEP even from 5000m is said to be around 20m. Moreover, SVP 24 is useful in circumventing enemy ECM.

Do you think LANTIRN is better? Thanks.

Is there any truth in this news published originally by Defense News that India is purchasing the Su 35?

Russia and India to work on 5th-gen upgrade to Su-35 fighter

Russia and India have signed an agreement to jointly develop a fifth-generation upgrade of the Su-35 Super Flanker multirole fighter, according to a report published March 8 on Virginia-based military affairs website Defense News.

The fighter will be a fifth-generation fighter like the US Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II, as opposed to the fourth-generation version of the Su-35 over which Russia and China are currently negotiating a deal.

The Su-35 Super Flanker will be unable to compete with other “genuine” fifth-generation fighters and China does not need to get caught up in a game of one-upmanship with India and Russia, said an expert cited by China’s nationalistic tabloid Global Times.

Defense News cited a Russian military insider as stating that Moscow and New Delhi have signed an agreement to design what Russia is calling the fifth-generation version of the Su-35 in India, which will see an Indian variant of the fighter created called the Su-35S. Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Russian state-run tech export corporation Rostec, was cited by the website as saying, “We have been negotiating and have signed the intention protocol for the Su-35…Now we are working on designing ideas for this contract and on creating a manufacturing platform for the aircraft of the fifth generation.”

The shift from the fourth-generation Su-35, currently in service with the Russian Air Force, to the fifth-generation Su-35S will necessitate a large upgrade. The report in Defense News questioned the ability of the Su-35S to bear comparison with the F-35. An Indian Air Force official said Russia has pitched the Su-35S several times over the last six months, stating that it can replace the Indian Air Force’s MiG-21 and MiG-27 fighters, set to be retired from service in seven to eight years.

Russia and India have already worked together on the development of a fifth-generation stealth fighter, the PAK FA T-50. The Defense News report suggested that the reason Russia has suddenly announced the development program for the stealth fighter is because they are trying to undercut France following the refusal of Paris to provide Russia with two Mistral-class amphibious assault ships. In 2012, New Delhi decided to buy 126 Dassault Rafale multirole fighters from the French company but they have been unable to reach a final agreement due to the technology transfer involved and the price. A Russian industry source cited in the report said the Su-35S will cost only US$85 million, very competitive when compared with the Rafale, and poses a threat to the deal between France and India. A report in the New Delhi-based Economic Times previously stated that India’s air force command considers the Russian fighter and the Rafale to be complementary and that the former does not replace the need for the latter.

http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/air-space/strike/2015/03/08/russia-india-fighter-jet/24121253/

What? Have you heard of any lawsuit filed against any company because their CEO said their latest product is the bestest?

But that’s not what I have said. And you have to be specific and not talk in general terms.

Do you really really really think a CEO is going to come out and say the product they produced prior to the current product, that they are desperate to sell, is better?

That’s not what we were told. Lockheed had said the F 22 is the stealthiest aircraft ever built. They maintained this line even when the F-35 was being produced. Now they say the F-35 is the most stealthy aircraft. Question is, if stealth is the primary factor then why use the F-22 at all?

who exactly would be filing a lawsuit against this claim?:confused:

USAF of course. Because they were told the F 22 is more stealthy.