Can i ask what is the status of the Mig-31BM upgrade program ? I’ve read that so far two Mig-31BM were delivered in 2008 , presumably for trials…what are the plans for the future, how many do they plan to upgrade?

Also are there any photos so far of Mig-31BM carrying R-37s?

Thank you for your help.:)

Don”t miss those stunning vid footages of Syrian AF back in the good old days !!!!:eek::eek::eek:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLP7y_6uB38&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McmvMYxHNBQ&feature=channel

Godamn , you dont see THAT every day!!! Thanks for the links , it was a very interesting watch. Most interesting part is that aparently they have modified their MiG-17Fs a la egyptian style , ie with two bomb launchers under the fuselage , but no wing rocket launchers.
Hehe , they must have been really proud of their MiG-23MS/BN , as they get most of the attention!
Any idea when was this filmed , end of the seventies maby ?

Sorry Quadro , i dont think your pic (presumably) is visible to the members…i cant see it …

Just found this on paralay.com ( look at the bottom of page), lovely model, gorgeous bird ! Is that an official model or a modeler built it? :confused:

http://www.paralay.iboards.ru/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=288&start=2160

Another Sea-Harrier image. Still can’t identify the missile though. 🙁

Its from the youtube video of president’s visit. Check time-index 5:01 – 5:08
Link.

Regards,
Ashish.

PS: This is foolish. But can it be the R77 ??

Err … about the pic that is suposed to be an R-77 whit the fins on the ground…if i’m correct the plane in that pic is a Tornado ADV, and the missile its a Skyflash…

As far as i see it , my personal opinion is that at the time , they could have had , because they modernized 110 Mig-21s at a price of $345 mil of which as it turned out later only the Lancer-C have a real value( Lancer-A has no radar, just a rangefinder), as from what i have read they have only 48 Lancers in use atm , the rest going – guess where – to the elements!!!

Its all speculation and what if, and we’re haveing the benefit of retrospective, but if say they would have modernized only 50 or 60 Mig-21s to full Lancer-C spec( plus the two seaters, offcourse), AND invest in the Mig-29 aswell, like our neighbours did( by freeing up enough money from the Lancer upgrade costs) , giving them a good SLEP and for instance the CNI package from the Sniper , nothing fancy ( again , thats about what Poland and Slovakia did ), i think RoAF would have been in a better position today …

Just my 2 eurocents.

If true, great :(…they will get those “free” F-16s that otherwise will go for scrap! How old are they, 25 years ??? and how much are they gonna pay to “revitalize” them??? They would be almost as old as the Lancers they are suposed to replace!

I am romanian myself and i hope they wont do this mistake…Gripen or even second hand Typhoons would do a good job, afterall the Typhoon is rumored to be the second best fully operational fighter in the world atm. ( alongside Rafale , Su-30, JAS-39C etc). Hell, even if they wanna get F-16s and nothing else , at least get them new , like Poland !

But who can fight politics …