Taran System: A 1960s NMD project
Interesting
Yeah, the Pantsir comment was very interesting. Very sad of them to spin the induction of the same 10 Pantsir’s they’ve had for 2 years now as something new.
I wonder whether the next Pantsir batch will be mounted on Baz instead of Kamaz trucks. It would be make sense if they’re going to be paired with the S-400 units
Huh? Lower is *better* in that chart! It shows cruise fuel consumption in grams per ton of cargo and kilometre travelled.
You’re right…I stuffed up the translation on that one
What Snow Monkey said. Make it clear to the Ukrainian suppliers in their contracts that they either get their act together or production of the parts in question will move to Russia (and they lose their business completely). Isn’t that pretty much exactly what Russia has done to TAPO with the Il-476?
The president of “Motor Sich” seems confident that wider Russo-Ukr. cooperation in aviation is inevitable
http://vpk.name/news/56248_rossiya_i_ukraina_na_edinom_kryile_v_budushee.html
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Speaking of transport planes, 2 old An-22 are undergoing overhaul at Ivanovo currently
(April 2011)
Not that bloody Il-476 again – it’s disappointing enough as an airlifter and now they’re trying to use it for missions to which it is even more ill suited (and where, yet again, superior as well as more mature alternatives exist).
It’s got longer range and is more fuel efficient than your pet An-70……although there’s an outside chance that the An-124 will be used as a platform for the A-100.
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First Russian strike UAV to be showcased at Moscow air show
Lutch, Russia’s first unmanned air vehicle (UAV) designed to carry out air strikes, will be shown at the Moscow air show next week, according to its producer, Vega.
“Vega will show a full-scale mock-up of the Lutch medium-range UAV at MAKS 2011,” a Vega representative said.
“Lutch is designed for optical reconnaissance, radar, radio-relay and electronic reconnaissance missions,” he added.
Lutch can also carry guided weapons on fuselage pylons or in a fuselage weapons bay.
“Up to 150-170 kilograms of ammunition and weapons control systems can be carried,” Vega said.
Based on the Sigma 5 piloted aircraft, Lutch has a 250-350-kilometer surveillance range, which can be augmented to 500 kilometers, and an endurance of no less than 18 hours, which can be increased with extra fuel supplies to 30 hours.
With 800 kilograms of maximum take-off weight (MTOW) it flies at speeds of up to 270 kilometers per hour.
Lutch
For reference a video about the Sigma-5 ultralight plane on which it’s based
Just occurred to me, I had in mind the D-30F-6 variant for the MiG-31. It may be out of production?
Probably only in small batches to keep the Mig-31’s going. There was a report a few years ago that some of the solutions used for the PS-90 were being implemented for the D-30 production.
It’s still listed in the manufacturer’s website
http://www.avid.ru/products/military/d-30f6/
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Rare pic of the 23D2 prototype (Ka-31 for ground surveillance)
It’s a further development of the naval Ka-31 with a new L381 radar…
http://topwar.ru/5981-redkiy-snimok-pervogo-prototipa-vertoleta-23d2.html
Something interesting…
An-70 (in red) comparison with it’s competitors:
A-400M (light blue/gray)
Il-76MD (gold)
C-130J (yellow)
The top drawings are self explanatory. The charts are for:
(left to right)
1. Max. load
2. Carrying capacity (soldiers, weapons) in percentages ?? (I’m not sure about proper translation)
3. Cruising speed to achieve max range
4. Fuel efficiency with max load
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An older video from 2000
An-70 stall tests
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdqMHJJDiFM
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