3 new Yak-130’s ?
http://aviaforum.ru/showpost.php?p=864444&postcount=1671
VMF feeling optimistic…
Russian Navy expects to receive three nuclear submarines by yearend
http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20110701/164947229.html
4 more Bulava launches planned by year end including a possible launch from the Alex. Nevsky
http://www.rian.ru/defense_safety/20110630/395661929.html
Note also the third hardpoint.
a 3rd hardpoint on this one as well…
I think that’s the same misinterpreted statement by Shugaev( sp?)…..
It’s the same report
It would be helpful if you posted the actual link….
In any case, talk of operational unit is just speculation or educated guess at this stage…2017/18 at the earliest IMO.
….now that the rather ingenius Vikhr ATAGM seems to have been abandoned – the Ataka-V is a somewhat underwhelming performer unfortunately.
News about the fate of the Vikrh are contradictory. Some say it has been abandoned others refute those reports. For example, one of the Ka-52 pilots during a recent interview at the twotower blog:
….what are the reasons for rejection of the “Vikrh”?
The “Vikrh” no one rejected. Possible rumors of failure associated with a defective batch of the missile…
I already said RIP. But my concern is also about the plane.
What’s wrong with hoping the money we paid don’t go to waste. We are not a developed country to write off an investment like that. The cost of one of these things can feed many poor Indians for years.
The crashed aircraft was reportedly RSK MiG’s test aircraft. So you can sleep tight at night as no one will be going hungry as a result of the crash…
History of the Kamov Naval Helicopters
Oh give me a break.. they can bring up choppers to Latvia’s border and delopy them from there..
We’re talking about an amphibious landing
It would make a difference in terms of air-support
I’m guessing that’s an older photo of 51?
Some news on the weapons development for Pak Fa. Not many details, just that their development is going parallel with the aircraft development….mentions ongoing state tests of the new cannon
OK you’re economies are “booming” and thousands of stealth flying barrels will be ordered….
Maybe you guys can open a new thread in the Bar section to discuss your economic and military theories of the next 20 years.
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PARIS: Russia’s PAK-FA fighter shows promise
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/06/20/357476/paris-russias-pak-fa-fighter-shows-promise.html
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Pak Fa CGI gallery
http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/530654
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Deep-water submersible (Project 16811 Consul) passed 2nd phase of state trials
Old but still interesting
The footage is from a Russian TV feature on new SAM developments which was posted on Russian forums not that long ago. The animation is probably from some marketing presentation.
Afterwards the video shows a sort of launching of missiles from the S-300P/S-400 family
The launcher probably won’t look that different from the S-400. It will likely have larger diameter tubes