MiG-29On November 6th Zhang Jigao, deputy chief designer of the J-10 fighter, spoke about the improved model J 10 publicly for
the first time in the AVIC flight test center. Zhang Jigaotold People’s Daily Online reporters that the overall performance of the J10 will be comprehensively improved in areas such as aerodynamic layout,mission system, and the approach to maintenance.
In March 2009, pictures of our improved model J10 fighters appeared for the first time on the Internet, and netizens
quickly began to call it the ”J-10B”.
Over the last five 5 years, several images of the test J10B have appeared online,attracting widespread attention from netizens, military enthusiasts, and even foreign media.U.S. military expert Richard Fisher recently pointed out that the J-10B is a so-called”fourth and a half” generation fighter equipped with modern airborne technology and an advanced radar
system, which is about to be delivered to the PLA Air Force.
Zhang Jigao disputed the term ”fourth and a half” generation. In contrast, he suggestedthat the current international criteria to classify generations are more applicable.
He pointed out that single combat is rare in modern warfare, and that the majority of casesnow involve system combat
and network operations, so that the combat capabilities of a fighter depend on many factors.”This does not mean that the
optimization of an aircraft’s radar, avionics, and missile detection ranges are bound to improvements in operational performance.”
Zhang Jigao added that further improvements to the performance of the J10 would focus on the aircraft’s aerodynamic
layout and mission systems, and the approach to maintenance.”Aircraft development requires constant optimization
and improvement,” he said, “and our modifications will be comprehensive rather than being confined to a specific area.”
MiG-29KRET discussed working together with the Chinese company AVIC Avionics Systems to develop onboard aviation equipment as part of of the Russian-Chinese subcommittee on cooperation in the field of civil aviation and aircraft manufacturing.
The meeting, which was held at the Ulyanovsk Instrument Design Bureau, was devoted to discussing onboard aviation systems for civilian use. Russian participants considered possibilities for working with Chinese partners to develop avionics systems for the next generation of aircraft.
Technical experts, designers, chief engineers, and research and development specialists from both Russian and Chinese companies participated in the meeting.
Various avionics development companies, including KRET, formed the Russian delegation at the meeting. AVIC Avionics Systems and its subsidiaries represented the Chinese delegation.
During the event, participants suggested ways to work together to create new equipment, as well as sharing innovative technical developments in the field of avionics. The two sides also discussed creating new onboard aviation equipment, as well as an inertial navigation system and surveillance systems for external flight space.
Also discussed were opportunities to cooperate on developing information control systems in the cockpit, onboard informational exchange systems, flight parameters sensors, and sensors to track the condition of planes.
MiG-29FSUE “Gas-Turbine Engineering RPC “Salut” receives a visit from Colonel-General Xu Qiliang, Vice-Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission.
On October 31, 2013, the high dignitary from the PRC heading an official delegation, invited by Sergey Shoygu, Russian Defense Minister, visited Salut – one of Russia’s largest aircraft engine manufacturer and supplier for a number of foreign customers, including China.
During the red carpet reception, Vladislav Masalov, Director General of Salut, emphasized in his speech the importance of cooperation with the PRC in aeroengine-building projects.
Colonel-General Xu Qiliang in his turn expressed the willingness to use best efforts toward ensuring that this cooperation be continued on a long-term and mutually beneficial basis.
The Chinese guests made an acquaintance tour of the factory visiting its production workshops, engine test facilities and assembly lines, as well as the Museum of Corporate History, where they were offered an overview of Salut’s long-standing traditions and corporate values.
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A Chinese delegation was last month sent to the plant of the Moscow Machine-building Production Association, a Russian engine manufacturer also known as Salyut or Salut, to discuss cooperation on the development of the engine for the Chengdu J-20, China’s first stealth fighter, the Hong Kong-based Wen Wei Po reported on Nov. 11.
The visit of the Chinese delegation was first reported on Salyut’s official website on Oct. 31. The delegation was led by Xu Qiliang, the vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China, according to the company’s website, and was accompanied by Sergey Shoigu, Russia’s defense minister. Vladislav Masalov, the general director of Salyut, stressed the importance of Russia’s cooperation with China in developing the new aircraft engine.
With the permission of the Russian government, Xu and his delegation was allowed to visit Salyut’s workshop, engine testing facility, production line and museum. Back in 2005, representatives from Beijing signed a contract worth US$300 million with Salyut to purchase 100 AL-31FN engines. It was the largest sale for Rosoboronexport, the state intermediary agency for Russia’s exports/imports of defense-related and dual use products, technologies and services, in 2005. By 2006, another contract was signed between Salyut and Shenyang Liming Aero-Engine Group Corporation to produce engines for Chinese aircraft.
As the Chengdu J-20 does not as yet have an adequate engine, it is believed by many experts in Russia that the fighter is likely to be equipped with the more advanced AL-31FM1. Wen Wei Po said that through investing with Russia in an engine plant, China will eventually gain the know-how it needs to design its own high-performance engines in the future. In turn, the trade and investments will help Russia’s economy.
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MiG-29Sergey Chemezov, director general of Russian Technologies State Corporation, has announced at the Dubai Airshow that a contract to sell 24 Su-35 fighters to China will not be signed this year.
Chemezov told reporters that China and Russia are still negotiating a price for the aircraft. Russia is insisting on the official list price of the advanced fighters, Chemezov said, while the Chinese delegation has been pushing for a discount. China’s Global Times said the price of a single Su-35 fighter with spare parts and munitions is between US$50-100 million.
Kanwa Defense Review published by Andrei Chang or Pinkov, a military analyst in Canada, reported that the decision to sell China the Su-35s was made in November 2012 at the direction of President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. However, wary that China could acquire Russian technology via reverse engineering as with the Su-27 in the 1990s, the Russian defense industry is displaying reluctance.
The Military-Industrial Courier based in Moscow also reported on Nov. 13 that China hopes Russia can sell more than 24 Su-35 fighters. Moscow rejected the request however and insisted it would export no more than 24, according to a source from the Russian defense industry.
In addition, Beijing is also reportedly seeking to convince Moscow to have a maintenance center for the aircraft set up in China as part of the contract. For this reason also, the negotiations regarding the sale will continue into next year.
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MiG-29Washington (AFP) – Two US B-52 bombers flew over a disputed area of the East China Sea without informing Beijing, US officials said Tuesday, challenging China’s bid to create an expanded air defense zone.
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The flight of the giant Stratofortress planes sent a clear signal that Washington would push back against what it considers an aggressive stance by Beijing in the region.
In a sign of the heightened tensions, Japan’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday that it had scrambled two F-15 fighter jets to intercept a pair of Chinese surveillance planes approaching the islands. It said the Chinese planes turned back without incident.
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