At 100 million an airframe none of Russia’s other client states can afford this bird so if they hope to recoup their costs they will offer the Indians everything on a silver platter and the Indians will pick and choose what they want on their domestic birds. Seriously, who but the Indians is going to buy the PAK-FA? Libya, Algeria, Vietnam, Venezuela, Indonesia are all too poor and China is designing its own 5th gen. If the Saudis go Russian they are the only other potential buyers around. Iran sure as hell wont be getting any. :diablo:

bingo

you have to be joking, the landing gear is easily eating up 1/4 of the space giving you substantial room for some S shape character, so how much more “masking” do you think they even need? There are clearly both horizontal and vertical obstacles in there.

And as far as stealth from the “side” goes, the F-22 is basically a perfect rectangle from the side. If you think there is any stealth shaping from this perspective I have a bridge to sell you.

http://www.air-and-space.com/20051021%20Edwards/DSC_3789%20F-22A%20EMD%…

lets be realistic it’ll be 1:12! And if the pilot pulls a “great patriotic” he’ll ram a 13th Eurocanard too.

One question I have is does anyone see a gun on this thing? Looks like this thing doesnt have one!

http://www.lenta.ru/news/2010/01/28/delay1/

alas, a one day delay! No explanation was given for the delay, but its probably the weather — a bit of snow fell on KoA.

Anyone have a new pick of the Kulakov? Any chance they installed anything new on him?

Anyone have a pic of the new Project 22120 patrol boat that was just launched?

http://www.russiandefenseblog.org/?p=658

yeah, about the only successful Russian procurement program throughout the late 90’s and early 00’s was for long range SAM’s. S-300 were procured in brigade strength. The SAM system around Moscow is as healthy as it’s ever been.

What’s suffered is space based early warning primarily, but that for missiles and not incoming planes.