I’d love to see a source for this claim.

The kid want some sources…guess the 22 radar waves are so undetectable than even the own 22’s 90’s tech vintage radar receivers can’t detect them…

Sorry, I should have said “UCAVs are decades away from replacing ALL manned missions”

There are four things keeping UCAVs from doing this.

1. A well developed AI

2. Bandwidth

3. Bandwidth

4. Bandwidth

In case you missed it, bandwidth is also important.
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No is not.

Bandwidth will help yu to manage more UAVs at once, but all your UAVs will suffer from info delaying , no matter how much bandwidth you stuff in your satellites…

I did not know 31s got gold tinted canopies, guess is warmer inside now 🙂

J-14A = MiG-I44 :confused::confused:

If that happen , i would call the J-14 the first true 5th gen fighter

Thank you TR1, yes now i can see the triple array arrange, is clear with the radome colors

The Russian plane is inferior only in the jet engines. The Indian version uses turbofans while the Russian one uses turbojet. The Russian radome is fixed non-rotating which means it uses a phase array antenna mounted in a triangular configuration(looks like the Indian one use the same type of radome). It’s nearly identical to China’s KJ-2000 AWAC. These type of radome are more modern than the rotating type. Beam-steering is done electronically.
The most interesting detail is some of the observation windows(Russian AWAC) are orange-tinted. Usually orange tint means it’s coated with indium tin oxide to absorb and disperse incoming radar waves. It may be possible the Russian AWAC is totally coated in RAM to reduce RCS.

I always thought the chinese AWACS is per definition superior than any western/russian one, by the arrangement of the antenna and the quick updating due this.

But your comment that the A-50 has a fixed antenna is a bit surprising for me, any reliable picture or source for this?, anyways, I never was that interested on these systems, but I’m curious on this.

Very interesting informations about the armament. I have a few more questions:

* The operationel depth of up to 6.000 meters (claimed) – will that bring an advantage for the Losharik regarding sosus-measurements? Is the sub more difficult to detect when submerged to the maximum?

* Does the pretty unique interior – the separate compartments – mean, that the crew must work differently compared to normal subs? Has each chamber its own function – besides the reactor and the machine room?

(I’m not at all pretending to have any deep knowledge in this area, I just have some movies with subs and find this specific construction to be rather interesting 🙂

– I found the following information about Losharik on a spanish site and used Google Translate to translate it to english:

“It is without doubt one of the most mysterious of the Russian Navy. The information is scarce, although several things are certain: It is a nuclear powered submarine, its main feature is its huge capacity of immersion, which is constructed mostly of titanium (linking different areas of this material to form the inner hull and outer hull covering it with a “soft.” Thus, with a length of 50 meters, a width of 3.8 meters and a depth of 4.2 meters to its surface just 550 and 730 tons submerged, would be powered for a 15 MW reactor that it would reach up to 20 knots surfaced and 45 in immersion (figure hard to believe otherwise).
Regarding the key issue, its ability to dive, there is talk of up to 1000 or 1200 meters to 6000 would increase the use of ROVs. He is equipped with a crew-
tion of 14 to 16 people and a autonomíaa up to 50 days of food.
Nothing is known about its weapons, but logic dictates that will carry a battery of missile submarine torpedoes and even especially, a good supply of mines.
Only known that there is a unity in service with the Northern Fleet, and there are no photographs or even know anything about building more units.”

Regardless if this thing is meant to have a warfare application or not, if that data is real (a small nuclear submarine with 1000+/- displacement and special inner pressure hull), this is quite of achievement, a real achievement that has obvious military technological and industrial implications, especially the industrial ones are the important here.

This thing is way more important than any UAV or any stealth program.

Is probably a testbed, for a next generation of submarines, with better hulls, the double hull concept has achieved a completely new perspective, for practical applications.

I honestly doubt this thing could dive deeper than 3000m, but then who knows, anyway the ‘Mir’ which should be more solid, has a operational diving depth of 4000-5000m, as i recall it well…

I have been wondering why materials like concrete were never used for high pressure hulls, wonder if somebody has tested such idea (what I’m thinking is a concrete hull with a steel skin).

For it weapons, I would say that is clear the installation of at least 4 conventional tubes (the ones of 500+ mm, i think, I’m not an expert), looking at the picture again, seems to have 6 tubes, is a weapon, or at least is meant to fight.

IMO is a testbed for future programs, like the Mike class was

Thank you for the information, hope to find more, where did you get the pictures ‘POTV’?

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Edit: for it dimensions , I think, IMO, this submarine is a bit larger, with 6-7m of width can you tell me from were comes the dimensions that you are quoting in your post?

6.000 meters

Was about to ask why the spherical modules, i think i can understand it better now.

Very interesting submarine, what is it displacement?, seems to be too large for a submersible, more information please, this thing is very interesting

If is nuclear powered thins thing is quite of achievement, although i doubt it…