Here’s the important take aways that I read in that article.

“We have a 350 millimeter [13.8-inch] seeker in addition to the 200- millimeter and the new 150-millimeter model. They are all the same basic design, but as we move up in diameter we add larger antennas, which provide for more range.”

There’s no mention of the missile that the 350mm seeker is going into. I guarantee you it won’t be an R-77 at 13.8 inches in diameter.

Another important tidbit-

“Since the performance of any active-radar sensor is related to the aperture size (area) of the antenna, the reduction in antenna diameter that results from the smaller antenna of the 9M-1103M-150 inevitably means that the maximum lock-on range of the new seeker is less than that of the larger 9M-1103M. Against a target of 5 m2 radar cross-section, the new seeker has a maximum lock-on range of 13 km, while the larger 200 mm-diameter seeker can manage lock-on at up to 20 km range against a similar target.”

What do you suppose the lock on range against a target in the <.001 or .0001 RCS would be? <1km? .5km? .1km?

And why do u suppose that these are for Ruaf?

The next question you need to ask- how far away will the F-35/22 pilot be able to detect the incoming missile(especially after its seeker goes active)?

One last question- can you point us to the source that says the R-77 is getting a 300-400% range increase? It certainly wasn’t in that article.

Thise article is from 2005/06. R-77 is getting increase in range of 4 times. Similar is 4 times increase of R-37 class missile. These seekers are for countries for down graded radars in there fighters so missile has to do things by itself upto 70km. Export missiles cannot interept hypersonic and stealth targets but Ruaf missile does. Similar is the difference between Iskander-M and Iskander-E.

How can a 280mm radar seeker be refering to r-77 when the diameter of the body doesn’t go over 200mm? A typo then, perhaps?

It may be for new missile. larger than R-77 but smaller than R-37. They are increasing the range of new R-77 three to four times. so larger seeker with bigger FOV is needed.

http://www.missiles.ru/foto_9B1103M-150.htm
AGAT can scale seekers to size of missile’s task

In the most pessimistic future of 2030 I see a world where countries and allies are competing to explore natural resources all over the world. Old treaties are ignored and broken. Nations are racing to set up oil-platforms, fishing-ports and military bases where there are non today, such as north/south pole, off-shore oil-platforms wayy out of the economical zones etc. This will cause tensions and make you more hostile no matter how economical or technological advanced you are. There is always someone who is weaker and you can take advantage of.

USA are fed up with Europe and is thinking, “USA comes 1st, screw the rest”. NATO is disbanded and USA still have “control” over the most important country in the world, Saudi Arabia, but are also trying to consolidate its position in other parts of the world which have oil. But are constantly running into competition with the Chinese, mainly in Africa and Asia.
Europe is a Union with one common agenda, policy etc. Not aggressive in the hunt for oil but is set on not letting large parts of North/South pole will slip from their hands.
Russia is basically like it is today…
China is stronger, more advanced and more aggressive. In every part of the world.

Add to this a disbanded UN. Much of the world is troubled with pollution, starvation and lack of water which results in massive floods of refugees which in its turn causes more tension between countries. Perhaps even a global warming which has led to millions of people in coastal regions having to leave their homes.
With all this you have a nice cocktail of tensions that could cause conflicts in the future. Conflicts where even old allies can turn on each other.
I have´nt exactly thought of smaller regional powers in latin/south-america and India and such. I don´t think they can change anything in the global point of view.

As I said. This is the most pessimistic view of the future. It can all be roses, we hold each others hands and live in harmony as well.

In 2030 Saudi arabia will not be important but a big problem. there would be more than 100 million people living there with bloated government and no industrialization, short of food and water resources. Global per capita income will be way higher and for that increase in water/food/energy will be required.
US and EU are too much interdependent to leave each other alone. But i see EU/Russia increase not only in direct trade but Russia as overland route for EU export and import to Asia/Middleast. so conflict will be minimal except for some bordering states.

The MIG-31 can’t outrun a Mach 4+ missile, and won’t know it needs to run, if it can’t see the F-35.

thats ur assumption. Russia Radar scientist have clearly claimed they can see Stealth. and u cannot certainly challenge instituional claim of Sukhoi, MIG and Ruaf. It is backed up by centuries of scientific discoveries. not some imported knowledge.

Translation. Undistinguished planes, hypersonic intercepts. range exceeding 200km. (offcourse real range is several times of that)

THE ANSWER TO NEW THREATS

In due time occurrence МиГ-31 has destroyed plans of those who planned the massed aviation impacts on our country with attraction of thousand cruise missiles and hundreds strategic bombers. However technical process did not stand on a place, and in process of development abroad means of an air attack about which it has been told above, modernization of a fighter became actual.

As have shown recent tests advanced МиГ-31, it(he), as well as the base plane a quarter centuries ago, successfully struggles with the advanced means of an air attack.

“Brain” of such plane became the modernized control system of arms (СУВ), including advanced БРЛС, a new onboard computer, mathematical and the software with elements of an artificial intellect. Due to these innovations range of detection of the air purposes has increased almost in 2 times, are raised(increased) точностные characteristics СУВ.

The updated control system of arms allows to apply rockets of the superbig range, similar which is not present in the world. Their range of start-up exceeds 200 km. Opportunities of an interceptor on defeat of undistinguished planes and cruise missiles, and also the flying devices having hypersound speed of flight have increased.

Advanced МиГ-31 can bear(carry) more than aviation means of defeat, than the base plane.

In a cabin new МиГ-31 modern means of display of the tactical information, including color multipurpose indicators of the big size are established(installed). The crew has had an opportunity to be guided on modern system of satellite navigation. Efficiency at the decision of problems(tasks) of various classes has increased 1,5-4 times.

Fighting opportunities advanced МиГ-31 allow to struggle successfully with perspective means of an air attack, including with undistinguished cruise missiles and perspective hypersound flying devices. The new interceptor will be the worthy opponent to fighters of the fifth generation. Them малозаметность it will be compensated by greater range of detection of the purposes an onboard radar, and also unique opportunities of the updated rocket arms of the Russian fighter.

There are no doubts, that advanced МиГ-31 will play exclusively important role in the conflict of any scale and to application of any weapon
Vladimir МИХАЙЛОВ
The commander-in-chief Military-air forces, the general

The Black Sea has opposition seapower pocketed up in an oversized bloody pond!. If there EVER was a theatre those Backfires and MR Fencers would’ve had a field day that was it!. Why not use this magnificent airpower when it can actually be employed to some good!!!. The Neustrashimy….was….in….the….Baltic thats a 4500-5000nm, 10 day, transit at a steady 20knts. For a navy thats not really been deploying a lot for a while thats ambitious when there are much nearer assets that could be used!. It does not make a lot of sense even tasking that vessel in the first place.

U have to underdstand this point. Caucaus is the most voltile region but the equipment for Air/Army/Naval except for some Iskander units are the most outdated. Best weopons always goes to Fareast/North. and Russia currently does not want to esclate conflict in Blacksea as it is economic zone but future will be very different. All countries will either have to obey Russia or slip into depression. I doubt Norway can expand its economic zone.

http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12381767
That highlights worries elsewhere, particularly in Norway, where fighter jets scramble on average once a week to intercept Russian warplanes buzzing close to their country. The Kremlin’s aircraft and ships do not quite break international law. But they commit what a senior official terms “breaches of etiquette”. These have included naval manoeuvres in the midst of Norway’s oil and gas platforms in the North Sea, involving aggressive air sorties that grounded all offshore helicopter flights; that was inconvenient, expensive and dangerous. Also troubling was a mock bombing run against Norway’s northern command centre at Bodo, and at least three other, so far unpublicised, incidents.
Russian planes and ships may be old, but training and upkeep have improved and some of the weapons they carry are increasingly modern, such as a new long-range cruise missile. Some think Russian submarines in the north have been experimenting with the Shkval, a super-fast torpedo that gives Western navies the jitters. “Russia is establishing a new reality in a strategically empty space,” says Jon Bingen, a defence analyst in Oslo.
Norway is the only old European NATO member bordering Russia. Its military planners are disappointed by their allies’ tepid response to Russian provocation—for instance when a rogue Russian trawler briefly kidnapped Norwegian fishing inspectors in 2005. At stake are not just fish, hydrocarbons and minerals: melting ice means that the Arctic, once largely a dead end, may become a strategic route to East Asia.

Ohhh … just give me a break: How many of them are currently flying ??? If I remember correct, then there are currently two prototypes, that accumulated how many hours of flying !! 😀
None of these Sukhoi-advertisment-performances have so far been archieved or demonstrated, at least surely not all … (the same with Lockeed Martin with its F-35 which is surely a generation ahead, which is and also delayed !!:diablo:)

F-35 is at most quarter a generation ahead. as Su-35 is 4++ aircraft (There wont be 4+++ as Su-27SM is 4+).with ability to fight MIG-31/F-22. and superior to all existence 4+ generation aircraft.
flight hrs accumulation on Sukhoi is not the same thing as any other manufacturer. Clear reference to 5th generations systems in Su-35.

http://www.knaapo.ru/rus/news/archive/index.wbp?article-id=70BD695F-95B8-4DCA-9BEB-97ACD77DF524
Su-35 – deeply modernized super-maneuverability multifunctional fighter of the generation “4++”. In it the technologies of the fifth generation, which ensure superiority over the fighters of analogous class, are used. The distinctive special features of aircraft are the new complex of avionics on the basis of the digital information-control system, which integrates the systems of onboard equipment, new radar (RLS) with the phased antenna array with the long range of the detection of aerial targets with the increased number of simultaneously accompanied and fired purposes, new engines with the increased thrust and the rotary thrust vector.

Exactly my point … You can’t compare Russia / SU with all its archievents and say the same goes on with the PAK-FA and Su-34.

Deino

How do u know anything about PAK-FA/Su-34 that it is less of achievment? The only statement is there are no counterpart to them in the World.

o.k. … let me just check the math:

October 2007 + 5 years = late 2012 development finished !
October 2007 + 8 or 10 years = late 2015 or 2017 first flight !!

… and what does “time on time” mean … ??? :confused:

… either there’s something wrong with that statement, or I’m correct with my statement, that the PAK-FA will be delayed !!

Deino :p

He is clearly referring to IAF requirements that it should outperform physically F-35/F-22 like Speed/Range etc. And nothing wrong with that schedule. ur looking at 2017-2020 IAF induction schedule after MKI is done at 2014. Similar to export JSF. I dont take that MRCA seriously.
India would only signup for modification of existing aircraft PAK-FA will be pretty mature by first flight of PAK-FA(MKI). PAK-FA is huge programe with all kind of version coming out during course of its development.

Implementation of air-space defense concept keeps up with plan – company

ATHENS. Oct 8 (Interfax-AVN) – Almaz-Antei is successfully resolving all set tasks to implement the Russian air and space defense concept, the concern’s spokesman told Interfax-AVN at the Defendory 2008 arms show in Athens on Wednesday.

“The air defense concern fully accomplished the task under the state defense order and military-technical cooperation with foreign states. The concern solved all planned tasks as to the implementation of the air and space defense, the development of a multi-service air defense system, as well as the modernization of air defense means,” the spokesman said.

Companies that are parts of Almaz-Antei increased production volumes of modern air defense systems 1.6 times in 2007 compared to 2006, the spokesman said.

Production volumes of civil products increased as well. Production of digital TV devices grew 1.46 times in 2007, while production volumes of systems for the federal air control system and the single system of organizing air traffic doubled, he said.

Almaz-Antei worked out measures that allow to switch from local to global technical and technological re-equipment of companies making the concern, he said. This was done in order to continue successfully delivering products to Russian and foreign customers, he added.