Well, obviously Russia doesn’t agree for the need of the Su-35 as a stop-gap. Otherwise, it would have ordered the type in large numbers. Especially, considering the PAK-FA is not far off…………………..Clearly, the RuAF doesn’t believe in the Su-35 or just plain doesn’t have the funds to aquire it!:o

This is the worst post ever from you so far LOL! 😀

You just know so much more than the top brass in the RuAF, almighty Scooter, seer of the future!

Maybe you should actually read up news on the RuAF than trash talking the Russians here? :rolleyes:

But it’s sure that su 35 will be the at least twice cheaper for the Ruaf when compare with the PAK-FA.And as you know USA will get increadable amounts of F-35.Then what will Ruaf do?I think it’s impossible that Russia can spend money as much as USA.Maybe half money is sensible for now!And using very old Su 27 airframes are not sensible when compare with Su 35!I think best choise is the is filling the gap with Su 35 almost PAK FA enters the service.Than they should also get to the 2 seater version and improved bombing capasity PAK FA’s together with the Su 34 aircrafts.

It’s also possible the Russians spend half the money, yet get the same amount of jets. It won’t be quite that extreme, but probably not far from the truth. 😉

The Su-35BM is a modification of the the Su-27 similar the F-15, when the F-35 is something like the PAK-FA. 😉

:p

U.S. GOVERNMENT RELEASES $1 BILLION IN FUNDING FOR PRODUCTION OF SIX LOCKHEED MARTIN F-35B STOVL AIRCRAFT

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 31st, 2008 — The U.S. Department of Defense has released $1 billion of funding to acquire six Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft as part of the second Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract for the F-35.

The LRIP 2 contract, worth $2.2 billion for a total of 12 aircraft, was awarded in May. At that time the government authorized six conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) F-35As, with release of $933 million, and gave provisional approval for the STOVL jets pending certain requirements. Those stipulations were met by the first flight of the initial F-35B test aircraft on June 11 and by completion of a propulsion system review on July 22. The government exercised the option for the STOVL aircraft and released the $1 billion on July 22.

The government had previously released long-lead funding of $158 million in July 2007 for the 12 LRIP 2 aircraft. An additional $110 million of sustainment options remains to be authorized in the 4th quarter of 2008.
“Getting these STOVL aircraft into production quickly is critical to supporting the USMC’s aviation recapitalization objectives,” said Dan Crowley, Lockheed Martin executive vice president and F-35 program general manager. “The F-35 Fighter Production System now has all 19 SDD aircraft and the first two LRIP 1 aircraft in flow. We will continue to ramp-up until we reach a peak rate of one F-35 per working day in the middle of the next decade.”

Long-lead funds of $197 million for LRIP 3 were released on May 14 for 19 additional F-35s. The LRIP I contract for the first two F-35A production aircraft was finalized and issued in July 2007.
The U.S. Marine Corps is expected to operate about 340 F-35Bs. The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, and the Italian Air Force and Navy also will operate the STOVL variant, which will be the world’s first STOVL aircraft to combine stealth with supersonic speed.
The first F-35A test aircraft has completed 45 flights and the first F-35B has flown nine times, with both planes demonstrating high reliability and exceptional performance. Nineteen other F-35s are in various stages of assembly, including the first two production-model jets scheduled for delivery to the U.S. Air Force in 2010.

The F-35 is a supersonic, multi-role, 5th generation stealth fighter. Three F-35 variants derived from a common design, developed together and using the same sustainment infrastructure worldwide will replace at least 13 types of aircraft for 11 nations initially, making the Lightning II the most cost-effective fighter program in history.
Lockheed Martin is developing the F-35 with its principal industrial partners, Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems. Two separate, interchangeable F-35 engines are under development: the Pratt & Whitney F135 and the GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team F136.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation reported 2007 sales of $41.9 billion.
F-35 and Lightning II are trademarks of Lockheed Martin Corporation.
Media Contacts:
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LMAO! This is exactly what we showed you on Sukhoi and the SU-35. :rolleyes:

If I were Russia I’d be in no hurry to roll out the PAK-FA. Give it another year or two so the F-22 production line is dead and buried and THEN roll it out. Why give any incentive to keep the F-22 line open? God knows the average politician is too stupid to think beyond the end of his nose.

Well they aren’t going to mass produce it for another 4 years anyway so it’s irrelevant I guess.

Sorry … but Your sources only speek again of …

no word on “a contract is signed” !! …

… in the same manner as the any future combat aircraft “will help” to … no word on “a contract for the delivery of xxx aircraft is signed”.

To be honest … these are all the same political statements within the high-ranking military or the instustry like “the Su-34” will be, will, will, will … nothing happened so far.

Deino

It wouldn’t make a difference if they signed a contract or not, they could pull out of it any any time. They could do whatever the hell they want to do to Sukhoi (the government, that is).

Fact of the matter is, money has been allocated to this, as per the re-armament budget. When the signature is made is irrelevant. Let the aircraft finish trials shortly, then you can see how ridiculous you are with these “wha wha it’s not signed it won’t be bought ever” arguments.

For the tenth time provide a source! PLEASE:mad:

It’s been posted so go look for it FFS.