Russian Flanker and SU-3X Thread: Videos, Pictures, News, Views

kwaigonegin

kwaigonegin

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SteelBird said:
The Flanker at its most beautiful angles.
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The su34 hull would make a great dedicated EW aircraft as well. The large pressurized side by side seating is ideal for such a platform
 
thunderchief

thunderchief

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Indonesia selects Su-35 to meet air combat requirement
Jon Grevatt, Bangkok - IHS Jane's Defence Industry
02 September 2015
The Indonesian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected the Sukhoi Su-35 'Flanker-E' multirole combat aircraft to replace the Indonesian Air Force's (TNI-AU's) ageing Northrop F-5E Tiger II fighters, Defence Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said on 3 September.

Ryacudu said in comments published by state-run news agency Antara that the MoD has "agreed to buy a squadron of Su-35s" to replace the F-5Es, which entered TNI-AU service in 1980 and are expected to be withdrawn from service by the end of the decade.

The programme represents the first export order of the Su-35. The Russian Air Force has ordered 48 of the type, with deliveries commencing in December 2012.
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aksha

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more on the Super 30 upgrade
it seems that both MKI and SM versions will be parallely upgraded to the Super 30 standards


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India has expressed interest in carrying out a joint project to extensively modernize its SU-30MKI aircraft in collaboration with Russian companies, the Russian state technology corporation Rostec said in a statement Friday.

"In the long term, as recommended by the Russian Ministry of Defense, we plan a major upgrade of the SU-30SM [model] to increase its combat effectiveness. The Indian government has expressed interest in collaborating to modernize the SU-30MKI, which is an evolution of the SU-30SM," the statement reads.

According to the statement, both aircraft models will be given upgraded avionics and radars, as well as an improved engine. The SU-30SM and the SU-30MKI will also be equipped with additional weapons.
The SU-30 MKI, NATO reporting name Flanker-H, is the Indian Air Force’s elite fighter-bomber. It was developed by Russia's Sukhoi Aviation Corporation and built under license by India's Hindustan Aeronautics.

Russia and India have been close partners in military and technical cooperation for decades. In 2014, the total value of weapons and military hardware delivered by Russia to India reached $4.7 billion, according to Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation estimates.
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the guys in indian forums seems to think the improved engine will be the Salyut AL-31FM1,
which has higher T/W and longer service life than the Saturn FP version


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plawolf

plawolf

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thunderchief said:
Could be . Don't know is this genuine or simply photoshopped . If it is real, I wonder how did they get there, probably over Iraqi airspace.
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I heard Iran had opened up its airspace to Russian military assets transiting to Syria now that they have the nuclear deal in the bag.
 
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