briefly updating again:Dec 14, 2015
trying to update in-Russia-produced-turbine-news again: the most recent article
also announced "a developmental" turbine for Project 22350 (which some of you know as "Gorshkov-class") to be ready in 2017, deliveries to start in the end of 2017
... I've read in Russian Internet at one point strong enough turbine(s) almost certainly can be obtained from Rybinsk
but likely a bigger problem is going to be the reduction gear(s) ... the task for Saint Petersburg
I mean it all then critically depends on tiny components, and for me that's a typical example for
If Something May Fail, It Will
Russian Helicopters produces first Ka-52 Alligator of 2017
By | Feb. 2, 2017 at 3:39 PM
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Russian Helicopters plans to double its production levels for the Ka-52 combat and reconnaissance rotorcraft in 2017. Photo courtesy of Russian Helicopters
Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Rostec subsidiary Russian Helicopters has completed production for 2017's first Ka-52 Alligator combat and reconnaissance rotorcraft.
The aircraft's completion followed a round of ground and flight tests in accordance with government contracts. According to the the state-owned defense contractor, several more Ka-52 units are scheduled to be transferred to operators by the end of February.
The first batch of Alligators scheduled for delivery in 2017 were already transferred to the Russian Ministry of Defense in December 2016. Company leaders say production plans for the aircraft will be more than doubled for the year.
"We took all necessary organizational and technological steps at Progress to expand production in view of the forthcoming volume increase," Russian Helicopters Deputy CEO for Sales Vladislav Savelyev said in a . "Today, the plant is ready to produce world-class Ka-52 helicopters in a timely manner, for the Ministry of Defense, as well as for foreign customers."
The is marketed as a next-generation reconnaissance and combat helicopter, and is designed to engage armored and non-armed targets such as tanks and enemy infantry. The rotorcraft is able to provide target acquisition for helicopter teams and ground-level troops.
Weapons include a 30mm caliber 2A42-1 aircraft gun and a Strelets missile system capable of launching guided missiles such as the Ataka and Vikhr-1.
Russia to Upgrade All Il-38 Antisubmarine Warfare Planes
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February 9, 2017
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Ilyushin Il-38
All Ilyushin Il-38 (NATO reporting name: May) antisubmarine warfare planes will be upgraded to the Il-38N level, Russian Naval Aviation Chief Igor Kozhin said.
“The defense minister has assigned a task to upgrade the entire Il-38 plane fleet,” Kozhin said. According to him, the Il-38 plane has had “virtually no accident” for almost 50 years.
“Despite its age, the upgrade has allowed bringing it to a qualitatively new level,” the Naval Aviation’s chief said.
In the autumn of 2016, the seventh upgraded Il-38 antisubmarine warfare plane started undergoing ground and flight trials at the Ilyushin Company’s flight test and development base.
The Navy received the first Il-38N plane in late 2014. In all, about 30 Il-38N antisubmarine warfare planes are planned to be delivered to the Navy.
The Il-38N plane is equipped with the Novella target search and track system that can detect aerial targets at a distance of 90 kilometers (56 miles) and above-sea targets at a range of 320 kilometers (199 miles). The system can track 32 above- and underwater targets simultaneously.
The Il-38N plane can also conduct electronic intelligence.
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