George1 wrote:Russian-made Su-30MKI fighter jets to carry five BrahMos missiles
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http://tass.com/defense/1045506
Brahmos NG which is the small one. That will be a bug power up for them.
George1 wrote:Russian-made Su-30MKI fighter jets to carry five BrahMos missiles
More:
http://tass.com/defense/1045506
This was an issue during the February 27 engagement between Indian fighters and Pakistani F-16s, which launched AMRAAMS missiles beyond the R-77's max range (both missed), so the IAF's Su-30MKI could not engage the Pakistani fighters. 2/
GarryB wrote:This was an issue during the February 27 engagement between Indian fighters and Pakistani F-16s, which launched AMRAAMS missiles beyond the R-77's max range (both missed), so the IAF's Su-30MKI could not engage the Pakistani fighters. 2/
Both missed but it is the Russian missile that is faulty?
miketheterrible wrote:GarryB wrote:This was an issue during the February 27 engagement between Indian fighters and Pakistani F-16s, which launched AMRAAMS missiles beyond the R-77's max range (both missed), so the IAF's Su-30MKI could not engage the Pakistani fighters. 2/
Both missed but it is the Russian missile that is faulty?
They are claiming it can't engage beyond 80km. Which the pakies are laughing at saying Russia should sell them the R-77 and they can probably use it at Max range. And I don't doubt that the early R-77 that India has does have it's issues. Hell, Russia never introduced it into it's own airforce instead waited for R-77-1 and now K-77M for Su-57. For most of it's modern Life, they relied upon heavily modernized R-27 missiles instead.
According to Russian Tactical Missiles Corporation, the developer and producer of most of the Russian air-to-air missiles, the R-73’s range is 30 km. The range of its latest version, the RVV-MD, is 40 km.
It’s the same case with the R-77, which can hit targets at a distance of up to 80 km, while its latest version, the RVV-SD, can go up to 110 km.
Isos wrote:https://www.livefistdefence.com/2019/07/russia-sees-red-over-india-putting-british-missile-on-su-30.html
Well, took them some time but they finally react.
Cyberspec wrote:India has sent to Russia a request for modernization of su-30MKI
https://www.aex.ru/news/2019/7/19/199750/
PapaDragon wrote:Cyberspec wrote:India has sent to Russia a request for modernization of su-30MKI
https://www.aex.ru/news/2019/7/19/199750/
Maybe this time they will listen to Ruskies and stop trying to do equivalent of plugging Xbox gamepad into Nintendo Switch?
And don't try to use 60 mile range missile at target 80 mile away...
Will they use the irbis E hybrid PESA radar of.the su35 or will they insist for an AESA radar?Cyberspec wrote:India has sent to Russia a request for modernization of su-30MKI
https://www.aex.ru/news/2019/7/19/199750/
This was an issue during the February 27 engagement between Indian fighters and Pakistani F-16s, which launched AMRAAMS missiles beyond the R-77's max range (both missed), so the IAF's Su-30MKI could not engage the Pakistani fighters. 2/
“It was noticed while checking the records…that AL 31FP engines fitted in certain aircraft was in Cat B condition at the time of inspection / delivery to Indian Air Force (IAF),” according to a report that was seen by Deccan Chronicle.
Each IAF Su-30MKI is powered by a pair of AL-31FP turbofan engines.
Noteworthy Cat 2 (category B) or secondhand engines were installed into brand new Sukhoi 30 MKIs by HAL facility at Nashik without the knowledge and approval of the defence ministry.
However according to the report, what is surprising is the acceptance of such aircraft by the IAF. “Certain aircraft with one new and one old engine were wrongly accepted by IAF and the Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance. As these arrangements were not in tune with contractual provisions, it should have been rejected by IAF and DGAQA…. In any case, IAF should have obtained approval from MoD for accepting aircraft with one second hand engine.”
It is really not surprising, that IAF Sukhois crashed that often, when others have no problems with them
“Each HAL-built Su-30MKI fighter costs around $70.3 million, where as a Russia-supplied fighter costs around $42.15 million,” the senior Air Force official said.
A senior MoD official said that Russia last month tried to pressure the Indian government to order an additional 72 Su-30MKI fighters with HAL, but the Indian Air Force is reluctant to place new orders in such a large number.
“The HAL built Su-30MKI fighter is not fully indigenized, only 51 percent is homemade, where the remaining 49 percent of supplies still comes from Russia,” said Bhim Sigh, a retired wing commander with the Indian Air Force.
Singh noted that most of the raw materials are sourced from Russia, including titanium blocks, forgings, aluminium and steel plates, as well as low-tech items such as nuts, bolts and screws.
HAL continues to depend on Russia as the original equipment manufacturer for components, raw material, servicing and overhaul of the fighters.