VVS Russian Air Force: News #1

The Ministry of Defence refused to purchase 12 aircraft An-140

The Ministry of Defence refused to purchase 12 An-140 aircraft ordered at the "Aviacor." On the eve of this was reported to "Vedomosti". Samara military machines prefer a light military transport Il-112, the decision to resume the production of which was issued in July. As for the AN-140 and its follow-up in the military transport version would require increasing the diameter of the fuselage and creating, in effect, a new machine. Aviacor, thus effectively deprived of the last major customer.

GarryB wrote:it is fairly rare to see the AS-18 on a Russian aircraft... especially a single seater.

The most interesting thing is that they don't seem to be carrying the datalink pod normally associated with the missile system and the opaque nose covers suggest dummy missiles.

Viktor wrote:A thought that crossed my mind.

2011 - 31 new planes was made for Russian Army
2012 - 42 new planes will be made for Russian Army
2013 - 66 new planes will be made for Russian Army
2014 - 100 planed
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Meaning that during that 3 years Russian MIC will deliver close to 150 new planes to Russian military. Now this is interesting because

Russian MIC will just by staying at the 2014 production level (not developing or growing by one millimetre - which is impossible of course) by 2020 produce further

700 planes (100 new planes per year for 7 years) which will in that case mean that with 2020 concluded Russian MIC will produce around 850 new planes.

Now why is this important. Because 2020 SAP anticipats buying/delivering 600 NEW planes to Russian Army - not 850 at minimum.

If we add  masses of modernized planes - the number could grow to closer to 1500 or perhaps even higher.

Just as strange is a contract to modernize 60 MIG-31 by 2020 when we have already close to 40 or perhaps even higher number of MIG-31 modernized to BM standard with the 10-15

per year rate and until 2020 there are 7 more years

Aided by massive state support, Russian Helicopters plans to produce 870 helicopters worth almost 400 billion rubles ($12 billion) before 2020, more than 200 of them for export.

"Russian Helicopters' order portfolio for the period to 2020 amounts to 870 machines for a total of around 388 billion rubles, including 232 helicopters for export," according to materials prepared for a meeting dedicated to the helicopter-building industry chaired by President Vladimir Putin in Rostov-on-Don on Thursday.

State-owned Russian Helicopters intends to build and sell 321 of them in 2013, the materials say — almost twice as many as in 2009, Interfax reported.

Putin, speaking at the meeting, committed the state to fork out 36 billion rubles to support civil helicopter construction, RIA Novosti reported.

This reflects increased sales of military helicopters, many of them for the Russian armed forces. The documents say that delivery of military machines this year will be conducted in line with parameters established by a state armament program for the period until 2020.

Read more: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/russian-helicopters-to-use-state-aid-to-produce-870-crafts-by-2020/484945.html

Viktor wrote:A thought that crossed my mind.

2011 - 31 new planes was made for Russian Army
2012 - 42 new planes will be made for Russian Army
2013 - 66 new planes will be made for Russian Army
2014 - 100 planed
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