Russian Naval Aviation: News

Isos wrote:

medo wrote:Su-33 will leave Kuznetsov deck to MiG-29K, but they will be still used from land airbases. Su-33 are of the youngest Flankers build in the nineties. They are naval carrier based jets. They have enforced structure for carrier operations, they have better anti corosion protection and they have lower G limitation because of folding wings and they never carry full combat load. Their land operation were even less stressful than for standard Su-27. Just look at Iranian F-14A. Su-33 could serve for quite a long time as land based fighter with good maintenance and new engines. They are worth to be modernized as they have their own theatre of operations, for which they are better suited than any land based fighter.

They are outdated. Their huge rcs makes it an easy target for any new fighter.

Not more than any other 4th gen fighte

Su-33 is far better suited, because it have special anti corrosion protection and special naval navigation complex.
At the end it is still russian army that buy modernization for su-33 so less money for air force.

Tsavo Lion wrote:

Su-33 is far better suited, because it have special anti corrosion protection and special naval navigation complex.
At the end it is still russian army that buy modernization for su-33 so less money for air force.

Their special naval navigation complex is for moving carrier ops., it's not needed for stationary Arctic islands ops. But I agree that they can augment the SU-30SMs & keep their pilots in the air w/o the Adm.K.
The Land Forces don't pay for modernization for SU-33s, perhaps u mean the entire Armed Forces budget? In any case, a dozen of them isn't worth "deep modernization".

Isos wrote:

Without extensive upgrades, any 4th generation fighter is outdated.

Some su-33 received SVP-24 because it was a cheap upgrade which means they don't want to modernize them heavily.

medo wrote:When they are stationed on those far away Arctic islands, they will have to fly in long range over the sea patrols.

Tsavo Lion wrote:

medo wrote:When they are stationed on those far away Arctic islands, they will have to fly in long range over the sea patrols.

There's no need for long range over the sea patrols in the Arctic in peacetime. It'll cost a lot more to build & maintain extra facilities there, burn fuel & have SAR units on standby to rescue any downed pilots. AWACSs "can detect airborne targets out to 600 km, and ships out to 400 km" to augment & direct MiG-31s, SU-30SMs/33s where they may be needed, all from the existing bases. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beriev_A-50
https://www.janes.com/article/75812/russia-s-a-100-awacs-makes-maiden-flight

Russia MiG-31 Fighter's Arctic Navigation System Can Operate In Extreme Weather Without Satellites, Official Says
https://www.ibtimes.com/russia-mig-31-fighters-arctic-navigation-system-can-operate-extreme-weather-without-1980132

RuMoD planes to station 4 fighters in Zemlya Aleksandra island together with air refueling tanker and few helicopters in all year operational air base.

Officials have said they may deploy military jets at the outpost. MiG-31 fighters, designed to shoot down long-range bombers, or the SU-34, are seen as options http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4421072/Russia-unveils-new-Arctic-military-base.html

Russia added a new fleet of Su-33 fighter jets Monday to its growing military contingent in the Arctic, a Russian naval spokesman said. The Kremlin has spent the last several months bolstering its presence in the resource-rich polar region, despite repeated NATO criticism.

The unspecified number of Su-33 navy flankers will function as air defense units for the military in the Arctic, Russian agency Sputnik International News reported. The aircraft were previously used to defend the Northern Fleet ships on long excursions.

“Pilots of the shipborne fighter aviation regiment of the Northern Fleet have begun service guarding the air borders of the Kola Arctic region using the deck-based Su-33 fighter jet – the naval equivalent of the multi-role Su-27 fighter jet,” a spokesman for Russia’s Northern Fleet said in a statement. The Su-33 can operate from aircraft carriers and was designed as an air-to-air fighter.

Guns: 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-301 autocannon with 150 rounds
Hardpoints: 12 × external hardpoints with a capacity of up to 6,500 kg (14,300 lb) of ordnance and provisions to carry combinations of:
Rockets:
S-8KOM/BM/OM
S-13T/OF
S-25OFM-PU
Missiles:
Air-to-air missiles:
8 × R-27R/ER/T/ET
4 × R-73E
Anti-ship missiles:
Kh-31A
Kh-41
Anti-radiation missiles:
Kh-25MP
Kh-31P
Bombs:
RBK-500 cluster bomb
Up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) bombs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-33#Specifications

Guns: 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-301 autocannon with 180 rounds[106]
Hardpoints: 12 × wing and fuselage pylons with a capacity of 8,000–12,000 kg (17,600–26,500 lb)[50][51] and provisions to carry combinations of:
Rockets:
B-8 rocket pods for 20 × S-8KOM/OM/BM
B-13 rocket pods for 5 × S-13T/OF
O-25 rocket pods for 1 × S-25OFM-PU
S-80FP
Missiles:
Air-to-air missiles:
2 × R-27R/ER/T/ET
2 × R-73
2 × R-77
Air-to-surface missiles:
Kh-29L/T/D
Kh-38MAE/MKE/MLE/MTE
Kh-25ML/MT
Kh-59ME/MK/MK2
Kh-58
Anti-ship missiles:
Kh-31A/AD
Kh-35U
P-800 Oniks weight of 1500 kg with a range of up to 300 km and a speed in the range of numbers M = 2.2–3.0. Officially not in service.
Kh-41
Anti-radiation missiles:
Kh-25MP
Kh-58
Kh-31P/PD
Cruise missiles:
Kh-36
Kh-65S/SE
Kh-SD
Bombs:
KAB-500KR TV-guided bomb
KAB-500L laser-guided bomb
KAB-500OD guided bomb
KAB-500S-E satellite-guided bomb
KAB-1500KR TV-guided bomb
KAB-1500L laser-guided bomb
OFAB-250-270 bomb
OFAB-100-120 bomb
FAB-500T general-purpose bomb
2 × BETAB-500SHP
P-50T bomb
ODAB-500PM bomb
RBK-500 cluster bomb
SPBE-D bomb
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-34#Specifications_(Su-34)

today this aircraft "is becoming a multi-role machine."
The Russian Navy’s marine aviation plans to use the Il-114 as a close-in maritime zone patrol aircraft. "We’re studying in detail these aircraft, including the Il-114. The work goes on, and we’ve got an engineering prototype flying with all sorts of onboard systems. We’re trying to adapt it to various functions, to produce the most effective machine in its class," the officer said. According to Kozhin, "this aircraft will be used to protect the close-in maritime zone. The demand for the aircraft will depend on the results of the test." https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2018/august-2018-navy-naval-defense-news/6461-russian-navy-to-upgrade-tu-142-mpa-with-svp-24-targeting-system.html

You are not seeing Almaz Antei complaining about Russia selling S-400s to Turkey because Turkey is getting F-35s, but you do see the Americans jumping up and down because Turkey is buying S-400s... are they afraid that their claims of stealth might not measure up to reality? Perhaps American F-35s are going to be stealthy but models sold to international partners wont be and that is the secret they want to hide?

DAMASCUS, SYRIA (5:35 P.M.) – Up to 25 Russians warships and 30 aircrafts will involve in drill in the Mediterranean Sea on September 1-8, the Russian Ministry of Defense said.

“In accordance with the training plan of the Russian Armed Forces, large-scale drills of the grouping of forces (troops) of the Russian Navy and the Aerospace Force will be conducted on September 1-8, 2018 in the Mediterranean Sea under the direction of Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir Korolyov”, the ministry announced.

“In the international airspace, training tasks will be practiced by about 30 aircraft, including the strategic Tu-160 missile-carrying bombers, the Tu-142MK and Il-38 anti-submarine warfare planes, Su-33 fighter jets and Su-30SM aircraft of naval aviation”, the ministry added.

built-in four-barreled mobile machine-gun unit 9A622 of 7.62 mm caliber with an ammunition of 1,800 rounds, controlled by the navigator-operator. The machine gun is installed in the nose of the fuselage and has the ability to rotate from 0 ° to −31 ° down, as well as to the left by 28 ° and to the right by 30 °