Russia surpassed U.S. in production of new combat planes

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http://theaviationist.com/2014/12/17/russia-produces-more-combat-planes/

Dec 17 2014
By David Cenciotti

According to the Joint Stock Company UAC (United Aircraft-building Corporation), Russia has produced more combat aircraft than the U.S., in 2014.

As reported by Russian media outlets, in an interview with Ekho Moskvy radio station, Vladislav Goncharenko, deputy head of the military aviation programmes department at UAC (the a Russian holding which encompasses Irkut, Mikoyan, Sukhoi, Ilyushin, Tupolev, Beriev and Yakovlev), Moscow has surpassed the U.S. in the number of produced combat aircraft.

Whilst in 2013, UAC companies delivered 68 planes, 100 aircraft, 95 of those are combat planes for the Russian Air Force were produced and delivered in 2014.

Along with the production of more planes, UAC subsidiaries have carried out the modernization of existing aircraft and the development of new weapons systems, Goncharenko said.

Even though we don't know the corresponding U.S. figures, the number of new aircraft delivered to the front-line units of the Russian Air Force is a clear sign Moscow is strongly supporting its renascent military power.

For sure "quantity" does not always come with "quality" and, most probably, U.S. technology will still be ahead of Russian (or Chinese) one for several decades. However, it's impossible to foresee the outcome of a dogfight in which few, advanced American 6th Generation fighter jets, face outnumbering Russian 5th Generation warplanes.

In the meanwhile, PAK-FA T-50 prototypes have been quipped with Himalayas EW defense systems to increase jamming resistance and self-protection capabilities. The delivery of the first production PAK-FA 5th Generation stealth jet to the Air Force is planned for 2016 whereas new type of combat and reconnaissance drone will appear by 2018. 6th Generation aircraft are being studied as well.

By 2020, 55 PAK-FA fighters will be in service with the Russian Air Force.

H/T to @Missilito for the heads-up

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Check the blue color part above, same Russian article......Россия впервые обогнала США по выпуску новых боевых самолетов - Телеканал «Звезда»

16 декабря 2014, 10:13

Россия впервые обогнала США по выпуску новых боевых самолетов

Россия опередила США по количеству выпущенных боевых самолетов. В 2014 году было изготовлено 100 единиц авиатехники, из них боевыми и учебно-боевыми являются 95 летательных аппаратов. Об этом в понедельник 15 декабря сообщил Владислав Гончаренко, замдиректора дирекции программ военной авиации «ОАК», в интервью радиостанции «Эхо Москвы».

«Если в 2013 году мы поставили для ВВС 68 боевых и учебно-боевых самолетов и один военно-транспортный самолет, то в этом году планируется поставка 100 самолетов – боевых, военно-транспортных, а также самолетов специальной авиации», – заявил Гончаренко.

В то же время успешно проходит модернизация авиатехники и ведутся разработки новых авиационных комплексов.

Первые серийные поставки ПАК ФА в войска запланированы на 2016 год. Новые ударные и разведывательные беспилотники появятся в России к 2018 году.

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Now the point is when Russians themselves admit it.......

and, most probably, U.S. technology will still be ahead of Russian (or Chinese) one for several decades.

What our in house Russian representatives and fanboys have to say about it...?....!

Are they happy to accept it that Russian aircraft technology is inferior to US.

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BTW, few articles about US aircraft manufacturing capabilities.....

https://www.f35.com/news/detail/f-35-lightning-ii-program-meets-aircraft-production-goal-for-2014

F-35 factory: One aircraft per day by 2016