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lcafanboy

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MiG35 does not have thrust vectoring. Why do you live in fantasy land? India made MiG21 in India itself with all spares made here too. India also makes Rd33 engine for MiG29 and has purchased MiG29K planes for its carrier. India may have to go for MiG35 for INS Vikrant as there is no other capable plane to take off from STOBAR
NEW MIG-35 “FULCRUM FOXTROT” DEMONSTRATED FOR PUTIN AND FOREIGN MARKET
Jan 27 2017 - 13 Comments

By Tom Demerly
MIG-35 DEMO IS BOTH PRODUCT DEBUT AND CONTRAST OF RUSSIAN AND WESTERN DOCTRINE IN THE F-35 ERA.
In a widely publicized event on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau (MiG) parented by United Aircraft Corporation officially demonstrated the new MiG-35 to the Russian government. A subsequent demonstration for export customers was carried out today Jan. 27.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is reported to have viewed the first demonstration via remote video due to poor weather in the region.

The new MiG-35 (NATO reporting name: “Fulcrum Foxtrot”) is a greatly upgraded aircraft based on the earlier MiG-29 airframe. Significant upgrades on the MiG-35 include a completely new fly-by-wire flight control system, vastly improved cockpit, substantially upgraded avionics and an overall design philosophy that provides an enhanced degree of operational autonomy on the MiG-35 compared to earlier Russian combat aircraft. The MiG-35 will also integrate precision-guided targeting capability for air-to-ground weapons, a rarity in previous Russian air-ground doctrine.


The MiG-35 unveiled on Jan. 27, 2017.

There is a significant engine upgrade on the new MiG-35. The aircraft uses two impressive Klimov RD-33OVT engines fitted with bi-directional thrust vectoring nozzles. This contrasts aircraft like the current Russian Su-35 and the U.S. F-22 Raptorthat only use single-axis vertical thrust vectoring.

This marks a fascinating departure from previous Soviet-era combat aircraft capabilities while retaining the Russian penchant for lower unit cost in exchange for numerical superiority, a doctrine that has pervaded Russian military thinking for the entire century.

The Russians have always traded unit capability for numerical superiority, relying on the hope that quantity would beat quality in a major conflict. Interestingly, this doctrine has shifted moderately toward a centrist mix of quality and quantity apparently in search of the best solution for indigenous use as well as attracting export buyers.

The new MiG-35 is an example of this shift.

Russia has included significant sensor and capability upgrades on all recent combat aircraft, especially ones intended for the export market. Additionally, the reported domestic production for MiG-35 is only 37 aircraft, a very small acquisition by older Soviet and even modern Russian standards. A larger production capacity is earmarked for export sales, likely in the form of a 50-unit order from Egypt.

Reports indicate the Egyptian MiG-35s are to be fitted with a new advanced targeting pod, the PPK targeting pod from Precision Instrument Systems. The new PPK thermal imager/TV and laser rangefinder allows the MiG-35 to autonomously guide precision munitions similarly to how the current U.S. F-15E Strike Eagleprosecutes ground targets. Previous Russian doctrine relied heavily on ground vectors to attack targets.

Somewhat interestingly, the indigenous MiG-35 is fitted with a Russian NPK-SPP OLS-K electro-optical targeting system. The OLS-K targeting and surveillance system is mounted directly to the aircraft below the right (starboard) fuselage on the engine nacelle in front of the elevators. It is not a removable pod. The OLS-K sensor can track moving vehicles from 20 kilometers and surface contacts at sea for 40 kilometers. An integrated laser rangefinder computes target distance up to 20 kilometers for weapons employment. There is also laser designation for guided weapons built into the pod.


The OLS-K targeting and surveillance system is mounted on the engine nacelle in front of the elevators

The new MiG-35 provides Russia and export customers with a uniquely scaled precision strike capability that may be a better fit for countries with smaller defense budgets. The MiG-35 contrasts aircraft like the larger (and more expensive) Sukhois. If a client’s ground strike requirements involve shorter range in a tactical rather than strategic setting the MiG-35 may be the right size and cost aircraft.

Given recent problems throughout the Middle East and Africa with managing strike accuracy and reducing the exposure to collateral damage from air strikes this may be an important export asset for Russia and its defense industry clients.
https://theaviationist.com/2017/01/...ot-demonstrated-for-putin-and-foreign-market/

MIG 35 has thrust vector. In fact it has 3d thrust vectoring unlike 2d used on su30mki making it even better.
 

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I love Rafale it is the best aircraft but it too costly to be procured in huge numbers. Where as MIG-35 is cheap and it is improved with lot off capabilties. Particularly it's engines and radar.
 

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Govt to seal deal by October to procure 200 Kamov military choppers
 

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BOEING SEES TWO-YEAR WAIT FOR WORLD'S BIGGEST FIGHTER JET DEAL
Boeing is well placed in the race to supply the Indian Air Force with 110 fighter jets

by Jason Koutsoukis

It could be another two years before India picks the winner of the world’s biggest combat aircraft order, according to a senior Boeing Co. executive.

Boeing is well placed in the race to supply the Indian Air Force with 110 fighter jets, Gene Cunningham, Boeing vice president of global defence sales, told Bloomberg News on Sunday on the sidelines of a security forum in Singapore. The company is a finalist in a separate competition to supply the Indian navy with 57 fighter jets.

“We have gotten to know Indian industry, understand the Indian process,” Cunningham said.

The tender for 110 combat aircraft mandates building at least 85 percent of the order locally. The deal is likely to be at least $15 billion.

Boeing said in April that it would partner with state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. and Mahindra Defence Systems Ltd. to manufacture the F/A-18 Super Hornet in India at a new facility, which can also be used for other requirements. Other companies in the running include Lockheed Martin Corp., SAAB AB and BAE Systems Plc.

“We’ll throw our hat into the ring,” Alan Garwood, BAE’s director for group business development, said in an interview on Sunday. “We’ve seen the requirement and we’ve said we’ll put some sort of tender in.”

The British defence and aerospace company makes the twin-engine Eurofighter Typhoon jet.Garwood said BAE had been making aircraft in India for 70 years, a key advantage given Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s requirement that the new jets be made in India.

“We have good relationships with industry and government there,” Garwood said.

Getting new aircraft is crucial for Modi as the South Asian nation faces increased risks from neighbouring Pakistan and China at a time when the Russian MiG fighters -- India’s mainstay -- are being phased out. The defence industry is a key part of Modi’s “Make in India” policy, which aims to promote domestic manufacturing.
Cancelled Order

After scrapping an order with Dassault Aviation for 126 Rafale jets worth $11 billion in 2015, a process that took nearly a decade, Modi’s administration bought 36 jets separately to speed up the process. Under the new tender, the winner will have to deliver the first jet within three years of securing the contract.

India had previously said that it was looking to replace its current fleet of combat aircraft with a single-engine jet, but subsequently announced that it would also consider twin-engine aircraft such as Boeing’s twin-engine F/A-18 Super Hornet.

Boeing’s Cunningham said the change in direction meant that the timing of the Indian Air Force process was now about 12 months later than the Indian Navy.

“Certainly today, the Indian Navy timeline will conclude sooner than the Indian Air Force,” Cunningham said. “They would appear to us to be sequential, but I’m not assuming that they’re related.”
http://www.indiandefensenews.in/2018/06/boeing-sees-two-year-wait-for-worlds.html
 

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BJP surely going to loose 2019 Lok Sabha election and Congress will come back to power again and choose Euro Fighter Typhoon fighter aircraft.
 

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Jaguars r up there with Migs when it comes to crashing. Usually western jets were less prone to crash.
 

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Jaguars r up there with Migs when it comes to crashing. Usually western jets were less prone to crash.
OH do shut the fuck up. The Jaguars are prone to crashing because of the extremely underpowered engines.. the original configuration was fine but the DARIN upgrades have increased the weight of the plane and low thrust means greater chance of stalls and spins. Having said that, we don't know the exact reason for this crash.
 

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BJP surely going to loose 2019 Lok Sabha election and Congress will come back to power again and choose Euro Fighter Typhoon fighter aircraft.
Keep politics out of military threads. But, fucking congress or the Third front doesnt stand a chance.
 

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Kyun bhai? why can't an air commodore fly a plane? Senior officers are fighter pilots after all.
If he was a regular flier then it is Ok

But if he was flying after many days just to prove a point to young pilots
Then it is a tragedy
 

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Licensed shooters were used and now postmortem that too for wild boars...………………!
 

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