http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/sukhoi/ en-us Wed, 6 Jan 2010 09:03:20 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2422016/posts A total of 230 Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter aircraft have been ordered for the Indian Air Force (IAF), including 140 that are being assembled under license in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). Recently, the commander of the IAF indicated that his service was interested in acquiring 50 additional Su-30MKIs, which would thus bring the total IAF acquisition to 280 Su-30MKIs. Fifty Su-30MKIs, produced in Russia by Irkut, were delivered to the IAF by the end of 2007. Under an October 2007 deal valued at around $1.6 billion, Irkut is currently producing 40 additional Su-30MKIs for the service. Meanwhile, licensed assembly... Defense Professionals http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2422016/posts#comment Wed, 6 Jan 2010 09:03:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414855/posts Three years after deciding to start production, the Russian Air Force received the first two production models of the Su-34 fighter-bomber. The original plan was to put 24 aircraft into service by 2010. It was hoped that they would eventually be able to buy a hundred. Apparently one goal of undertaking serial production was to encourage foreign purchases. No luck there yet. The 45 ton Su-34 is a replacement for the 43 ton Su-24 bomber, which is beginning to show its age (over twenty years). There are 300 Su-24s on the books, but most of these are not fit for... Strategy Page http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414855/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 07:03:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414820/posts Three years after deciding to start production, the Russian Air Force received the first two production models of the Su-34 fighter-bomber. The original plan was to put 24 aircraft into service by 2010. It was hoped that they would eventually be able to buy a hundred. Apparently one goal of undertaking serial production was to encourage foreign purchases. No luck there yet. The 45 ton Su-34 is a replacement for the 43 ton Su-24 bomber, which is beginning to show its age (over twenty years). There are 300 Su-24s on the books, but most of these are not fit for... The Strategy Page http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414820/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:59:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412805/posts Pentagon officials are keeping an eye on a delivery by the Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association in Russia of three new Su-34 “Fullback”, two-seat, fighter bombers last week. It is part of an effort to create an operational force of 24 aircraft by the end of 2010. Future goals are a complete air regiment of 44 aircraft by 2010 and a total force of 200 Su-34s by 2020. Borts 04 and 05 went to Lipetsk AB combat training center – Russia’s “Top Gun” school – which is 270 mi. southeast of Moscow. Their arrival was the subject of a Russian television... Aviation Week and Space Technology http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412805/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:13:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404366/posts For the second time this year, India has grounded its Su-30 fighters because one of the aircraft crashed. This time, the grounding of the 98 Su-30s in service is expected to last only a few days. Earlier this year, in May, its Su-30 fighters were grounded for a month after one of them appeared to develop engine problems and crashed. One of the pilots survived, but the parachute of the other failed to open. Four days before the Indian Su-30 went down, a Russian Su-35 also crashed because of engine problems. The Su-35 is an advanced version of the Su-30,... The Stategy Page http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404366/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:42:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404077/posts For the second time this year, India has grounded its Su-30 fighters because one of the aircraft crashed. This time, the grounding of the 98 Su-30s in service is expected to last only a few days. Earlier this year, in May, its Su-30 fighters were grounded for a month after one of them appeared to develop engine problems and crashed. One of the pilots survived, but the parachute of the other failed to open. Four days before the Indian Su-30 went down, a Russian Su-35 also crashed because of engine problems. The Su-35 is an advanced version of the Su-30,... Strategy Page http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404077/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 22:48:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400835/posts Russia has launched its Su-35 fighter-jet program. Russia's Sukhoi Co. has begun implementing a contract to deliver the Su-35 to the Russian Air Force. Under the contract signed in August 2009, the Russian Air Force, in the largest purchase in 20 years, would acquire 48 Su-35 fighters. "Long-term contracts for the fighter aircraft delivery to the Russian Air Force and foreign customers allow Sukhoi Co. to provide for a steady work load of its serial plants by combat aircraft production and shift from modernizing aircraft in the Russian Air Force inventory to manufacturing new products," Sukhoi said. In a statement... Geostrategy Direct http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400835/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 10:52:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399939/posts What's wrong with IAF's Sukhoi? New Delhi December 4, 2009 Even if temporary, the grounding of Sukhoi- 30MKI fighters of the Indian Air Force ( IAF) has opened up a huge gap in the country's air defence system. Our Sukhois are currently located in the following manner - two squadrons in Pune, Maharashtra, two in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, and one in Tezpur, Assam. A sixth squadron was forming up in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, and it was from this squadron that the aircraft that crashed this week belonged. Each squadron has roughly 20 aircraft and the total India has is about 105... India Today http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399939/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 04:38:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399366/posts ‘Natasha’ alerted Sukhoi pilots of fire Rahul Singh, Hindustan Times The second-ever crash of a Sukhoi-30 fighter jet in Rajasthan on Monday may have been caused by engine fire, air force sources said, ruling out the possibility of human error. A female voice warning system in the twin engine Su-30 cockpit, called Natasha in the Indian Air Force, alerted the pilots about the engine fire. The air force sources said on Tuesday, “The pilots also spotted the fire and took a decision to eject. The cause of the fire will be established by a Court of Inquiry.” The plane’s flight... The Hindustan Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399366/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 15:59:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397542/posts CARACAS (Reuters) - Russia is building arms plants in Venezuela to produce AK-103 automatic rifles and cartridges and is finalizing contracts to send 53 military helicopters to the Andean nation, Moscow's envoy to Venezuela saidMonday. Ambassador Vladmir Zaemskiy told a news conference that Russian engineers and Venezuelan construction firms were building the rifle and cartridge plants which, when operational, would employ more than 1,500 workers. He gave no completion date for the plants under construction in the central state of Aragua. Details about Moscow's military shipments and projects have been scarce since socialist President Hugo Chavez's government began signing military... Forbes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397542/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 13:49:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395768/posts Russia has completed delivery of 28 Su-30MKA fighters to Algeria. These were ordered three years ago. Algeria has also bought 22 Su-24 bombers and six Il-78 aerial tankers. There was also a purchase of 28 MiG-29 fighters, but this turned into a major scandal. Russian prosecutors recently tried and convicted several aviation company executives for passing off defective, or used, aircraft parts as new. Many of these parts made their way into MiG-29 jet fighters that were sold to Algeria. Two years ago, Algeria told Russia that it was cancelling the 2007 purchase of 28 MiG-29 fighters (for $1.3 billion),... Strategy Page http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395768/posts#comment Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:38:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373487/posts Libya plans to purchase over 20 warplanes from Russia. Moscow and Tripoli are currently in talks about the package of contracts, Interfax reports. The documents can be signed at the end of 2009 or in the beginning of 2010. The deal is evaluated at $1 billion. “Libya plans to purchase 12 or 15 Su-35 multipurpose jets, four Su-30 and six Yak-130 trainer aircraft,” a source told the news agency. “Technically, many contracts have been elaborated well, and are ready to be signed. We only need to regulate financial issues,” the source said. Pravda http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373487/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:46:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363724/posts An American company is offering two Su-27 fighters, for the bargain price of $5 million each. The aircraft are demilitarized, but recently refurbished. Since the refurbishment, the aircraft have been in the air only 16 hours, and the engines only have 19 hours of use. The aircraft were purchased, from Ukraine, last year by an American firm (Tac Air), to assist the U.S. Air Force is determining how the Su-27 performs. This work is apparently done, and now the Su-27s are no longer needed. The electronics are up to date, and qualified maintenance services are available, in Nevada (where Tac... The Strategy Page http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363724/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:34:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2335221/posts New fighter, designed by Russian Sukhoi is reportedly more maneuverable than Lockheed Martin's designs India, one of the world's brightest emerging technical superpowers -- currently, the seventh biggest nation in terms of land area, and the second biggest in terms of population -- is preparing to make a major military leap forward. It will be flying its first stealth fighter in under four months. The new fighter is a so-called "fifth generation" fighter jet. Currently only two such fighter jets exist, both produced by Lockheed Martin: the F-22 Raptor and the F-35 Lightning II. The Indian fighter is being developed... DailyTech http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2335221/posts#comment Wed, 9 Sep 2009 06:11:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2325018/posts Fighter Order Rekindles Russian Air Force By Douglas Barrie and Alexey Komarov Zhukovsky, Russia Russian air force ambitions stretch far beyond the $2.65-billion Sukhoi fighter order at the MAKS 2009 show. Aspirations include fielding an unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) alongside its fifth-generation fighter and developing a next-generation strategic bomber. The fighter deal is a fillip to the air force and Sukhoi. The military will acquire 48 Su-35S fighter aircraft from 2010-15, along with 12 Su-27SMs and four Su-30M2s. Delivery of the last two versions of the Flanker should be completed by 2011. Securing an air force order bolsters Sukhoi’s... Aviation Week and Space Technology http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2325018/posts#comment Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:08:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2324669/posts Stealthy Sukhois Posted by Bill Sweetman at 8/25/2009 5:00 AM CDT Talking about stealth in relation to the Sukhoi Su-27 and its extended family, including the new Su-35S, tends to cause people to fall over in fits of mirth. Like Chandler's Moose Malloy, the basic airplane looks about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food. But just about six years ago, in late 2003, Defense IQ managed to persuade a team from the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Electromagnetics (ITAE), part of the Russian Academy of Sciences, to present at a conference on stealth in London.... Aviation Week http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2324669/posts#comment Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:52:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2322476/posts As one of our readers noted, DID’s articles from 2005-2007 seem to describe 2 different SU-35s. One is a mid-life modernized SU-27 Flanker, but there’s also much more re-engineered “SU-35” variant with canards, thrust vectoring, etc. has been confused with (and possibly redesignated between) the SU-37. So… what do we mean by “SU-35”? This article explains the sources of the widespread confusion regarding the SU-35’s layout and key characteristics, reviews what is now known about the platform, and tracks its development. Those developments are likely to have broad consequences. The aircraft has a home customer in the Russian Air Force,... Defense Industry Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2322476/posts#comment Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:30:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2318743/posts Russian Defense Ministry orders 64 Su-family fighters MOSCOW, August 18 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Defense Ministry and the Sukhoi aircraft maker signed on Tuesday a contract on the delivery of 64 Su fighters to the Russian Air Force. The contract, signed during the MAKS-2009 air show in Zhukovsky near Moscow, stipulates the delivery of 48 Su-35 by 2015, and 12 Su-27SM and four Su-30M2 multirole fighters by 2011. The value of the contract was not disclosed, but according to open sources, the cost of a Su-35 fighter, billed as "4++ generation using fifth-generation technology," is estimated at up to... Ria Novosti http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2318743/posts#comment Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:22:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2302185/posts  Holy frak. Holy frak. HOLYROLLERBLADINGFRAK! Movie producers paid two Sukhoi Su-35 pilots to fly without a canopy at Mach 2.0, and have one of them eject in what probably is one of the most dangerous stunts ever filmed. While on this speed I even managed to pull out my fingers in glove for an inch or two outside - it became heated very fast because of immense friction force plane undergoes with the air. That's what the pilot who remained in the cabin said he did after his crazy comrade ejected, landing safely on the ground. I don't know... Gizmodo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2302185/posts#comment Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:51:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2297335/posts The Pentagon purchased two Russian-made Su-27 fighter jets from Ukraine. The United States will reportedly use the Russian jets to train effective counter-operation efforts. The Russian jets are a serious competition for the US F-15 fighters. The jets of Russia’s renowned Sukhoi design bureau proved to be more successful than their US competitors during a number of tests. The Pentagon has been trying to obtain the Russian warplanes, and Ukraine helped the nation do it legally. The news about the deal between the USA and the Air Force of Ukraine appeared on the US-based website Strategypage.com. The website said that... pravda http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2297335/posts#comment Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:13:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2293136/posts While Russia's military elite have already seen the prototype - or perhaps prototypes - of the air force's nextgeneration heavy fighter, the aircraft will likely only make its public debut after first flight, if tradition is followed. Senior Russian government and military leaders continue to insist first flight will be this year. Up to three prototypes are thought to be in various stages of final assembly at the Sukhoi manufacturing site in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. The Russian air force's fighter fleet replacement strategy in the near to medium term is built around two Sukhoi programs: the Su-27SM2 (Su-35) development of the Flanker... Aviation Week http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2293136/posts#comment Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:04:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2291647/posts India announced its plans to double the purchase of Russia’s Su-30MKI fighter jets. If the plans become real, Russia will set a new record selling the largest quality of fourth-generation aircraft to a foreign customer. The deal will considerably improve the reputation of Russia’s renowned jet, although it does have significant competitors from the fifth generation. India may considerably enlarge its fleet of Russian-made Su-30MKI by 2015 – to 230 planes, news agencies reported with reference to India’s Defense Minister Arackaparambil Kurian Antony. The official said that India had purchased 98 of such fighter jets from Russia since 1996. The... pravda.ru http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2291647/posts#comment Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:52:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272657/posts OSCOW, June 15 (RIA Novosti) - Russia would like to expand sales of such warplanes as the Su-34 throughout the world, President Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview with Chinese TV released on Monday. Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback, an advanced two-seat fighter-bomber and attack aircraft, was flown by Medvedev in March. The president told China Central TV his flight was supposed to "deliver several messages." He said he wanted to "learn firsthand about the potential of Russian equipment," and was able to see for himself that "this equipment is really great." He added that as commander in chief, he wanted to... RIA Novosti http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272657/posts#comment Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:04:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246157/posts Sukhois In The US (Officially) Posted by Bill Sweetman at 5/7/2009 8:31 AM CDT Two Sukhoi Su-27UB trainers have just turned up in the US. They're probably not the first aircraft of the type to be acquired by US operators - but are probably the first that anyone will talk about, since there have been multiple Su-27 sightings in the neighborhood of Air Force Flight Test Center Detachment 3, popularly known as Area 51. One of the two Su-27s before delivery (Tac Air) The two new arrivals have been acquired from the Ukraine by Reno-based Tac Air, which provides training... Aviation Week http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246157/posts#comment Thu, 7 May 2009 16:16:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241970/posts I swear by our dear dog, Ma, I am safe: officer on crashed Sukhoi SiddharthKelkar Posted: May 01, 2009 at 0138 hrs Pune “I panicked a bit when I heard about the crash. But around 1 pm I managed to contact Siddharth and he said he was safe,” said Aparajita Munje, mother of Wing Commander S V Munje (35), who survived the Sukhoi crash on Thursday morning. “I was initially not entirely convinced by what he was trying to tell me, but then he swore by his beloved German Shepherd Simba,” she said at her home on Prabat Road. Munje’s... The Indian Express http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241970/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2009 13:44:58 GMT