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Haavarla
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The weapons trials in VVS Su-35S fleet can be seen here:
 Àñòðàõàíè íà÷àëèñü ãîñóäàðñòâåííûå èñïûòàíèÿ ìíîãîöåëåâîãî èñòðåáèòåëÿ Ñó-35 - Ïåðâûé êàíàë
 Àñòðàõàíè íà÷àëèñü ãîñóäàðñòâåííûå èñïûòàíèÿ ìíîãîöåëåâîãî èñòðåáèòåëÿ Ñó-35 - Ïåðâûé êàíàë
The other reason is that the An-70 program is encountering delays.
Klaus
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The MoD plans to upgrade the remaining MiG-25 ECR aircraft. They will receive new sensors to keep them in service until 2020. Of the 20 surviving machines, no more than seven are still in airworthy condition, mainly because of problems with the engines.
Ministry of Defense will upgrade MiG-25 reconnaissance aircraft - News - Russian Aviation - RUAVIATION.COM
Ministry of Defense will upgrade MiG-25 reconnaissance aircraft - News - Russian Aviation - RUAVIATION.COM
Haavarla
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Not a smart move.. Those Mig-25 are at a point of unoperational status. Their engines are no longer in production. Very hard to get spares. What would an overhaul cost?
Naah, better get those Recon-Pods for Su-24MR/34 ready ASAP.
On a different note. IAPO produced Su-30SM will hit State trials this year, which goes to show IAPO are in good shape.
Along with 15 more Yak-130 being handed over.
PICTURE: Irkut to deliver Russia's first Su-30SM early
Naah, better get those Recon-Pods for Su-24MR/34 ready ASAP.
On a different note. IAPO produced Su-30SM will hit State trials this year, which goes to show IAPO are in good shape.
Along with 15 more Yak-130 being handed over.
PICTURE: Irkut to deliver Russia's first Su-30SM early
It would be easier to modify a number of existing MiG-31s (there's a ton of surplus aircraft) with upgraded recon gear, to give then capabilities beyond those of the MiG-25s.
Among other interesting news apparently a new AESA radar based on the Zhuk-A is being developed for MiG-29 aircraft, for the VVS and an unnamed export customer (most likely India). This is probably not truly a new radar, but just a modification of the already under development Zhuk-AE, for the upgraded MiG-29 aircraft. The radar is supposed to be larger then the Zhuk-A used on the MiG-35 in the Indian tender.
http://www.lenta.ru/news/2012/09/19/aesa/
Haavarla
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Su-30SM build by IAPO made first flight today.
The flight lasted two hours, and no problems reported.
ÎÀÎ "Êîìïàíèÿ "Ñóõîé" - Íîâîñòè - Íîâîñòè êîìïàíèè
The flight lasted two hours, and no problems reported.
ÎÀÎ "Êîìïàíèÿ "Ñóõîé" - Íîâîñòè - Íîâîñòè êîìïàíèè
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They don't have any UAVs that can fill the role.
I suspect stores of spares exist that would make it possible to keep the existing birds flying. The new sensors might be in the form of making them compatible with the recon pods being developed for the Su-34. That would make a lot of sense, and be fairly cost efficient, given that it will be some time before the Su-34 is present in such numbers that it can fly strike, EW, and recon missions.
Among other interesting news, the Pantsyr-S1 is being modified for Land Forces usage. It will probably be a variant similar to the tracked variants Algeria received.
http://www.function.mil.ru/news_page/country/more.htm?id=11364065@egNews
alexkvaskov
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Well what about the 24 hour endurance Dozor-600 UAV? Or it was rejected by the MoD?
Did it participate in the state trials? The ones that every single participant failed?
On another note, the Il-76MD-90A, also known as the Il-476, just had it's first flight. It's taken them long enough...
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The current VVS variant replaces nothing. It's added into S-300/400 units. The Land Forces variant will probably eventually replace both.