Some Indo-Russia news for you.
A rather interesting upgrade, should be a nice bang for the bucks package here consider the cheap prize for the total procurment deal and upgrade.
Somehow i do not see this upgrade coming on any RuAF Mig-29's though..
MiG-29UPG is getting Thales Top Owl-F HMDS.
On February 4, 2011. on the airfield of the Flight- research institute im [M].[M]. Gromov in Moscow Zhukovskiy took place the first flight of the head modernized fighter VVS of India MiG-29UPG (identification number KBU3301). Flight continued approximately one hour and passed without the observations. Aircraft piloted the chief of flying service - senior test pilot OF [RSK] “MiG” Mikhail Belyayev. Work according to this program is accomplished by a Russian aircraft-construction corporation “MiG” within the framework the contract, concluded on March 7, 2008. and foreseeing the overall modernization of entire park of fighters MiG-29, that consist at present in the arsenal VVS of India.
62 aircraft on the whole will be subjected to modification, including several two-place combat training MiG-29[UB]. As a result of modernization they will obtain contemporary onboard equipment and extended nomenclature of armament.
Furthermore, because of the modifications of glider and power plant they will grow considerably service life and the period of service will be realized the transfer of aircraft into the operation due to the technical state. Fuel stock aboard will increase due to the application of an additional fuselage tank after the cockpit. Simultaneously aircraft [doosnashchaetsya] by the system of refueling in flight.
As a whole the concept of the modernization of Indian MiG-29 corresponds to that accepted for the fighters MiG-29[SMT], that are been located since 2009. in the arsenal VVS of Russia and already successfully mastered by Russian military pilots.
Simultaneously in composition onboard equipment and armament is ensured the high level of unification with the carrier-based fighters MiG-29[K]/[KUB], accepted for the armament the Navy of India on February 19, 2010. During the construction of the complex [BREO] of that modernized MiG-29UPG at will customer realizes the integration of the systems of the production of the different countries (the so-called “international board”). A similar experience was already obtained and recommended well itself with fulfilling of Russian- Indian contracts on the modernization of fighters MiG-21UPG Bison, development and building of fighters Su-30[MKI] and MiG-29[K]/[KUB].
The basis of control system of the armament of that modernized MiG-29UPG composes new [BRLS] “beetle -[M]2[E]” with the slot array of development and production of corporation “synchro-cyclotron -[NIIR]” and optico- locating station [OLS]-[UEM] with the laser, thermal-vision and television channels of the development by NII (Scientific Research Institute) of the semiconductor devices (analogous [BRLS] and [OLS] they are used on MiG-29[K]/[KUB]).
The information-control field of flight deck is built on the base of multifunctional colored liquid-crystal indicators. “International” segment [BREO] includes the helmet system of the aim designation of the French company of Thales, the inertial- satellite system of the navigation of French firm Sagem, and also the Indian station of electronic reconnaissance and Israeli jamming station (similar systems they adapt on MiG-29[K]/[KUB]).
Basic composition of the armament of that modernized MiG-29UPG - the same as on MiG-29[SMT] and MiG-29[K]/[KUB]: in contrast to the series MiG-29, it is supplemented with rockets “the air-to-air” of medium distance with the active radar homing heads of the type [RVV]-[AE], and also by the high-precision weapons of destruction of ground-based and waterborne targets - by rockets of the general purpose X -29[t] with the television self-homing head, the antiship missiles X -31[a] with active radar [GSN], antiradar missiles X -31[p] with passive [RGS], corrected bombs cables -500[Kr] with television homing and others Fighters MiG-29 are found in the arsenal VVS of India since 1987.
In all into this country in the period from the second-half of the 80th to the middle the 90's were set 80 such aircraft, into [t].[ch]. of approximately 70 one-place MiG-29 (version “B”) and ten two-place MiG-29[UB]. Deliveries to first party of 44 fighters began in 1987 ; the second party (26 machines) was set in 1989 ; the third (10 machines) - 1994- m. Fighters MiG-29 perform in three squadrons VVS of India: since December 1987. - in 28- y and 47- y, and since November 1989. - in 223- y. According to the data of the Indian Web site of warbirds.in, on extreme of 11 Indian MiG-29 (including one MiG-29[UB]) they were lost in the period from 1994 until 2008. in the flight accidents (known at least about four catastrophes and seven emergencies). According to the data of weekly “by Flight Of [interneshnl]”, at the beginning 2011 g. in the arsenal VVS of India were found 69 fighters of this type. In accordance with the contract, the first six Indian MiG-29 (four one-place and two “dual-control aircraft”) will undergo modification and tests in Russia, they arrived in our country from India in 2008. Remaining 56 aircraft will pass modernization directly in the territory of customer, at the production capacities of the 11th report base VVS of India, with the use of the complete sets supplied from Russia. As reported on February 9 at the airshow “aero- India 2011” in [Bangalore] Director-General - the design project leader OF [RSK] “MiG” Mikhail [Pogosyan], after the completion of tests in this year first modernized MiG-29UPG will be returned to customer.
