Reply With QuoteOriginally Posted by YevgenyP
About hour agosorry for quality
"Pylkiy" #702 says "hello" to mp.net
Says hello? I don't get it
maybe the info on it being canceled is simple disinformation and work is being continued... there is little valuable info on it so I would assume the worst) but then you never know... PAKFA seemed as mythical just a year ago
About hour ago
"Pylkiy" #702 says "hello" to mp.net
Says hello? I don't get it
here
http://warcyb.org.ru/news/bespilotni.../2010-06-22-48
members on this forum say SKAT is still being worked on
http://www.inoforum.ru/forum/index.p...ic=23851&st=70
some claim a carrier based version of it is being worked on as well
so we have three possibilities
a) SKAT is canceled and there's no hope
b) MiG is spending money out of its own pocket on SKAT R&D
c) federal funding was made available but the project is highly classified with no information being released to the public
Nice post, thanks CaptMorgan68
for those who don't know Popovkin is a deputy defense minister in charge of rearmament program who sometimes likes to talk trash but has been rather careful not to say anything stupid lately... most of the things have been written about or posted before... here's a quick overview of the interview
* production of An-124 is to resume in Ulyanovsk
* An-70 possibly to resume being produced in conjunction with Ukraine
* some Mi-26 helos are being ordered
* about 80 Su-34 and Su-35S have been ordered... with that many the price per airframe is expected to go down by 25%
* second PAK FA prototype to fly before the end of 2010
* 10 more PAK FA airframes to start being produced around 2013 to complete the 3,000 test flight requirement
* a batch of 50-100 PAK FA airframes to be ordered around 2016
* strategic and tactical unified command and control systems to get top priority
* NAVY to undergo significant modernization effort in the next decade with funds allocated being five times that of space forces
* some systems are not going to be procured due to lack of financial resources
* helos and S400/S500 are a priority
* Iskander-M systems to remain a priority as well
* BTR, tank and APC R&D to slow down a bit
* work on certain new weapon systems is to continue unanabated
* plans to purchase MiG-35
* AK to go through further modernization
* most of firearms to continue being developed and produced in Russia
* elite special purpose army units will be the exception with the ability to procure foreign made weapons
overall Popovkin is starting to make sense more and the approach adopted seems to be rather balanced and very well thought out IMHO
u r welcomeNice post, thanks CaptMorgan68
actually, this case is also taken into account
Unlike Jets ejection seats, which are propulsed with engines attached to the seat, on Ka-52 engine attached to "rope", which attached close to the top of the seat. So if blades are not shot off, that rope and engine get into it and seat itself is thrown to the side, instead of going straight up.
Ofc this is not as good as when everything works as intended, but better than nothing
Where in Sweden those pictures with Kustjägare are made?Lots of photos of my ex-commander , unfortunately he was promoted to general ;( enjoy.
^^^ u had to quote all of the pics didn't ya
thanks! this is quite informative
armenian, i don't think it's popovkin who decides what to buy. and the procurement plan is for 2020. that's not today but tomorrow.
Russian '5th gen' helo project gearing up...
http://vpk.name/news/41517_nash_vint...okoleniya.html
good point
Su-34's were practicing recon and SEAD missions during the recently held Vostok-2010 drills...
http://vpk.name/news/41497_samoletyi...ostok2010.html
You're welcome guys!
Two amazing photos..
..and for the end a bonus!
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