... IRST se kill chain kaise banaoge bhaisaab?
until there is a real fight it is hard to know, to be honest, but for what we can see in modern wars it seems drones add the numbers that are needed to beat stealth fighters because steal fighters carry few weapons.If youre going to add unmanned wingman drones, then add EA 18Gs from a carrier
Why F15EX, because its very difficult to maintain and service fifth gen birds, and most combat scenariors dont need stealth.
And its Pentagon, they spend more of printer ink annually than we do procuring fighters.
i m talking about IRST tracking...su 30 mki hv 100 km range. so dont know at what range su 30 mki IRST can detect f22 raptor body nd engine heats, but it will definitely track it in a distance. meanwhile su 30 mki hv MICA IR, r73 nd python 5 WVR missile integrated, so it hv 30-40 km range missiles to kill. yeah it is very tough to survive till that range against a f22. but more su 30 mki can make higher chance to come closer to f22.
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i m talking about IRST tracking...su 30 mki hv 100 km range. so dont know at what range su 30 mki IRST can detect f22 raptor body nd engine heats, but it will definitely track it in a distance. meanwhile su 30 mki hv MICA IR, r73 nd python 5 WVR missile integrated, so it hv 30-40 km range missiles to kill. yeah it is very tough to survive till that range against a f22. but more su 30 mki can make higher chance to come closer to f22.
i m also talking about new DRDO NG jammers, which build from GAN. aesa radars didnt mean they r jam proof. they can be jammed or confused, but harder to do compare to pesa radars. look at jamming pods of other countries like russia, america (may be they r using GAN), china, france etc r using old jammers pods...which is build from GAA (gallium arsenide). if they cant jam aesa radars, these countries still not using GAA based jammer pods. even if they cant jam enemy aesa radars, they can definitely confuse them.
In f18 growler case, i guess it made for jamming hord/many of enemy aircrafts. meanwhile su 30 mki type fighters jammers can jam only some enemy aesa radars. (these r my understanding, so cant say my claim is 100% scientific nd truth
Read again I said dogfight is a thing of past. I don't oppose possessing dogfighting skills.
dogfights are not things of the past, they are simply less desired
Thursday, October 31 2024 10:57
Marianna Mkrtchyan
Armenia to purchase Su-30MKI Flanker-H fighter from India
ArmInfo. Is the Russian aeronautics industry starting to pay for its recurring shortcomings? At the end of October 2024, the Armenian Ministry of Defense announced that it had begun negotiations with the Indian aircraft manufacturer HAL to acquire a batch of locally produced Su-30MKI Flanker-H fighters as well as dedicated weapons. In doing so, it intends to cancel the order for eight additional Su-30SM Flanker-Cs that has been pending... for 5 years.
This would be the first contract since India chose to export its own Su-30MKIs, Avions Legendaires reports.
Currently, the Armenian fighter fleet consists of four Sukhoi Su-30SM Flanker-Cs received new in spring 2019 and around fifteen much older Su-25K Frogfoots. However, a few weeks after receiving its fighters, Armenia chose to order eight additional Su-30SMs. Although they were partially paid, up to 70% of the contract, no aircraft have been delivered since. For one simple reason: Sukhoi has not produced any and the only Su-30s to date that have left its factories have been for the needs of Russia itself.
Five years later, it seems that the patience of the Armenians has come to an end. Russia could well lose a customer but also an ally. Armenia has started discussions with HAL around the supply of eight to twelve Su-30MKIs. In fact, Hindustan Aircraft Limited would take over the eight new aircraft, on condition that Sukhoi reimburses the advance, and would upgrade the four current Su-30SMs to the Su-30MKI standard. This would include replacing the original passive electronically scanned array radar with an active Uttam antenna radar.
Known as the "Super 30" program, the negotiations revolve around a batch of Astra 1 long-range air-to-air missiles, Rudram 1 anti-radar missiles, and SAAW guided bombs. All three are of Indian design and production. The size of the contract that is emerging between the two countries is currently unknown.
Arminfo: Armenia to purchase Su-30MKI Flanker-H fighter from India
Armenia to purchase Su-30MKI Flanker-H fighter from Indiaarminfo.info
maybe is a cooproduction I just saw this news but I do not know if you have further information
I heard it's upgradation of their su30 not purchase of new mki
Yes india needs Russian components to produce su30s even if su30 is overhauled some Russians get some profit. Although new su30s manufacturer under super Sukhoi program will have 65% indigeneous content. if Armenia precures new su30s it won't be mki.
Armenians had ordered 5 su30s which russia didn't deliver even after 5 years so now talks are going on with hal to make them in india with super su30 upgrades. which will take 3 years at max to roll out first upgraded su30.
In my opinion it would help both Russia and India if India buys Su-57.
We will keep Su-30s for the next 40 years, or basically as long as it takes the air-frame to rust away, same as uncle Sam is doing & will keep doing or the F-15s.
