China quietly gets ultra-cutting edge advanced SU-30MKK Fighter Bombers from Russia.

Notes from the Pentagon. (Washington Times) via Drudge Headliner ^ | 14 FEB 2003 | Bill Gertz and Rowan Scarborough

[vannrox]

Russia delivered the latest batch of advanced SU-30MKK fighter bombers to China within the past month and additional jets are on the way, according to U.S. intelligence officials.

Russia's arms exports used to be public. But under pressure from Beijing, Moscow agreed to keep secret its major weapons systems transfers to China.

[vannrox]

Hum.



From Janes:
Russia's Ramenskoye PKB (Priborostroitelnoye Konstruktorskoye Byuro - Instrument Building Design Bureau) has developed an upgrade for the Sukhoi Su-27/-30, targeted at China, which has 46 Su-27s. The modernisation programme offers two variants: a minor upgrade, similar to that developed for Russia, and a major upgrade, which brings the Su-27/30 up to the standard of Su-27M (Su-35) and Su-30MK versions.

[Nov3]

Pheonix bait

[CasearianDaoist]

Huh?

[vannrox]

A-50 MAINSTAY AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM, RUSSIA

The A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft was developed and manufactured by the Beriev Aircraft Research and Engineering Complex Joint Stock Company based at Taganrog in the Rostov Region of Russia. The A-50 aircraft was developed from the llyushin Il-76MD military transport aircraft manufactured by the Ilyushin Aviation Complex Joint Stock Company based in Moscow.

The aircraft is known in the West by the NATO codename Mainstay. Beriev aircraft normally carry the Russian designation Be- followed by the number, however, the A-50 aircraft retained the well-known A-designation which Beriev allocated to the original prototype. The A-50 entered service with the Russian Air Force in 1984, and is thought to have 16 aircraft in service. The latest version, the A-50U was shown in 1995.

The A-50 aircraft is intended to detect and identify airborne objects, determine their co-ordinates and flight path data and transfer the information to command posts. The A-50 also acts as control centre in guiding fighter-interceptors and tactical air forces aircraft to combat areas in order to attack ground targets at low altitudes. The role of the A-50 is comparable to that of the United States E-3 Airborne Early Warning system developed by Boeing.

Beriev is to produce three A-50Ehl AEW aircraft for India with IAI of Israel providing the aircraft’s electronic systems. China is reported to have ordered four A-50/A-50M/U aircraft from Russia.

PERFORMANCE

The A-50 carries out patrol missions at an altitude of 5,000 to 10,000 metres. The patrol service ceiling is 10 km. The maximum flight range of the aircraft is 5,000 km and the flight endurance is 7 hours 40 minutes. At a range of 2,000 km, the A--50 can remain on patrol for up to 1 hour 25 minutes.

The aircraft is manned by five flight crew and 10 mission crew.

RADAR SYSTEM

• The A-50U airborne radar warning and guidance system is the Schnel-M produced by Vega. It consists of:
• radar station
• data reduction system
• interrogator-responder and signal transmission system
• digital computer complex
• identification friend or foe (IFF) equipment
• command radio link to guide fighters
• encoding communication system
• radio communication equipment
• telemetry/code equipment
• registering equipment

  The radar and guidance systems have the capacity to track 50 to 60 targets simultaneously and to guide 10 to 12 fighter aircraft simultaneously
  
  
  
  

  COUNTERMEASURES

  The A-50 is fitted with a self-defence system when flying en-route and over patrol zones. The self- defense system ensures protection from guided and unguided weapons of the enemy's fighters attacking the aircraft from its front and rear hemispheres. The self-defense system includes an electronic countermeasures system.

  The aircraft can also be protected from the enemy's fighter aircraft via guidance of friendly fighters.

  The aircraft radio and electronics systems are robust against hostile jamming and provide good combat performance in dense electronic countermeasures environments.

  FLIGHT CONTROL AND NAVIGATION

  The aircraft is fitted with the NPK-T flight control and navigation system used to ensure air navigation during all flight stages in all-weather day and night and all-year operations performed at all geographical latitudes. The system also provides flight control and navigation data intended for mission specific systems and equipment.
  
  

[Falcon4.0]

The WAR against America continues... stay tuned.

[rmlew]

The SU 30MKK is the Russian equivalent of the F-15E.
I'm concerend about the ordinance that they are selling the ChiComs. the AS-17 is a anti-shipping missle.
The AA-12 has been dubbed the amraamski for obvious reasons.
The Russians have alse been selling the chinease the AA-10 missle, which is an all direction, helmet aimed, heat seeker with a range of 12km.
Generally, I would preffer it if we had a large qualitative advantige. If the Chinese deploy enough of these, we will not.

[dinok]

This is just another Isolated Incident...Move along people...nothing to worry about.

Next thing you'll tell me Clinton gave Ballistic Missile secrets to the Chinese.

Ok...he did...(never mind)

[twntaipan]

Despite the technology, if the history of the PLA is any indication, they won't be able to keep them flying.

[John H K]

The Su-30MKKs are one of the most visible elements of China's military buildup that is quickly tipping the military balance in the Taiwan Strait in favor of the mainland.

Highly questionable statement, but the military analysis and reporters of the Washington Times have always been pretty questionable.

The Chinese really aren't buying new stuff fast enough and in enough quantity to make up for the continuing rapid obsolescence of most of their forces....overall, arguably, they're getting weaker year by year, particularly in terms of their air force.

[fooman]

Build the Raptors. 500 of them. Fast.

[HighRoadToChina]

You, my friend, sound like a Communist symphatizer trying his very best to dilute the real and very present threat from Communist China.

[BenR2]

Ping.

[PhilDragoo]

FISCAL YEAR 2003 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL:

Provides $4.1 billion for 23 F-22 fighter aircraft.

Hmm, so by eliminating $15 billion for Africans with AIDS, we add another 85 F-22s--excellent.

[The Westerner]

"Highly questionable statement, but the military analysis and reporters of the Washington Times have always been pretty questionable."

Frankly, the only thing I find questionable is this assertion. The one thing that stands out about the Times Weekly Edition is that it's so far ahead of the curve on China.

[Jorge]

Hmm, so by eliminating $15 billion for Africans with AIDS, we add another 85 F-22s--excellent.

With all the excess pork and wasted billions in the Federal budget, why would your first thought be to cut off money used to help millions of people who are suffering and dying?

[WarSlut]

It's getting so bad, I can predict the threads you'll be spewing your lying propaganda in before I even open them. This, on top of being able to recognize your posts before I know who the author is.

The only thing I can't figure out about you is who you're working for. I'm starting to think maybe it's the WWP. You're too obsessed with downplaying the China threat to be working for CAIR.

Whoever you are, it's almost time to make a new name and start over, Johnny Hong Kong. Make a new name and begin your reasonable, moderate charade all over again. Cat's pretty much out of the bag on this one. You've been made.

[dirtydanusa]

China is slowly arming themselves for an inevitable showdown with the U.S, funded by the money they receive from the American companies foolish enough to move their manufacturing there and the stupid Americans who buy this crap.

[Centurion2000]

Hmmm ... gotta wonder how far that laser on an ABL equiped 747 can reach .... oops ...

[Orion78]

PING

[JasonC]

That is exactly the right response. All the rest are whistling Dixie.