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The SU steals the show 14:48 | 07/ 12/ 2007 MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Kislyakov) - The joy of the Malaysian flier who piloted a Russian Su-30 MKM fighter jet at the LIMA 2007 international maritime and aerospace show was understandable. The Sukhoi corporation has developed a family of two-seater multi-role fighters from the Su-27 Flanker that can form the core of Russia's combat aviation in the 21st century. This goal will be reached with a comprehensive MiG and Su modernization program, Yury Balyko, head of a Defense Ministry research institute, said in mid-November. He said the Su-24...

Malaysia weighs Boeing, Sukhoi bids for next fighter deal By Siva Govindasamy Malaysia is expected to choose between a second batch of Sukhoi Su-30MKMs or Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets for its next fighter purchase, with industry sources saying both types have their supporters within the nation's defence establishment. The procurement process is unlikely to begin until the Malaysian government has called a general election, scheduled for 2009 but widely expected next year. A decision on new fighters must be made around the end of 2008 in order to secure funding during Kuala Lumpur's 2011-15 five-year plan, with deliveries expected from...

Analysis: China seeks new Russian technology HONG KONG, China, Nov. 23 ANDREI CHANG Column: Military Might A Chinese military source based in Beijing has said that the People's Liberation Army Air Force is currently negotiating with the Russian Sukhoi Aircraft Company on three new projects. Military observers based in Moscow and Beijing believe that the recent nadir of military cooperation between China and Russia is only temporary. China will have to rely on Russia to develop its military technologies, as Beijing has no other alternative. The first new project involves Su-33 shipborne fighters. Experts from the Russian aviation industry are...

NEW DELHI: As part of the counter-measures against the Chinese build-up of military infrastructure in the Tibet Autonomous Region and south China, India will progressively base squadrons of its most potent fighter Sukhoi-30MKIs in the eastern sector from 2008-2009 onwards. "The first two squadrons, with 36 fighters, will be based at Tezpur airbase. The MiG-21s at Tezpur were phased out earlier this month. Now, the runway at the airbase will undergo a renovation, coupled with an infrastructure upgrade to house the Sukhois," said an IAF officer. The move is significant since the multi-role Sukhoi 'air dominance' fighters, which have a...

Russia eyes new aviation glory with Superjet (Reuters) 23 September 2007 PARIS - Russia will seek a boost for President Vladimir Putin’s bid to revive its once mighty aviation industry this week, by rolling out its first modern commercial airliner for the global market—the Superjet. Built by the former Soviet Union’s largest warplane maker Sukhoi, whose Su-27 fighter family was designed for combat with Boeing’s F-15 Eagle, the civil Superjet is a 78 to 98 seat regional airliner developed in co-operation with its old Cold War foe. The new civil plane will be unveiled at a Sukhoi military factory at...

Sukhoi Su-35 fighter: winging its way into a new era 11:42 | 21/ 09/ 2007 MOSCOW. (Yury Zaitsev for RIA Novosti) - The Sukhoi Su-35 fighter aircraft (NATO reporting name, Flanker), which was unveiled at the MAKS-2007 aerospace show in the town of Zhukovsky near Moscow this August, is to perform its maiden flight in the near future. The test-flight program is to involve two more Su-35 prototypes, now being assembled at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Manufacturing Association in the Russian Far East, in late 2007. Mikhail Pogosyan, Sukhoi CEO, said the new warplane was in great demand abroad, and that...

/begin my translation Chinese Fighter with Stealth Feature Developed Body of Russian Sukhoi-27 used, indigenously development which took 10 years Lee Myung-jin posted: 2007.09.13 23:52 China developed Jian-10B, a first indigenously developed fighter employing stealth technology(see photo below,) and plans to unveil it in public. According to Chinese media on Sept. 13, it took 10 years to develop Jian-11B, based on Russia-made 'Sukhoi-27' fighter, which China assembles in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, since 1996. Especially, while 15 square meters of Sukhoi-27' surface can be detected by radars, only 3 square meters of Jian-11B are. Jian-11B's radar can track 20 targets...

Drawings of G5 Fighter Handed Over to Manufacturer Elaboration of working construction documentation (WCD) for the G5 fighter jet of Russia has been completed, RIA Novosti reported with reference to Air Forces Commander-in-Chief Col.-Gen. Alexander Zelin. The drawings have been passed to a manufacturer that will make a development prototype. Most likely, the G5 aircraft developed by Sukhoi Design Bureau will be produced in series at facilities in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. A maker of engines will be determined via a tender. Sukhoi Design Bureau has been developing a front aviation G5 fighter jet of PAK FA Project since late 1990s. The promising...

MOSCOW -- Two regiments of the 16th Air Army will be equipped with new Su-34 Fullback fighter-bombers in the near future, the army commander said Thursday. Designed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau, the Su-34s will replace the Su-24 Fencer frontline bombers. Experts said the new bomber has the potential to become the best plane in its class for years to come. The $36 million Su-34 fighter-bomber is a two-seat strike aircraft equipped with twin AL-31MF afterburning turbojet engines. It is designed to deliver high-precision strikes on heavily-defended targets under any weather conditions, day or night, and fields weaponry that includes...

Russia’s Air Forces to Have Su-34 Fighter-Bomber Tue The Air Forces of Russia will get first Su-34 fighter-bomber on Tuesday, RIA Novosti reported with reference to Colonel Alexander Drobyshevsky, aide to the Air Forces commander-in-chief. The solemn ceremony for accepting the first Su-34 will be held in the Lipetsk Center of Combat Use and Flight Crew Transition on July 31, Drobyshevsky specified. The start of Su-34 development dates back to the mid.-1980s. The distinctive features of this plane that was designed based on Su-27 fighter are the two-seat cockpit, armoring, long range of action, up-to-date computers, color LCDs, satellite navigation...

Malaysia to receive brand-new Russian fighters 13:09 | 18/ 07/ 2007 MOSCOW. (Yury Zaitsev for RIA Novosti) - Malaysia will receive the first 12 of its order of 18 Sukhoi Su-30-MKM Flanker fighters, the most advanced versions of the Su-27 warplane, before the year is out. The Su-30-MKM embodies the best achievements of the Russian aircraft industry and has the most advanced European avionics. The Malaysian version is based on the Su-30-MKI, earmarked for India, but features different equipment and an electric remote control system. Unlike the Indian version, the Su-30-MKM features a laser warning system and missile detectors. Two...

Picture: Russian Sukhoi T-50 fighter images emerge By Vladimir Karnozov Powerplant maker's website reveals snapshot of possible configuration of fifth-generation PAK FA combat aircraft Russian engine manufacturer NPO Saturn's website has provided what appears to be a first glimpse of Russia's fifth-generation fighter under development as part of the PAK FA project. NPO Saturn has been selected to supply engines for the Sukhoi T-50, which won the Russian ministry of defence's tender over a rival submission from RSK MiG. The simplified image of the T-50 shows it to be a twin-engine design with a classic aerodynamic layout resembling the Lockheed...

Fifth generation fighter tests in Russia to commence in 2009 Moscow, April 20: Russia expects to begin test flights of the fifth generation fighter plane in 2009, while talks are underway for Indian involvement in the project codenamed "prospective frontline aircraft". "The first flight has been tentatively set for 2009," head of the United Aircraft Corporation Alexei Fyodorov told Russian media. During President Vladimir Putin's India visit in January last, New Delhi and Moscow had reached a political decision to jointly develop the fifth generation fighter on the basis of a project prepared by Sukhoi Design Bureau. The two sides...

CARACAS, April 18 (Itar-Tass) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has called fighter jets of Russia’s Sukhoi company the most advanced in the world. He touched upon various aspects of Venezuelan-Russian cooperation at a press conference on Tuesday on the results of the first energy summit of South American countries. The president said two fighters of Russian make arrived in Venezuela the day before and six fighters have already been adopted for service in the Air Force of the Latin American country. In August 2006, Venezuela signed a contract for the purchase of 24 multipurpose fighters Su-30MK2. Chavez said he had...

Suchoi Su-34:Russia's new bomber By Piotr Butowski/KS Twenty years after the programme was officially launched, Russia's air force has taken delivery of the first Su-34 bombers to emerge from series production. A two-seater equipped with the latest systems, the Su-34 will supersede the Su-24 and remain in service with planned improvements for many decades. For Russia's air force, 15 December 2006 was a significant day: for the first time since 1992 it took delivery of a newly built warplane ? having had to make do in the years following the collapse of the Soviet Union with prototypes and the modernisation...

Six Lockheed F-22 Raptors have Y2K-esque glitch of their own over the Pacific Lockheed’s F-22 Raptor is the most advanced fighter in the world with its stealth capabilities, advanced radar, state of the art weapons systems and ultra-efficient turbofans which allow the F-22 to "supercruise" at supersonic speeds without an afterburner. The Raptor has gone up against the best that the US Air Force and Navy has to offer taking out F-15s, F-16s and F/A-18 Super Hornets during simulated war games in Alaska. The Raptor-led "Blue Air" team was able to rack up an impressive 241-to-2 kill ratio during the...

Defensive Visit to India Russian President Vladimir Putin began a visit to India yesterday. Kommersant special correspondent Andrey Kolesnikov was especially interested in several intrigues in Russian-Indian relations, but none of them went beyond the bounds of that. There were several intrigues surrounding the arrival of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Indian capital of Delhi. I was interested in whether or not the Indians had signed an agreement on participation in the creation of a fifth generation of heavy fighter plane. I was truly interested. I couldn't rest until I found out why a country that had recovered its...

Text of report by Russian news agency Interfax Hanoi, 19 November: The US authorities have lifted sanctions on the Russian aircraft manufacturing company Sukhoi after carrying out appropriate investigations. The company had been accused of violating the American law on nonproliferation with regard to Iran. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told journalists here today that US President George Bush informed President Vladimir Putin of the lifting of the sanctions during their meeting in Hanoi. "We hope that the sanctions will also be lifted from the [Russian state arms exporter] Rosoboronexport," Lavrov said in reply to a question. Source: Interfax news...

Sukhoi markets new multi-role fighter at Chinese air show ZHUHAI (China), October 31 (RIA Novosti) - Sukhoi, Russia's state-owned aircraft manufacturing holding, said Tuesday a prototype of its advanced multi-role fighter has been undergoing flight tests. Sukhoi is among more than 50 Russian companies showcasing their aircraft and aerospace technologies at the sixth China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition (Airshow China 2006), which opened today in Zhuhai, in southern China. "A prototype of the Su-35 has already conducted test flights, but I cannot give you more details," said Sergei Sergeyev, deputy general director of the holding and head of Sukhoi's...

Russia demanded that the United States lift sanctions against two Russian companies accused of making deals with Iran involving sensitive technology and hinted that a U.S. refusal could affect negotiations on a U.N. sanctions resolution against Tehran. ...Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said Monday the sanctions against state arms exporter Rosoboronexport and top aircraft maker Sukhoi for allegedly violating a U.S. law known as the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000, create a "predicament" for Moscow. If Russia is asked to vote on a Security Council resolution that would impose U.N. sanctions on Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment at the same...