Atakor Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:59 am
Militarov wrote: Atakor wrote: Militarov wrote: Atakor wrote: I am not. Rumors on Algerian Su-34's has been around for ever and those were much more substantial than export to any other country.
Written black on white:
"The last eight years there were such talks with this country (Algeria), but on their part there were no any steps. And recently in the "Rosoboronexport" we recieved the official application from Algeria to supply our SU32 aircraft."
Reliable local sources have confirmed several times that the AAF was about to buy Su32/34, yet they only set an official request now. I highly suspect that the modernisation of our Su24 froze the buying process for a while. It looks like they finally want to go through this contract now.
Rumons yes, they are around since 90s however i never actually expected Algeria to file request for it. I was always more prone to expect its export to India for an example.
Why ?
I expected Algeria to stick with SU30xx multirole platform for its airforce.
Nope, each aircraft due to be withdrawn will have its own successor. The Su34 will replace the Su24, the Mig35 will replace the Mig29 and so on...
By the way, the primary mission of our Su30 is aerial defence and aerial domination, even though they do COIN/CAS missions from time to time, but only to fill the gap.
SU30 is multirole fighter, it can fill all the roles, that is why majority of the world operates 1 type of fighter these days to reduce costs, or they make specialised variants on same platform. I dont think Algeria will get MiG35 however, SU30 already fills all of its roles. If you recall they bought SU30s in a first place instead of MiG29SMTs they rejected.
Algeria is not rich enough to operate 4 types of fighters, nor there is need for that to be honest.
It is a multirole fighter indeed, but as I said in my previous post, it is not regarded as multirole inside the AAF, by the way, this notion of multirole doesn't suit the Air Force. The Mig35 has been confirmed by a local source beyond question, we shall hear news about that. The total number of Su30 is supposed to be around 60/72, the SMT case didn't change the plan.
Oh really ? How do you know we can't use 4 types of aircrafts
What are we using right now ? Su30, Su24, Mig 29, Mig 25 and Yak 130. Maintenance costs for the Mig29/25 and Su24 are tremendous, new aircrafts should correct that, the maintenance will be easier too. I don't understand this general enthusiasm about multirole. Why should we refrain our ambitions when we can use several types of aircrafts ?
The need is defined by the Air Force, not by politicians. Do you think that operating only 60 Su30 is enough for the 10th biggest country, in an highly unstable environnement ? Honestly ? That would be a major mistake. Unlike many other countries, the Armed Forces remain one of the top priorities, hence the heavy investments despite the falling oil prices.
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Btw the AAF's interest in a modified version of the Yak 130 was already reported by local (and reliable) sources. That could represent up to 36 new aircrafts.
