Russia Defence Forum

Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.

Military Forum for Russian and Global Defence Issues


+49
mack8
Tsavo Lion
limb
Scorpius
Podlodka77
Belisarius
Mig-31BM2 Super Irbis-E
diabetus
sepheronx
andalusia
magnumcromagnon
Krepost
walle83
Arkanghelsk
Shadåw
Bob Bollusc
George1
marcellogo
JohninMK
Isos
Finty
Gomig-21
Daniel_Admassu
hoom
franco
Hole
LMFS
mnztr
calripson
Atmosphere
lyle6
kvs
joker88
Cyberspec
TMA1
Backman
medo
flamming_python
Broski
william.boutros
Cheetah
Russian_Patriot_
owais.usmani
GarryB
ALAMO
AMCXXL
Mir
miketheterrible
PapaDragon
53 posters

    Su-35S: News #2

    GarryB
    GarryB


    Posts : 38765
    Points : 39261
    Join date : 2010-03-30
    Location : New Zealand

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Empty Re: Su-35S: News #2

    Post  GarryB Mon Oct 24, 2022 5:31 am

    Do you think they are all operating from airfields sitting on the side of the runway waiting to be refuelled and launched to attack enemy targets and then land back on the runway and sit and wait for the next mission?

    As soon as this conflict started any plane they could they would have dispersed as much as they could.... farms are handy because they often have big sheds to hide aircraft and vehicles in that tow the vehicles from where they are stored to where they take off and land from and back... taking off and landing could be any stretch of motorway nearby.

    Towing a Flanker out to take off and it gets spotted and hit and it burns... unhitch the towing vehicle and cover the towing and wheel marks on the ground and then take photos... or eliminate the towing marks using photoshop and post the image with red stars added... not hard... not a lot to change.

    Remember this is war and they are losing in the field so they have to win online.

    Hole likes this post

    Isos
    Isos


    Posts : 11273
    Points : 11243
    Join date : 2015-11-06

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Empty Re: Su-35S: News #2

    Post  Isos Mon Oct 24, 2022 2:03 pm

    You missed the picture showing half a dozen aircraft destroyed in the same place...


    They clearly didn't do anything like spreading them. At least not enough.
    GarryB
    GarryB


    Posts : 38765
    Points : 39261
    Join date : 2010-03-30
    Location : New Zealand

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Empty Re: Su-35S: News #2

    Post  GarryB Tue Oct 25, 2022 4:55 am

    If you look closely those aircraft were in rivetments... they were surrounded by dirt walls and not openly parked on a flight line.
    Isos
    Isos


    Posts : 11273
    Points : 11243
    Join date : 2015-11-06

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Empty Re: Su-35S: News #2

    Post  Isos Tue Oct 25, 2022 9:50 am

    GarryB wrote:If you look closely those aircraft were in rivetments... they were surrounded by dirt walls and not openly parked on a flight line.

    It didn't help.

    They need to space them and use at least soft hangar so that shrapnels from one hit don't destroy plenty of planes.

    A direct hit will destroy even a reinforced hangar so there is no need for them. But a hangar even a civilian one will still contain an explosion and protect the other aircraft.

    Those walls made out sand or dirt were good when they had 11000 mig-21 or 20000 il-2 during world war. But now the number of aircraft is too low so thry need something better.
    GarryB
    GarryB


    Posts : 38765
    Points : 39261
    Join date : 2010-03-30
    Location : New Zealand

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Empty Re: Su-35S: News #2

    Post  GarryB Wed Oct 26, 2022 6:17 am

    It didn't help.

    With an enemy actively trying to destroy your aircraft nothing would help... unless you believe your enemy are idiots which makes you an idiot.

    We don't know what happened exactly so claiming putting them each in armoured hangars would have somehow saved them is just bullshit.

    These were also old Su-24s and Su-30s so not really relevant to this thread.

    They need to space them and use at least soft hangar so that shrapnels from one hit don't destroy plenty of planes.

    Soft hangars don't stop fragments.

    A direct hit will destroy even a reinforced hangar so there is no need for them. But a hangar even a civilian one will still contain an explosion and protect the other aircraft.

    A civilian sheet metal hangar will not stop fragments of any kind and tend to do nothing at all to contain any explosion of any type.

    Those walls made out sand or dirt were good when they had 11000 mig-21 or 20000 il-2 during world war. But now the number of aircraft is too low so thry need something better.

    That is what you are claiming but as we don't know what happened I am not sure you can claim that to be true.

    Hole and Belisarius like this post

    TMA1
    TMA1


    Posts : 1115
    Points : 1113
    Join date : 2020-11-30

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Empty Re: Su-35S: News #2

    Post  TMA1 Tue Nov 01, 2022 3:49 pm

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 C3272610
    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 12310


    Looks like we can finally confirm use of R-37M on the Su-35. Note the X-31 on the wing and the clear differences. With the next image it can be seen by the fins down the center line that at least one R-37M is being carried under the belly. Btw impressive multirole loadout. One or two long range air to air missiles. Two medium range missiles. Two short range IR missiles, and a kh-31 for anti radar work. The thing is a dangerous beast.

    Edit: I had to rewrite the weird sentence I wrote.

    GarryB, JPJ, George1, Gomig-21, LMFS, Hole, gc3762 and like this post

    GarryB
    GarryB


    Posts : 38765
    Points : 39261
    Join date : 2010-03-30
    Location : New Zealand

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Empty Re: Su-35S: News #2

    Post  GarryB Wed Nov 02, 2022 4:45 am

    Is that ready for takeoff or just landed?

    I would have expected a balanced load of two Kh-31s and seeing that image would guess one had been used on its mission, while the other missiles would be in case an enemy aircraft was spotted.

    An air patrol mission with two centreline long range AAMs, two medium range AAMs, and two dogfight short range AAMs and two anti radiation missiles incase an enemy air defence system tries to have a go... but the wing pylon adaptor the other Kh-31 would be fitted to is not there... just an empty pylon so maybe in a flight of four aircraft they only anticipate one enemy SAM system each?

    TMA1 likes this post

    JohninMK
    JohninMK


    Posts : 14504
    Points : 14639
    Join date : 2015-06-16
    Location : England

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Empty Re: Su-35S: News #2

    Post  JohninMK Sun Nov 13, 2022 9:33 pm

    Are you ready for this?





    EDIT: Note  the comment by Isos below. Its interesting that the Su-35 was chosen as the aircraft to replicate.


    Last edited by JohninMK on Sun Nov 13, 2022 11:57 pm; edited 2 times in total

    Hole and Belisarius like this post

    Hole
    Hole


    Posts : 10505
    Points : 10483
    Join date : 2018-03-24
    Age : 47
    Location : Scholzistan

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Empty Re: Su-35S: News #2

    Post  Hole Sun Nov 13, 2022 10:14 pm

    If the F-35 can do that?  Laughing Laughing Laughing
    Isos
    Isos


    Posts : 11273
    Points : 11243
    Join date : 2015-11-06

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Empty Re: Su-35S: News #2

    Post  Isos Sun Nov 13, 2022 10:17 pm

    Are you serious ? That's RC toys.

    GarryB, JohninMK and Broski like this post

    GarryB
    GarryB


    Posts : 38765
    Points : 39261
    Join date : 2010-03-30
    Location : New Zealand

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Empty Re: Su-35S: News #2

    Post  GarryB Mon Nov 14, 2022 7:32 am

    The real plane is heavier than that so they would not be that responsive, but with thrust vectoring engines there is no reason why the real aircraft couldn't do that... though I doubt they could get that flight display past the airshow officials...
    Tsavo Lion
    Tsavo Lion


    Posts : 5817
    Points : 5773
    Join date : 2016-08-15
    Location : AZ, USA

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Empty Re: Su-35S: News #2

    Post  Tsavo Lion Sun Nov 20, 2022 7:44 pm

    What do u think of this?
    GarryB
    GarryB


    Posts : 38765
    Points : 39261
    Join date : 2010-03-30
    Location : New Zealand

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Empty Re: Su-35S: News #2

    Post  GarryB Mon Nov 21, 2022 4:35 am

    I think it is Americans desperately trying to cope with reality... and failing.

    It seems, looking at the comments that one F-35 would wipe the floor with Russia... so what are they waiting for.... and why did Turkey give up the chance to buy 100 F-35s and make the wings for them to get S-400s which can't be any good because they are also Russian.

    psg, Big_Gazza, Hole, lancelot, Broski and Belisarius like this post

    TMA1
    TMA1


    Posts : 1115
    Points : 1113
    Join date : 2020-11-30

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Empty Re: Su-35S: News #2

    Post  TMA1 Wed Nov 23, 2022 8:53 am

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 File-710


    You guys have probably seen the images already but this confirms R-37m on the su-35. Two in fact in tandem under the belly, between the nacelles.

    In the video below there is supposed footage of the R-37m being lobbed at an enemy. The bastards blurred the distance of the enemy at launch ;-)

    https://news.mail.ru/incident/53930745/?frommail=1&utm_partner_id=987

    GarryB, Big_Gazza, zardof, AMCXXL, LMFS, Hole, Broski and Belisarius like this post

    Podlodka77
    Podlodka77


    Posts : 2589
    Points : 2591
    Join date : 2022-01-06
    Location : Z

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Empty Re: Su-35S: News #2

    Post  Podlodka77 Sat Dec 03, 2022 12:49 pm

    December 3, 11:07 am
    updated December 3, 11:28
    New equipment of the RF Armed Forces

    UAC handed over another batch of Su-35S aircraft to Russian troops


    The government reported that the multifunctional fighters passed a cycle of ground and flight tests and "made a flight from the KnAAZ airfield to the place of duty"

    MOSCOW, 3 December. /TASS/. The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) of Rostec has transferred a batch of Su-35S multi-role fighters to the Russian troops, according to the website of the Russian government.
    The UAC aviation enterprise in Komsomolsk-on-Amur (PJSC UAC is part of the Rostec state corporation) has manufactured and handed over to the Russian Ministry of Defense another batch of new Su-35S aircraft.

    The government also reported that the multifunctional fighters had passed a cycle of ground and flight tests and "made a flight from the KnAAZ airfield to the place of duty."

    "Today, the production facilities of the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aviation Plant are fully loaded. We deliver aviation equipment within the terms stipulated by the contracts, meeting the needs of the Russian Ministry of Defense in modern aviation systems. In order to fulfill production programs, the enterprise continues technical re-equipment and re-equipment with the necessary equipment," the press service quotes UAC General Director Yury Slyusar as saying.

    The report also notes that in 2022, over 500 new production workers and engineers were employed at KnAAZ. The same number of new specialists are planned to be recruited for workers and engineering specialties next year.

    https://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/16492857


    GarryB, franco, ALAMO, LMFS, gc3762 and Belisarius like this post

    George1
    George1


    Posts : 18268
    Points : 18765
    Join date : 2011-12-22
    Location : Greece

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Empty Re: Su-35S: News #2

    Post  George1 Sun Dec 04, 2022 11:11 am

    Judging by the video circulated by the UAC, four new Su-35S fighters were delivered



    https://bmpd.livejournal.com/4623067.html

    GarryB, franco, zepia, LMFS, Hole, lancelot, Broski and like this post

    Podlodka77
    Podlodka77


    Posts : 2589
    Points : 2591
    Join date : 2022-01-06
    Location : Z

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Empty Re: Su-35S: News #2

    Post  Podlodka77 Sun Dec 04, 2022 6:22 pm

    From BMPD


    Russian Aerospace Forces received a new batch of Su-35S fighters


       As PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC UAC, part of Rostec State Corporation) reported on December 3, 2022, the Yu.A. Gagarin (KnAAZ) in Komsomolsk-on-Amur manufactured and handed over to the Russian Aerospace Forces another batch of new Su-35S aircraft. The 4++ generation multifunctional fighters Su-35S passed a cycle of ground and flight tests in various operating modes and flew from the KnAAZ airfield to the place of duty.

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 1113


    bmpd's comment. Judging by the video circulated by the UAC, four new Su-35S fighters built by KnAAZ were delivered to the Russian Aerospace Forces. Aircraft side numbers on common video and photo materials are retouched.
    Presumably, these are the first four Su-35S fighters manufactured under the fourth contract concluded in 2021 by UAC for the supply of Su-35S aircraft to the Russian Ministry of Defense. It is possible that this contract includes 22 aircraft for delivery by 2024.
    These four Su-35S fighters are also the second batch of aircraft of this type built by KnAAZ in 2022, which is consistent with previously released information, according to which KnAAZ should hand over seven Su-35S fighters to the Russian Aerospace Forces in 2022.

    Earlier, on September 9, KnAAZ delivered the first three Su-35S fighters of its 2022 production program. These three Su-35S aircraft with blue tail numbers "01", "02" and "03" became the final aircraft under the third contract with UAC concluded on August 25, 2020 during the Army-2020 International Military-Technical Forum by the Russian Ministry of Defense for the supply of eight Su-35S fighters.
    These three Su-35S entered the 116th Combat Training Center of the 185th Center for Combat Training and Combat Use of Fighter Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces at the Privolzhsky airfield in the Astrakhan region, becoming the first Su-35S aircraft as part of this Center.

    Earlier in 2021, KnAAZ handed over the first five Su-35S aircraft under this 2020 contract (the first three of them were handed over on December 13, 2021, and two more - presumably at the end of December).

    Prior to that, under two previous contracts in 2009 and 2015, the Russian Aerospace Forces received 98 serial Su-35S aircraft from 2012 to 2020, two of which have now been decommissioned or lost by early 2022. Thus, the total number of serial Su-35S received by the Russian Ministry of Defense, now, with the delivery of four more aircraft under the new contract, should reach 110 units.

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 1211
    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 99399610
    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 99401910


    https://bmpd.livejournal.com/4623067.html

    GarryB, franco, George1, zepia, littlerabbit, LMFS, Hole and like this post

    mack8
    mack8


    Posts : 1039
    Points : 1093
    Join date : 2013-08-02

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Empty Re: Su-35S: News #2

    Post  mack8 Fri Dec 30, 2022 12:01 pm

    Not sure war footage should go here, but here's a video from yesterday of Su-35S operating from Crimea with R-77s and (presumably) R-74s
    https://tvzvezda.ru/news/20221229028-OwctR.html

    Su-35 and MiG-31BM and Su-30SM as well must have dozens of air to air kills by now, but it's so frustrating more details are not available. Regardless, they are the reasons the americans haven't dared to send the Urk puppets any high end SAMs (just blackmailing the europeans to send modern stuff like IRIS-T etc.) or fighters like F-15 or F-16 like the Urk nazi wannabees are daydreaming about. Would be bad for american MIC sales to have the countryside littered with F-15 and F-16 wrecks for everyone to see!

    GarryB, zepia, littlerabbit, Hole, Broski and Podlodka77 like this post

    avatar
    ALAMO


    Posts : 6528
    Points : 6618
    Join date : 2014-11-25

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Empty Re: Su-35S: News #2

    Post  ALAMO Fri Dec 30, 2022 12:57 pm

    I would say that a lot of details is actually published.
    Each MoD briefing calls the types and numbers of intercepted targets, and they are crediting them to the VKS or army - so we have the two pieces of puzzles.
    Another one are the cockpit vids, when we can see the missile types used for interception, sometimes they didn't bother to blure the target range etc. I guess that applies to the standard engagement envelope that is widely known, yet ... we can build a picture

    GarryB, mack8 and zepia like this post

    Isos
    Isos


    Posts : 11273
    Points : 11243
    Join date : 2015-11-06

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Empty Re: Su-35S: News #2

    Post  Isos Tue Jan 03, 2023 5:54 pm

    Mig-29 next to Sukhoi. An image is worth a thousand of words. It represent very well why they need a smaller light aircraft and can't just have those flankers and su-57 in their airforce.

    Maybe offtopic but the image is goodd to share.

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Screen31

    franco, flamming_python, AlfaT8, JohninMK, TMA1 and 11E like this post

    The-thing-next-door dislikes this post

    TMA1
    TMA1


    Posts : 1115
    Points : 1113
    Join date : 2020-11-30

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Empty Re: Su-35S: News #2

    Post  TMA1 Tue Jan 03, 2023 8:05 pm

    Bro solid pic I had no clue.

    AlfaT8, JohninMK and Isos like this post

    George1
    George1


    Posts : 18268
    Points : 18765
    Join date : 2011-12-22
    Location : Greece

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Empty Re: Su-35S: News #2

    Post  George1 Tue Jan 03, 2023 10:55 pm

    MiG-29 is like a toy next to Su-35

    TMA1 likes this post

    GarryB
    GarryB


    Posts : 38765
    Points : 39261
    Join date : 2010-03-30
    Location : New Zealand

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Empty Re: Su-35S: News #2

    Post  GarryB Wed Jan 04, 2023 2:44 am

    Shows you that the MiG-35 is smaller than the Su-30 and Su-35...

    How about the MiG and the Su-57:

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Su_57m16

    franco, Isos and TMA1 like this post

    Isos
    Isos


    Posts : 11273
    Points : 11243
    Join date : 2015-11-06

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Empty Re: Su-35S: News #2

    Post  Isos Wed Jan 04, 2023 11:34 am

    Mig 29 still big with its two engines. Here is tejas vs su-30mki.

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Tzolzo13
    GarryB
    GarryB


    Posts : 38765
    Points : 39261
    Join date : 2010-03-30
    Location : New Zealand

    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Empty Re: Su-35S: News #2

    Post  GarryB Wed Jan 04, 2023 11:20 pm

    Big is irrelevant if you can be affordable and the MiG is affordable... that was the design goal.

    The MiG was designed as the low cost numbers fighter and that is exactly what it is.... are you saying Tegas is better than a MiG-35 because it is smaller?

    Then I guess by that parameter the Super Tocano is the worlds best fighter?

    Sponsored content


    Su-35S: News #2 - Page 8 Empty Re: Su-35S: News #2

    Post  Sponsored content


      Current date/time is Thu Mar 28, 2024 5:22 pm