

zg18 wrote:Tu-95MS with (mockups?) Kh-101/102
Militarov wrote:There are some whispers and unconfirmed claims in Serbian media that second hand MiG29s from Russia are to be delivered to Serbian Air Force (9.12 and 9.51) apparently those that were just replaced in Millerovo with SU30SM. Also first informations say it will be donation rather than commercial deal or some type of compensation via overhauls or armaments.
So let me get this right. Two Tu-142's flying on a normal patrol, without CAS from Russian fighters, were spotted in International air space, just south of their own airspace and territorial waters after taking off in Vladivostok?max steel wrote:Russian aircraft ignored repeated U.S. warnings and flew within one nautical mile of the USS Ronald Reagan just east of the Korean peninsula, “In the latest in a series of incidents involving Russian aircraft, two Tupolev Tu-142 Bear aircraft flew as low as 500 feet Tuesday morning near the Reagan, which has been conducting scheduled maneuvers with South Korean navy ships. Four F/A-18 Super Hornets took off from the Reagan’s flight deck in response to the Russian advance,U.S. officials attempted to contact the Russian aircraft but received no radio response. A U.S. ship escorting the Ronald Reagan followed the Russian aircraft as they withdrew, Navy officials said.
Teshub wrote:So let me get this right. Two Tu-142's flying on a normal patrol, without CAS from Russian fighters, were spotted in International air space, just south of their own airspace and territorial waters after taking off in Vladivostok?max steel wrote:Russian aircraft ignored repeated U.S. warnings and flew within one nautical mile of the USS Ronald Reagan just east of the Korean peninsula, “In the latest in a series of incidents involving Russian aircraft, two Tupolev Tu-142 Bear aircraft flew as low as 500 feet Tuesday morning near the Reagan, which has been conducting scheduled maneuvers with South Korean navy ships. Four F/A-18 Super Hornets took off from the Reagan’s flight deck in response to the Russian advance,U.S. officials attempted to contact the Russian aircraft but received no radio response. A U.S. ship escorting the Ronald Reagan followed the Russian aircraft as they withdrew, Navy officials said.![]()
As well as gathering intel, I think the Russians were sending a very polite message. However, framing it outside its context is par for the course for western media nowadays. Typical US hypocrisy after buzzing the Chinese military base earlier this week.
Austin wrote:Does any one have any good links that show the Orbat of Russian Airforce , Number of fighter transport link etc.
Thank You
George1 wrote:Austin wrote:Does any one have any good links that show the Orbat of Russian Airforce , Number of fighter transport link etc.
Thank You
i think russian version of wikipedia Russian Air Force pages is quite accurate
Austin wrote:Does the Su-34 and Su-30SM operating in Syria has MAWS ?
AFAIK they dont and only Su-35S has 360 degree MAWS ?
Without MAWS these types operating in Syria wont come to know they are under MANPAD attack
Austin wrote:Why because it has MAWS on top of Spine probably just covering top 180 Degree
Mindstorm wrote:Austin wrote:Why because it has MAWS on top of Spine probably just covering top 180 Degree
Yes very likely Austin.
Л-082 was purposely designed and conceived for open war operations against NATO targets; the very "peculiar" situation in Syrian theatre ,instead, has generated a scenario totally inconceivable for original designers of the system.
In none instance in a true conflict, in facts, an "enemy" interceptor potentially capable to engage an Su-24M (moreover one perfectly tracked and followed any second, since its take-off, by the Federation's sensor echelon present in the sector) could had be capable to approach at only 5 km of distance at 35 degrees in the rear sector from lower altitude ,receiving target positional update from a pair of AWACS in the area, to deliver an AIM-9X in LOBL close combat mode ostensibly without a radar lock.
The position on the Su-24M's frame of the Л-082's calotte take into account that in an open conflict a Su-24M pass through or egressing from a contested area of would mostly proceed at low altitude and high speed, therefore an air engagement with IR homing missiles would come from the upper hemisphere.
If any the very odd modality of this attack (even discounting the spatial ,temporal and procedural elements of the engagement sequence, very far from the normal international procedure between not enemy operators not threatening each the other) reinforce the hypothesis of an accurately planned ambush.
In particular some factors are important in ascertain that :
1) The vector and azimuth of approach of the Turkish aircraft, that seem to any extent guided directly by third party ISR assets to an useful point of interception, out of the chosen SU-24Ms sensor FOV.
2) The accurate avoidance by part of the F-16 of a direct radar lock , that could have alerted the Su-24M and/or the allied ground operators that had the Viper was following that Viper in theirs screens ,that the aircraft in question had become hostile
3) The choice of a close range IR missile, shot at point blank range against a target moving at low speed and totally unaware that any aircraft could even only think to enegage it ,not constituting a menace for any actor in the theatre (except for the local terrorist groups).
This is the technical meaning of the words "stab in the back".
franco wrote:Hi-lights of VSK Commander in Chief press conference:
- expects to receive over 140 new aircraft and helos in 2016
- experimental PKA DA may fly sooner then presently planned
- VSK will conduct over 500 drills in 2016
- VSK to restore over 40 airfields by 2020
- Berkuts (Mi-28N) aerobatic team crash prompted new preventive measures
- Swifts and Knight's aerobatic teams to get new aircraft
- T-50 to start serial production in 2017
Berkut wrote:Could anyone link to the actual video of the conference/interview?
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