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According to the Russian military magazine “but” August 16, the world’s arms market is the formation of the situation for the Russian MiG aircraft manufacturing company brought a very good opportunity for development, MiG-29K carrier-based aircraft are expected to continue to increase in export orders, to ensure that company into a virtuous cycle track. This is largely due to the gradual exit of competitors in Europe and America, as well as the continued growth of China’s military power to stimulate the Asia-Pacific neighbors, the demand for aircraft carriers.

Russia Journal, this year on the world arms market is one of the most talked about events of India released 126 multi-role fighter procurement tender medium-sized mid-term results. Europe “Typhoon” and French “Rafale” into the “final”, the United States, Sweden and the Russian fighters have been eliminated, which the MiG company is a heavy blow, even people on the MiG-29 and MiG-35 question the prospects for future production. After all, the Soviet Union, the world arms market in the most popular Russian aviation equipment is undoubtedly the Su-27 and Su-30 series heavy fighter, especially a large number of exports to India of Soviet -30MKI/MKM/MKI (A) aircraft, and MiG-29 export scale is much smaller. But now the situation has changed, the more compact and cheaper MiG-29 series aircraft, a rapid increase in demand, the current MiG’s order size, about 90, and the future began to look good.

affect the future of an important event in the MiG company is purchasing a total of 45 Indian Navy MiG-29K fighters for two contracts, respectively, 16 and 29. As of early August this year, the first order of 11 have been delivered, the remaining five will also be before the end of the supply. Although equipped with MiG-29K carrier-based aircraft, “Vic la Tia” was (also translated as “Vikram Muddy Thea” was that Russia’s “gift” India “Gorshkov” second-hand aircraft) carrier Northern Russia is still a temporary berth in converted machinery manufacturing enterprises, but the Indian Navy pilots have begun to actively use the MiG-29K carrier-based aircraft, total flying time of more than 1,000 hours. Indians in their own manner, which in cooperation projects in the Su-30MKI had to make Russians complain incessantly. India’s thinking is as far as the warranty period, “squeeze all the juice to make a new aircraft,” through the intensive use of test equipment performance, to detect defects, timely advice. Myanmar ordered 20 MiG-29 aircraft of various types of contracts are also the company’s production of MiG provides an important support, including four aircraft from the Russian Air Force fleet of equipment, 16 aircraft from the MiG company re-production. Now supply the three, the other three in early August this year, ready to delivery, the company is still within the assembly plant for the assembly of five other Burmese MiG-29. In addition, Syria has purchased 24 MiG -29M/M2 aircraft, in fact, land-based MiG-29K version. This means, as of early August, the MiG’s contractual obligations should be delivered in accordance with the number of aircraft have been 71. Soon after the Russian Navy will sign 24 MiG-29K carrier-based aircraft purchase contract, so that the total to 95 firm orders. Matter from what angle, this scale are encouraging, at least it’s full capacity to ensure the 2014-2015 year. This is not inside 62 count in India to upgrade MiG-29B MiG-29UPG workload, this modern improvements not only to install new radar, airborne equipment and engines, but also maintenance and improvement of the fuselage. MiG company now has two assembly plant in India within the aircraft is being upgraded. The main tasks will be the next Indian aviation companies to complete the repairs, the Russian MiG company will only supply related components.

Russia Journal that the Soviet Union Hou Mige companies face a serious problem is the lack of high-volume tasks. Soviet-era MiG-29 is mainly due to large external supply, then the Soviet Union produced some of the aircraft, Russian Air Force has no ability to purchase, resulting in a large backlog of semi-finished technology. According to some statistics, the body has been made of the number of over 100 of these reserves is sufficient to meet the needs of all customers until now. However, this does not mean that foreign customers have been receiving is that this is actually old new aircraft, despite all the technology of semi-finished body is zero loss of life, although with a new airborne system and engine. Algerian Air Force MiG -29SMT/UB procurement of 34 aircraft due to quality problems and the final return is proof. Therefore, in the Indian Navy MiG MiG-29K carrier-based aircraft manufacturer to use a new fuselage, containing a large number of synthetic materials and special materials, able to adapt to sea erosion environment. Need to use carrier-based aircraft fuselage with the wings folded, so the contract in the performance of the Indian Navy MiG company can not use technology to semi-finished products, was forced to complete from start to finish in strict accordance with manufacturer’s production cycle. In addition, the MiG-29K carrier-based version of the airframe and equipment should also become the new land-based version of the MiG aircraft, MiG -29M/M2 first model. Therefore, the successful positioning of MiG’s development into a new modern aircraft production. The company’s medium-term prospects may be with MiG-29K carrier-based aircraft to enter the world market is closely related to the pace. After all, the Russian Navy in the procurement of 24 MiG-29K, the same amount of equipment there is an additional right of first refusal. Moreover, world market demand for the MiG-29K India is clearly not limited to the procurement of 45.

Russia Journal that the recent problems in some countries in the carrier’s position on the interesting changes have taken place, the traditional carrier power by the economic crisis have announced reduction plans. Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates claimed that U.S. aircraft carrier battle surplus, the new secretary of defense Panetta says it will cut the number of aircraft. Forced by financial pressure forced the British to “Queen Elizabeth” class aircraft carrier construction program of two original number was reduced to one. France also will eventually keep only one aircraft carrier. Currently appearing in the United States and Europe this trend in the future there may be further strengthened. But other industrialized countries, such as Japan, may 2020 decided to build or purchase aircraft, or fighter capable of carrying large warships. Japanese carrier to decide the policy will be a major factor in the development of China’s aircraft carrier program. On the other hand, you can see the rapid development of Asian and Latin American countries are keen to build their own aircraft carrier fleet, by 2020 India will have at least two new aircraft carriers, were converted in Russia, “Vic la Tia” was, and India aircraft carriers, the Indian Navy will not rule out the fact to get the possibility of two aircraft carriers, so the Indian Army will have three aircraft carriers. So predictable, as has been the procurement of 45 additional MiG-29K, the Indian Navy may also purchase at least 20-25 aircraft of similar aircraft.

Russia Journal that China’s economic, industrial, military, political, and military technology growth is surprising, will be decided within the next decade most countries in the Asia-Pacific region one of the major military construction. This effect has begun to appear today, the most obvious example is the Vietnam after the Vietnamese navy missile boats and equipment level is limited to level, now began to purchase larger class frigate warships, submarines, while the bulk purchase, a one-time purchase from Russia 6 636M diesel- electric submarines. This actually means that Vietnam plans to build new units within the Navy, even though the successful completion of the ambitious plan difficult and costly. However, the past decade Vietnam has been trying to strengthen military-technical and technological capacity. If the early 21st century Vietnamese military weapons and equipment purchases from Russia only than $ 100 million a year, then by 2005 had increased to $ 300 million, while 2010 is as high as $ 1 billion. Vietnam is now the focus of the direction of the military is to achieve the Navy’s modernization, procurement 2 “Cheetah 3.9″ frigate, 12 12418-type “lightning” class missile boats, many sets of “fortress” coastal defense missile system and six 636M submarines. Moreover, the end of Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia have begun to seriously study the problem of building their own aircraft carrier fleet, after all, back in 1996, Thailand had been a small aircraft carrier. If Vietnam’s overall economic growth to maintain the current level if not impossible to have aircraft carriers. Malaysia is also a displacement from Italy or Spain in the procurement of 2-2.5 million tons, capable of carrying 10 small and medium sized fighter aircraft. In this case, these countries when the carrier-based aircraft purchase is likely to select the MiG-29K, after all, both in terms of price, or technical performance, the MiG-29K is the most suitable for Southeast Asian countries. Moreover, the MiG company to protect these modern aircraft the ability to upgrade regularly in continuous improvement, which is affecting customer choice is an important factor, a major upgrade project, including assembling active phased array radar, enhanced engine performance, to further reduce radar and infrared radiation characteristics, to improve stealth performance.

Russia Journal that, if not the words of Su-33, MiG-29K in the future will be the world’s only aircraft carrier flight deck of aircraft carrier sliding leaps (the article did not mention China here aircraft carrier – Translator’s Note). Two other major carrier aircraft, the U.S. F-18E/F and the French “Rafale”, take off the aircraft carrier need the help of technology is more complex catapult. Needless to say, the next 10-15 years, equipped with a real aircraft carrier catapult harder to pop. Moreover, the MiG-29K also has French and American carrier aircraft can not match the absolute price advantage, not to mention many developing countries in sentiment is not willing to purchase the former American colonists and French equipment. Light and medium fighters the world market situation on the emerging objective of the MiG company is also beneficial, and MiG-29 because of strong competition to Western products have been or will soon be discontinued. In this regard, far-reaching events in France may withdraw from the market in 2007, decided to stop very efficient and not expensive, “Mirage 2000″ fighter, removal of production lines, the introduction of more advanced and expensive “gust” aircraft to be replaced. But in the past four years, the French failed to sign any of the “Rafale” fighter export contracts. Although products in Brazil and the United Arab Emirates French fighter tender obvious advantages, but ultimately did not buy these countries’ gust. ” Can now confidently say, “Mirage 2000″ out of the market are the French Dassault’s a major strategic mistake.

American F-16 fighter though continues to produce light, but with low production capacity has learned to survive in the MiG company is different from the Americans, accustomed to large contracts may not promote their own piecemeal products, and lots of orders for F-35 Lockheed Martin may not be over-emphasis on the small amount of F-16 export contracts, so many of them can confidently predict that the 4th generation fighters F-16 best-selling product will soon be out of the market . The rest of the Swedish “Gripen” yield less, but has not been a big export contracts. Other Western aircraft, such as Europe, “Typhoon”, the U.S. F-18 and French “Rafale”, because the price was $ 100 million or more, is not competitive, export outlook is not optimistic.

It would appear that the international market will soon be creating a situation that the only way to no more than $ 45 million in low-cost range of challenges MiG-29 competitors will be the Chinese F 10 and FC-1 “Fierce Dragon” fighter, but their production will remain constrained by the supply of Russian engines. At present, China in organizing their own mass production of 8-12 tons of thrust aircraft engines, the effect is not significant. In short, Russia is always able to stop China’s light fighter in the international market impact of their products. (Compiled: Shu-shan) ★

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