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satellite map shows the Indian Air Force base in more than a dozen aircraft parked on the Su-30MKI fighters

According to the Russian military-industrial complex site on August 20 reported that the Russian “Irkut” aircraft General Manager 阿列克谢费多罗夫 Moscow air show held recently announced that the Indian air force’s Su-30MKI multi-role fighter will be upgraded into a “super Sukhoi” to achieve the level of the fifth generation fighter aircraft.

Feiduoluofu noted that the upgrade includes a new facelift for the Su-30MKI cockpit and improved radar systems, and will also use stealth technology to a low radar cross-section of the body. Currently, the Indian Air Force were equipped with about 100 Su-30MKI, was incorporated into five squadrons. According to the plan, the Indian Air Force in the future will be equipped with over 230 Su-30MKI (13 squadrons).

Hindustan currently licensed production based on Russia’s Su-30MKI. According Feiduoluofu introduction, the acceptance of improvements will not only include the Indian Army active duty aircraft, will also include self-assembly and India under license directly imported from Russia, the new machine, “the most important is that the upgraded aircraft will be available including the use of ‘Brahmos’ supersonic cruise missile, including heavy weapons platform. ”

Feiduoluofu also stressed that the Su-30MKI will be a similar performance with a powerful fifth-generation fighter aircraft. However, he refused to disclose the details of the improvement plan, but declared that “Russia and India both of these issues will be resolved in negotiations.” Feiduoluofu said: “There is still some discussion on the feasibility of airborne equipment to be updated.” According to experts estimate, the total investment in improving the work is expected to reach about 10 billion U.S. dollars.

2010 mid-December when there was news that the Indian Air Force Su-30MKI program for the equipment, “beetle-AE” active phased array radar. Presumably, the new radar will dress for the Su-30MKI in the process of upgrading to. Indian Air Force Su-30MKI equipment is N011M type passive phased array radar. N011M target of a class of fighters maximum detection distance of 140 km and can track up to 15 air targets and guide the missile while attacking one of the four. And “beetle-AE” a class of fighters maximum target detection range 200 km and can reach up to track 30 targets simultaneously and one of the eight attack.

At the same time, India’s Hindustan Aeronautics and the Russian leadership for the joint implementation FGFA Five machine plan with confidence. T-50 prototype aircraft has been in this year’s Moscow air show flying display. India is expected to become the United States and Russia, but also a fifth generation fighter aircraft equipped with the state.

Naik, general manager of Hindustan Aeronautics air show in Moscow, said the company’s development work in FGFA is the right choice. Need to be reminded that Russia and India signed in December 2010, a fifth-generation fighter pre-research agreement, the total value of $ 295 million. The work continued for about 18 months. Five machines plates the main characteristic is its use of two-seater design.

250-300 India plans to purchase the fifth generation fighter aircraft, the first of which will be served between 2016-2017. (Compass)

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