Seems there was some sort of Ukranian push on a Belgorod border post
Results of the arrivals at Dnipro even though the Ukranians claim multiple shotdowns
Results of the arrivals at Dnipro even though the Ukranians claim multiple shotdowns
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They still use around 80 of those. They may have brought some back to expand the fleet with last year's reform and army expansion.
They seem to be relegated to second line duty, though. For the past 5 years or so, all air policing and defense duties have been taken over by one Flanker variant or another.
Another image of Ukr Su-25 with Zuni rockets. They are using the LAU-10 pod which carries 4 rockets. Loadout seems more for harassment than to cause any real damage.
According to MiG managers they are capable of producing 40 Mig-35s a year.
Considering that part of the line should be destined for export, it makes sense to have a few Migs in the fleet, as they are much easier to maintain and less expensive, in missions like Syria, I think it is a better alternative.
It all depends on the number of AESAs they can produce to equip those MIGs ...
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That's the thing about the MiG-29, it isn't that much cheaper to operate than a Flanker and with less capability so you just might as well pay a little bit more as you get a far more capable aircraft with better logistics and future support, growth potential and more weapons available for it.
It being a twin engine and not that light plust the failures of Mikoyan on the logistical and quality aspect has doomed it outside of the Naval variant and its derivatives.
I don't know how MIG intends to keep the company afloat then, they really need a country that operates on 29 shows interest in 35.
Thanks for the correction then!
Oh that's interesting, thank you very much for the info.
I was thinking about the space programme, specifically with GLONASS.
In the early 2000's Russia went back to their plans to re-launch their GPS counterpart, which had been rendered unusable due to lack of maintenance in the collapse of the USSR.
They did it with the Uragan-M, which had the same Soviet backwardness with respect to the Western ones in the electronics, which was not resistant to vacuum and therefore had to be pressurised.
In 2011 a new model was launched to replace the M, the K1, which was equipped with circuits resistant to space radiation and therefore the whole pressurisation system was not necessary.
The first K1 model was launched in 2011 and the second in 2014.
The plan was to launch only K1 models from 2015, but the electronics were largely Western, so that M models had to continue to be launched.
In 2020 a K1 model was launched again, the first 100% Russian prototype.
In 2022, 2 K1 models were launched and 2022 also saw the last launch of the M model, from now on it will be K1 and K2.
Same history with the Angara rockets.
I don't think the Su-25 is going away, it's a bit like the A-10, there's always talk of replacing it but it's never done ...
For many roles, you really just need an air tank.
From what is known about the 2022 military reform they want to expand the number of helicopters, so it is possible that some of that support weight will be transferred to helicopters.
Belarus has been approved to produce new Su-25s, so there is a possibility that Russia will buy them and that they will come with Chinese electronics ...
MiG is now part of Sukhoi, it was fusioned a few years ago and became a subsidiary focused on the Su-75 project.
CSIS has concluded that Russia isn't really running out of missiles and might have managed to increase the production of them, and regardless of quality, they are perfectly capable of wreaking havoc with them
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Ukranians have tried to advance into Kozinka-Glotovo in Belgorod. So far two tanks and some IFV's have been reported