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Air Force Brat

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Hey Brat I do not know whether you visit this thread,but on the asumption you do, what are your thoughts on what this Russian pilot think about the USAF in the the first 10 minutes of this oldish video.
This isn't just directed to Brat so anyone is free to comment if so desired.



Entertaining video, highly complimentary to Russian aviation in general, and their fighter aircraft in particular, Jeff Ethel was taking a ride in a Russian SU-27, and paying for it, prolly 8 to 12,000 dollars US. He is NOT a fighter pilot, but a writer and aviation enthusiast. As to the Russian pilots and their commentary, we see a lot of "generalization" about how robust the Russian aircraft are, and how tough the Russian pilots are, (note the conversation about G-Suits, or G-Pants).

As I said entertaining video, and highly complimentary to the Russians, I wouldn't make bank on anything in this video, but it does reflect on the very different philosophies of the Russian and US Fighter communities. As B787 would tell you I am highly biased that the US aircraft and tactics are worlds and away superior as to quality, and methodology, but as the US pilots stated, "I would never count the Russians out", they are formidable, and they do "take it to the max".

The Russians are "master showman" and beat on their aircraft in ways that no US pilot would dream of, even departing their OVT equipped aircraft at fairly low altitudes to "WoW!" the crowds. The Mig 29 crash at the Paris Airshow is an example of just how far they go, losing an engine caused that Mig-29 to enter a VMC roll to the right, from which the pilot could not recover??? He and the crowd were "very Lucky" that day, LOL.
 

b787

Captain
In late August 2016 located at the raid Severomorsk heavy aircraft carrier "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" Northern Fleet made tests based ship combat helicopter Ka-52K. The trial was one of the Ka-52K experimental batch of four cars built in 2015 JSC "Arsenyev Aviation Company" Progress "named after NI Sazykin" under the treaty of 2012 with JSC "Kamov".

Recall that a little earlier reported that the Ka-52K will be part of the air group "Admiral Kuznetsov" in the planned autumn 2016 war patrol aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean Sea.

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b787

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Su-33 "Hephaestus"
September 1st, 0:01
Original taken from naval_flanker colleagues in the Su-33 "Hephaestus"

In the early summer in the LII Gromov's Su-33 was seen. As it became known, the aircraft was modernized and received the SVP-24 "Hephaestus".

Also according to available information, the rest of the Su-33, will be retrofitted directly in the part.
 

b787

Captain
Another six Su-34 transferred VKS Russia
August 31st, 2:52
JSC "Company" Sukhoi "(part of the PJSC" United Aircraft Corporation ") in a press release reported that on 30 August 2016 transferred to the Ministry of Defense of Russia the next batch of Sukhoi Su-34 in the framework of the state defense order in 2016. Planes took off from the airport of Novosibirsk aircraft plant named after VP Chkalov (NAE) and headed to the place of their dislocation.

The new Sukhoi Su-34 (red hull numbers "05" and "06"), manufactured by the Novosibirsk aviation plant named after VP Chkalov in the framework of the state defense order in 2016 and intended to transfer a part of the 277th Bomber Aviation Regiment 303rd Composite Air Division of the 11th Army of the Red Air Force and Air Defense of the Eastern Military District. Novosibirsk (factory airfield Eltsovka), 08/19/2016 (c) Mehrzod Mashrafovich / russianplanes.net (link)


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From the bmpd point out that, according to available information, we have in mind the next six Su-34 (board numbers red with "05" to "10") has been reported in the based at the airfield Khurba (near Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk region) 277th Bomber aviation regiment 303rd Composite Air division of the 11th army of the Red Air Force and Air defense of the Eastern military District.

Previously, May 30, 2016 in the 277th bomber regiment received the first of four built in the NAE in the framework of the state defense order in 2016 bomber Su-34 (red hull numbers with "01" to "04"), at the same time marking the beginning of the rearmament of the regiment on the type of aircraft. Until the summer of 2016 the 277th regiment was equipped with 24 modernized bombers Su-24M2. 277th Bomber Regiment will be the third combatant regiment VKS Russia, which will be re-equipped aircraft Su-34, after the 47th Mixed Aviation Regiment 105 th Composite Air Division 6th Leningrad of the Red Army Air Force and Air Defence of the Western Military District at the airport Baltimore (Voronezh ), received in 2011-2013, 24 units of the Su-34 and the 559-th separate Bomber regiment of the 4th of the Red army Air Force and Air defense Russian Southern military District at the airport Morozovsk (Rostov region), received 36 units in 2013-2015 Su-34.

Sent August 30, 2016 videoconferencing six Su-34 became the 43rd - 48th of machines supplied under contract W / 4/1 / 2-12-DOGOZ of 25 February 2012 on the supply of the Ministry of Defense of Russia 92 Su-34 bombers for the sum of 140 billion rubles. The first two Su-34 under this contract have been transferred to the Air Force Novosibirsk Russia December 24, 2013, the following 18 aircraft - in 2014, 18 more aircraft - in 2015, and four more - May 30, 2016.

With the transfer of six VKS Russian bombers August 30, 2016 the total number of Su-34, handed over all contracts, including seven experimental and pre-production samples reached 92 units. Meanwhile, as reported on 19 August 2016 NAZ official ceremony of rolling out hundredth-built bomber Su-34, which, apparently, will be transferred FSI Russia by year's end.
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FORBIN

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The crews of Su-25SM of the Southern Military District under the sudden check the combat readiness of troops (forces) worked landings and takeoffs from the field aerodrome, which is at the final stage of the verification as soon as possible equipped with engineering and aerodrome units of the 4th Army Air Force and air defense in the area of the village average Akhtuba Volgograd region. Landing and taking off from the airport flew more than 20 combat aircraft..
 
the first of Project 22160 (I'm not going to put a classification here LOL), Vasilyi Bykov, to be commissioned in 2017, says
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three other are also being built (Dmitriy Rogatchyov; Pavel Dyerzhavin; Sergey Kotov) in
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EDIT which has obtained the contract for six in total

at 1300 tons: Kalibrs; organic helicopter (twelve tons); Shtil 1:
...
the "Shtil 1" system comprises

  • 3С90Э.1 VLS, which is modular, containing one, two, or three launchers each with twelve ready-to-fire missiles:
    3S90E1_MVMS-2011_005.JPG
  • 9М317МЭ missiles:
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with max.range of 50 km, anti-missile and anti-surface capabilities (of course in addition to AA), cold-launched (with this gear to change the thrust:
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) and 62 kg HE warhead:
SxdU.jpg


will go on in subsequent post ...
... continued:
  • this illuminator (type unknown to me):
    sDFmc.jpg

  • fire-control gadgets (which can be used also for the Gibka CIWS: ...
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The "Shtil 1"
  • is capable of rapid-firing the missiles (one every two seconds);
  • can engage up to twelve targets simultaneously, with incoming speeds up to 830 m/s
  • while on stand-by, its reaction time is between 10 and 19 seconds
You can easily figure the missile parameters from the table at the bottom of
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and can see plenty of pictures at
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and I hope you'll criticize my post LOL
 
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Jeff Head

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the first of Project 22160 (I'm not going to put a classification here LOL), Vasilyi Bykov, to be commissioned in 2017, says
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three other are also being built (Dmitriy Rogatchyov; Pavel Dyerzhavin; Sergey Kotov) in
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EDIT which has obtained the contract for six in total

at 1300 tons: Kalibrs; organic helicopter (twelve tons); Shtil 1:
Project 22160 under construction:

Project_22160_Patrol_Ship_under_construction.jpg

Will end up looking like this:

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I suppose the Tomawksi missiles are fit into an inclining launcher under the flight deck?
 

Miragedriver

Brigadier
Russia is massing thousands of troops on Ukraine’s border. Here’s why we shouldn’t panic.

Russia is sending tens of thousands of troops to military installations near its border with Ukraine and holding snap military drills, sparking fears that a Russian invasion is imminent.

These fears are overblown, however, for one major reason that everyone seems to have overlooked: The Ukrainian military of today is very different from the ramshackle, demoralized force of 2014.

In 2014, Ukraine’s pro-Moscow government, led by Viktor Yanukovych, collapsed as pressure grew for the country decisively to ally itself with the West. In response, Russia seized the Crimean Peninsula and
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a phony anti-Kiev rebellion in the southeastern Donbas region. The Kremlin thought the new Ukrainian government would quickly accept that it was in Russia’s sphere of influence, but instead it resisted.

Yet the Ukrainian military was weak: Every time it looked as if its forces were about to make some inroads into the Donbas, Russia would surge in some of its own troops and shatter their attack.

But that was then. In part thanks to US help, Ukraine’s military is now larger, tougher, and more ready than ever. If Putin did decide on some major military adventure now, he would get much more than he bargained for.

The Russians know this, and their military moves are instead meant to ratchet up the
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on Kiev — and to prepare just in case some day Ukraine feels strong enough to try to take back the Donbas by force.
 
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