Internationale fighter ontwikkelingen

Gestart door Lex, 19/12/2015 | 16:32 uur

jurrien visser (JuVi op Twitter)


Oorlogsvis

raar...de Chinezen betalen voor 24 stuks 2 miljard dollar..en de Russen zelf voor 50 stuks 800 miljoen euro ??

Dat staat in het onderstaand artikel...wel veel goedkoper dan de JSF..die zeker +125 miljoen per stuk gaat kosten

Sparkplug

Russia Places New Order For 50 Su-35S Fighters

Maxim Pyadushkin, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report | January 12, 2016

MOSCOW — The Russian air force is expanding its Sukhoi-35S fleet with a 60 billion ruble ($800 million) order for 50 more of the twin-engine fighters.

The contract was signed last August, a representative of Sukhoi parent company United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) tells Aviation Week. An industry source tells the Vedomosti daily that the delay in finalizing the order was due to a lack of clarity in Russia's 2016 federal budget, which was only signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in mid-December.

The UAC representative says the fighters will be delivered at a pace of 10 aircraft annually starting this year.

The single-seat Su-35 is the latest development of the Su-27 Flanker family. Compared to previous Flanker modifications, it features the more powerful NPO Saturn AL-41F-1S (also known as 117S) engines with thrust vector control and completely new digital onboard equipment, including new Tikhomirov NIIP Irbis phased antenna array radar. The fighter can carry up to 8,000 kg (17,600 lb.) of munitions on 12 hardpoints.

The Russian air force placed its first order for 48 Su-35S variants in 2009. The first aircraft were inducted into service two years later, and the last aircraft from that order were rolled out last year. The Russian Defense Ministry reported it will make a ferry flight from the Komsomolsk-on-Amur assembly facility, in the Khabarovsk region, to a regular unit in Primorye, in Russia's Far East, this week.

The Su-35 is seen now by the Russian military as a stopgap for the Sukhoi T-50 fifth-generation fighter. Significant deliveries of the latter aircraft, which is being tested now, are likely to be postponed beyond 2020 due to economic difficulties in Russia.

Another customer for this type is China. Beijing signed a contract for 24 Su-35 fighters worth $2 billion last year, after many years of negotiations.


Sukhoi-35S: Aleksander Markin

http://aviationweek.com/defense/russia-places-new-order-50-su-35s-fighters
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

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Citaat van: Thomasen op 12/01/2016 | 13:47 uur
Dit jaar gaan in ieder geval de Etendards er uit, als de CDG in onderhoud gaat, zo heb ik begrepen.

Kun je nagaan hoelang de Etendard en de opvolgende Super Etendard dan in dienst zijn geweest.

Citaat van: jurrien visser (JuVi op Twitter) op 12/01/2016 | 14:25 uur
Met de aanstaande definitieve handtekening van India zal ongetwijfeld de productielijn worden aangepast, zeker als hier de VAE (?) nog bijkomen.

Het wordt voor Dassault gelukkig niet rustiger op de werkvloer. VAE blijft inderdaad een vraagteken. Heb wel het idee dat ze op de Rafale azen.
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

jurrien visser (JuVi op Twitter)

Citaat van: Thomasen op 12/01/2016 | 13:47 uur
Dit jaar gaan in ieder geval de Etendards er uit, als de CDG in onderhoud gaat, zo heb ik begrepen.
Maar best netjes, die lijn laten draaien op 8 stuks + refits.

Met de aanstaande definitieve handtekening van India zal ongetwijfeld de productielijn worden aangepast, zeker als hier de VAE (?) nog bijkomen.

dudge

Dit jaar gaan in ieder geval de Etendards er uit, als de CDG in onderhoud gaat, zo heb ik begrepen.
Maar best netjes, die lijn laten draaien op 8 stuks + refits.

Sparkplug

Rafale deliveries fell to single figures in 2015

By Craig Hoyle, London | 11 January 2016

Dassault delivered eight Rafales in 2015, the French manufacturer has announced, with its annual output having for the first time included aircraft delivered to an export customer.

Outlining its business activities for last year, Dassault on 5 January said: "Eight Rafale (five to France and three to Egypt) were delivered in 2015, in accordance with our forecasts." The latter received its first three Rafales – all twin-seat examples – last July.


Anthony Pecchi/Dassault

The production total represented a decrease of three units from the combined 11 aircraft handed over to the French air force and navy during 2014. Additional work on the programme conducted last year included continuing activities linked to the nation's F3-standard fleet retrofit, the manufacturer states.

Dassault says that as of 31 December 2015, its production backlog for the Rafale stood at 83 aircraft: 38 for France and 45 for international customers. The latter includes another 21 examples for the Egyptian air force and 24 for Qatar. Both nations signed up to acquire the type during 2015.

"The success of the Rafale on the export market and its deployment in numerous theatres of operations by the French air force and French navy confirmed Rafale's intrinsic qualities," the company says.

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/rafale-deliveries-fell-to-single-figures-in-2015-420686/
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

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Israel's lead F-35 enters final assembly

By Arie Egozi, Tel Aviv | 11 January 2016

Lockheed Martin has begun the final assembly of Israel's first F-35 Lightning II, having passed a key milestone at its Fort Worth site in Texas on 7 January.

The Israeli air force's lead example of the "Adir" – designated AS-1 – entered the mate process, where its four main structural assemblies are brought together.

"AS-1 is expected to roll out of the factory in June, and be delivered to the Israeli air force later this year," says Lockheed.

Israel has so far signed contracts for 33 of the conventional take-off and landing aircraft, via the US government's Foreign Military Sales programme.

"The F-35A Adir will be a significant addition to maintaining Israel's qualitative military edge in the Middle East, with the advanced capability to defeat emerging threats, such as advanced missiles and heavily defended airspace through its combination of low-observability and sensor fusion," says Lockheed.


www.f35.com

The number of Israeli-developed systems installed in the nation's fifth-generation fighter will be greater than expected when the contracts were signed. Some of the national-specific equipment will be integrated in the USA, and other elements in Israel. Its industrial involvement in the F-35 project also includes companies such as Elbit Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries.

Israel expects to achieve initial operational capability with the F-35 in 2017 and the type will replace its ageing Lockheed F-16C fighters.

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/israels-lead-f-35-enters-final-assembly-420680/
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Kaaskop2

Japan's 5th Generation Stealth Fighter to Make Maiden Flight in Early 2016

Japan's Ministry of Defense Technical Research and Development Institute (TRDI) announced that a prototype of Tokyo's first indigenously-designed fifth-generation air superiority fighter, the Mitsubishi ATD-X Shinshin, will make its maiden flight in February 2016, according to Japanese media reports.

Prior to its first test-flight, the aircraft will undergo extensive taxiing and ground trials at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries testing center located in Aichi Prefecture on Japan's main island of Honshu. From there the fighter prototype is expected to fly to Gifu Air Field, an airbase of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, situated in the neighboring prefecture of Gifu sometime in February.

The principal objective of the ATD-X Shinshin program is to develop a research prototype aircraft an–"advanced technology demonstration unit" to test the capacity of Japan's defense industry to develop, among other things, a powerful fighter engine and various other indigenous stealth fighter aircraft technologies.

The program is meant to eventually produce Japan's first indigenously-designed fifth-generation air superiority fighter, designated F-3, with serial production slated to begin in 2027, although various delays in the development of the ATD-X Shinshin prototype –scheduled to be fully developed by 2018– make a later date more likely.

The reason behind the development of the F-3 is the refusal of the United States to sell to Japan the Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor stealth air superiority fighter in the 2000s. According to some media reports, Lockheed-Martin is playing an undetermined role in the development of the ATD-X prototype.

Among other things, the aircraft will feature 3D thrust vectoring capability. According to a The Diplomat contributor, other design characteristics include:

If completed, the F-3 is supposed to incorporate some cutting-edge technology. The aircraft will be fitted with an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. The radar will have capabilities for electronic countermeasures, communications functions, and possibly even microwave weapon functions. The Shinshin is planned to have a flight-by-optics flight control system. Data is transmitted by optical fibers rather than wires. In this way data is transmitted faster and is immune to electromagnetic disturbance. Furthermore, the new Japanese aircraft will have a so-called self repairing flight control capability. It will allow the aircraft to detect failures or damage in its flight control surfaces.

So far, one full-scale ATD-X prototype has been constructed. Back in 2011, Japan decided to procure 42 F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters, the first of which are scheduled to arrive at the end of 2016. The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter procurement is an interim solution until Tokyo can field its own indigenous fifth generation fighter.

http://thediplomat.com/2016/01/japans-5th-generation-stealth-fighter-to-make-maiden-flight-in-early-2016/

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Citaat van: Zeewier op 06/01/2016 | 16:20 uur
Deze landen kunnen de Su-34 helemaal niet betalen en onderhouden. Ze moeten haast wel dirt cheap aangeboden worden. Idem voor de Russische onderzeeboten. Om de Chinese en Europese industrie voor te zijn? Het laat wel zien hoezeer de Russische industrie haar afzetmarkt is kwijt geraakt met de neergang van Rusland. En nu redden wat er te redden valt.

En die handelsboycot tegen Oekraïne is ook een fatale zet voor de Russische markt. 5 jaar verder en de Oekraïense markt en industrie is totaal aangepast aan leveranciers uit de EU.
dat kunnen ze best...het zijn geen arme landen en als je kijkt naar de prijs waarvoor de SU-34 aangeboden is en dat in verhouding tot de prijs van een JSF F-35 van 140 mio plus..kan ik begrijpen dat landen naar goedkope alternatieven opzoek gaan.

Sparkplug

KAI Signs KF-X Contract with Indonesia

By Jun Ji-hye, The Korea Times | January 7, 2016

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed two separate contracts with the Indonesian defense ministry and the country's state-run defense firm PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) in Jakarta, Thursday, to jointly develop Korea's indigenous fighter jets.

Under the deals, the Southeast Asian country will pay 20 percent of the 8.5 trillion won cost for the so-called KF-X project and participate in aircraft development.

The KF-X project is aimed at developing indigenous fighter jets by the first half of the year 2026 to replace the Air Force's aging fleet of F-4s and F-5s.

KAI said the Indonesian government will invest some 1.6 trillion won in the project, and the Indonesian defense firm will participate in the process of design and component production. The country would also acquire one prototype and technology data afterward.

The deals came after KAI signed a contract with Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) to develop the fighter jets last month.

The deal with the Indonesian defense ministry was signed between KAI President and CEO Ha Sung-yong and Timbul Siahaan, director general for defense potential at Indonesia's Ministry of Defense. The contract with PTDI was signed between Ha and PTDI President Director Budi Santoso.

"DAPA Minister Chang Myoung-jin, Korean Ambassador to Indonesia Cho Tai-young and Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu also attended the signing ceremony," the release said.

The government plans to spend 8.5 trillion won in the KF-X project and an additional 10 trillion won to produce 120 jets.

KAI said in a release, "By singing these contracts, we have now prepared everything to undertake the KF-X project."

For his part, KAI President and CEO Ha said, "We will do our best to succeed in the project and promote the national interest of both countries in defense, economy and industry areas."

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/170248/indonesia-signs-%241.3bn-fighter-development-deal-with-south-korea.html
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

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Slovak Defense Ministry Plans for Gripen Lease Post-Election

Forecast International | January 6, 2016

WARSAW --- Slovakia's Defense Ministry has put into place a deal for the lease of Saab JAS-39 Gripen combat aircraft that it expects to be inked following the country's parliamentary elections scheduled for March.

The deal would provide the Slovak Air Force with eight Gripen fighters each performing up to 1,200 flight hours per year. It will be modeled on a similar deal ironed out with Saab by neighboring Czech Republic, which doles out around $53 million per annum to Saab to operate 14 Gripens capable of performing 2,200 flight hours yearly.

Slovakia maintains a small combat aircraft fleet made up of a handful of MiG-29s inherited after its peaceful divorce from the Czech Republic in 1993. These aging, Russian-produced fighters have become increasingly expensive for the Slovakian Defense Ministry to maintain.

Furthermore, like many of the newer NATO entries from the former Warsaw Pact, Slovakia has opted to retire its Soviet-legacy hardware and bypass Russian-vintage replacements in favor of NATO-standard fare.

As an added benefit of acquiring a new combat aircraft platform, Slovakia has focused on inter-operability with its neighboring NATO allies, chiefly the Czech Republic with which it has worked to coordinate joint air patrols.

Thus the Gripen fits into what the Slovak Defense Ministry and Air Force are trying to achieve (an affordable, modern platform not sourced from Russia) while it prepares for the eventual retirement of the MiG-29 fleet anticipated for 2016-17.

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/170244/more-on-slovakia%E2%80%99s-planned-gripen-lease.html
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Zeewier

Citaat van: Sparkplug op 06/01/2016 | 14:46 uur
Going Global: Russian Su-34 on the Way to Become Export Bestseller

Sputnik International | January 06, 2016


Ever since Russian forces deployed the Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback to fly anti-Daesh missions in Syria, the advanced fighter bomber (thanks to its impressive performance) has been expected to become a future export bestseller. The future has arrived – Algeria is said to have ordered 12 Su-34s.

Other potential buyers could include Vietnam, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, military expert Igor Korotchenko told RIA Novosti last October. The analyst added that Ethiopia, Nigeria and Uganda could also purchase the 4++ generation jet, which can accelerate to a maximum speed of 1,200 mph and has a maximum range of 2,500 miles without refueling.

Deze landen kunnen de Su-34 helemaal niet betalen en onderhouden. Ze moeten haast wel dirt cheap aangeboden worden. Idem voor de Russische onderzeeboten. Om de Chinese en Europese industrie voor te zijn? Het laat wel zien hoezeer de Russische industrie haar afzetmarkt is kwijt geraakt met de neergang van Rusland. En nu redden wat er te redden valt.

En die handelsboycot tegen Oekraïne is ook een fatale zet voor de Russische markt. 5 jaar verder en de Oekraïense markt en industrie is totaal aangepast aan leveranciers uit de EU.

dudge

Pakistan to sell JF-17 Thunder aircraft to Lanka
5 January 2016
Pakistan to sell eight combat JF-17 Thunder aircraft to Sri Lanka under an agreement signed during Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's visit on Tuesday.
The multi-roll fighter aircraft is the joint production of Pakistan and China.

Defence officials accompanying the prime minister said that both countries signed eight agreements related to defence, security, anti-terrorism, trade and science and technology and Pakistan would provide eight JF-17 fighter jets to Sri Lanka at the first phase.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena were present at the ceremony of signing agreements.

Speaking on the occasion, Nawaz said that Pakistan was ready to give Sri Lanka the most favoured nation (MFN) status in trade. He said that there were vast opportunities for bilateral trade and its quantum should be taken to one billion dollars annually.

He said that Pakistan was cooperating with Sri Lanka in defence sector and the two countries would work together to choke financial assistance to terrorists. He said that Pakistan and Sri Lanka were intended to strengthen bilateral relations as they had unanimity of views on the international and regional issues. He said that his visit was reflective of close relationship between the two sides.

On this occasion, Sri Lankan President said that his country enjoys close relationship with Pakistan and Sri Lankan people acknowledged Pakistan's role in promotion of bilateral ties between the two countries. He said that the leadership of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has created political stability in Pakistan.

Later, addressing a seminar on Pakistan-Sri Lanka relations at the Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies in Colombo, the prime minister urged all regional countries to enhance their literacy rate and overcome diseases, poverty and malnutrition. "We should also strengthen our bonds of trust for resolution of these problems," he said.

He said that both the countries enjoy commonality of views on international issues and Sri Lanka was the first country entered into a free-trade agreement with Pakistan.

He called for greater parliamentary exchanges between the two countries to learn from each other's experiences. He said that Pakistan desired to enhance its maritime relations with Sri Lanka and looking forward for increased engagements between the two countries and Pakistan would continue to provide training facilities to the armed forces of Sri Lanka.

About relations with India, the prime minister said that he would be remained committed to promoting peace and stability in the region. "The foreign secretaries of the two countries are meeting within the next few days to determine the modalities of the dialogue process," he said.

He also said that Pakistan had consistently supported an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process and would continue to do so in future for the sake of regional peace. (Daily Times)

http://www.sundaytimes.lk/92246/pakistan-to-sell-jf-17-thunder-aircraft-to-lanka

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Going Global: Russian Su-34 on the Way to Become Export Bestseller

Sputnik International | January 06, 2016


Russia says that Algeria has become the first foreign customer for the Su-34 long-range strike fighter, an order Russian media attribute to its performance during current air operations in Syria, where this photo was taken. (Russian MoD photo)

Ever since Russian forces deployed the Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback to fly anti-Daesh missions in Syria, the advanced fighter bomber (thanks to its impressive performance) has been expected to become a future export bestseller. The future has arrived – Algeria is said to have ordered 12 Su-34s.

Sergey Smirnov, the director general of the Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association (NAPO), confirmed that the company, which produces the Sukhoi Su-34, received a formal request for the export version of the aircraft.

The North African country "is likely to become the first of many new customers for the new long-range strike aircraft," defense analyst Dave Majumdar wrote for the National Interest. "The North African nation already operates another advanced derivative of the versatile Flanker airframe called the Su-30MKA, but the Fullback bomber variant adds a dedicated strike capability."

Other potential buyers could include Vietnam, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, military expert Igor Korotchenko told RIA Novosti last October. The analyst added that Ethiopia, Nigeria and Uganda could also purchase the 4++ generation jet, which can accelerate to a maximum speed of 1,200 mph and has a maximum range of 2,500 miles without refueling.

In the meantime, the Su-34's combat experience will allow NAPO to upgrade the warplane so that it could reach its full potential. "These modifications could include additional electronic warfare (EW), intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and other capabilities added via external pods," Majumdar quoted Smirnov as saying.

The Russian Armed Forces have received a total of 83 Su-34s, costing $36 million apiece, and are expected to ink a deal for the delivery of over 100 Su-34s in the next 2-3 years. At least eight warplanes are believed to be engaged in Moscow's counterterrorism operation in Syria.

Based on the Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker, the Su-34 is meant to replace the aging Su-24 Fencer. "Like the Fencer, the Fullback has side-by-side seating. Unlike the Fencer, the Su-34 – taking full advantage of its Flanker lineage – is provisioned with a formidable air-to-air self-defense capability," Majumdar explained.

The Su-34, which is designed to serve in tactical bombing, attack and interdiction roles, is armed with a 30 mm GSh-30-1 (9A-4071K) cannon, rockets, air-to-air, air-to-ground and anti-ship missiles, as well as guided and unguided bombs.

"In addition to short-range R-73 high off-boresight dogfighting missiles, the Su-34 carries the long-range radar-guided R-77 air-to-air missile. That means [that] the Fullback is able to conduct 'self-escorted' strike missions. It also has an unorthodox rearward facing radar to warn the crew about threats approaching from behind," the defense analyst observed.

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/170215/russia-says-algeria-to-buy-12-su_34-bombers.html
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.