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Its common sense. Why would you need to install the radar blockers when the engines they are designed for aren't even completed? The current prototypes are testing the aerodynamics of the plane. T-50-4 is rumored to have the radar and other sensors installed (maybe EODASki). Go back in this...

Wasn't there a report stating that the derby had failed to meet the advertised range when it was integrated onto the Harriers? I didn't actually have a range of the 50km? I could have sworn there was something about that.

Does anyone know anything about this pic? I found it when looking for PAK-FA pictures. At first i thought it was a pic of a proposed F-22/35 s-duct, b/c of the yellow sign, but i don't think its english so it could be Russian. I know the Su-47 had S-ducts maybe its a pic of that?

Really? It seems like it would be a good fit for the Army in the north, especially against Chinese and Pakistani Artillery.

Off topic but is India purchasing the Iron Dome system?

Has the design been frozen yet? Also, is the radar going to be developed by India or will it a JV with Elta/EADS/NIIP etc? Have they announced what AMCA would carry armament wise? Astra for sure and India LGBS etc, but will it carry METEOR/MICA. Hopefully, the MRCA winner's weapons package is...

So Iran made a turboprop version of the An-148? They already have a licence to build those, so how can they claim that its indigenous?

Early drawings and renditions showed that PAK-FA originally was supposed to have S-ducts but were removed when the design was finally frozen. No one knows the actual dimensions of the new engine but they cannot be that different from the current one. Other wise you would have to redesign...

LOL, you should do some research before posting such stupid claims. If you had you would know that the 5G Engine program is ahead of schedule. The first PAK-FA's will be equipped with the current engine and the new engine with the Flat Nozzles will come when they are ready. What "Examination...

USAF tests lightweight Russian ejection seat. South African software keeps logistics on track The article is an abstract, i can't find the original document. The K-36 was initially considered but obviously it never ended up in the F-22 The Russian ejection seats were considered b/c they were...

I wouldn't be surprised if Brazil finishes construction of their Scorpene line before MDL completes india's order. The larger Scorpene's makes sense, you already have the infrastructure set up from the previous line. Weren't an additional 3 submarines purchased under an option in the...

This would require a redesign of the aircraft. The maneuverability of the MKI would be shot with the internal weapons bay. The SU-30/35/34 etc. generate a lot of lift with the wide spaced engine design. You put the weapons bay in and there goes you maneuverability and your lift. Its nt worth...

Some of the technology has been tested on the MIG 1.44, SU-35 and SU-47 I don't know if that is included in the 6-10 billion. The cost for PAK-FA will be greater than the 6-10 billion, but you have to remember that there will be more PAK-FA's produced than F-22's so the cost can be spread out.

LOL, all of those concerns will be addressed in the future prototypes. The first two are no where near the production models. The F-22 prototypes didn't have perfect surface finishes, there was no need for that. Why worry about the finish when you have more important things to test. Its been...

Hopefully P-17B has a better superstructure b/c so far these aren't stealth frigates at all. Compare these to the La Fayette class or the Visby corvette. Also is the construction quality worse on the second frigate or is it just the paint job???

Is there a new weapons package being ordered with the SMT upgrade? Is all of the upgrade work being done in Russia or are the first couple being done in Russia and the rest at HAL?

The second image has been floating around for years. Its clearly a photoshop. It looks more like a J-10 and Black Widow hybrid more than anything else. Does anyone know the estimated MTOW for the J-20?? Has that info been release? It looks very heavy from the pics, but then again they are...

Great choice with the digitized camo, it looks awesome! Anyone have pictures of the TD-2 in the desert? I would love to see how well the digitized Camo works.

Its funny that some posters were commenting on how terrible the surface finishing on PAK-FA was and how it would be detrimental to its RCS. Looks pretty good from here!!

From metberkut @ MP.net I will go through all the differences that is known so far/spotted, i am talking about T-50-2 now: - Has "teeth" in front of the nose cone. RCS measures, ala MiG-29K/KUB. - Station behind canopy. - Smaller IRST. It is either a smaller and black painted mock up...