The main ones that come to mind are: since it is the first time EAF is getting an air supremacy fighter..the pilots and technicians need a very sound training to become "fluent" in handling the SU-35E Super Flanker and all its aspects.. for example, Just that thrust-vectoring needs quite some time to master..
Hey forgive me my brother for disagreeing with you on some of these matters as that makes matters a bit contentious for us and that really isn't my intention whatsoever, especially since we are mostly in agreement on almost every single matter out there and I hope you only see this as a friendly & honest disagreement because of the huge respect I share for you, but you realize that the TVC is part of the FBW system, right? They don't operate manually or separately and only function as part of the cumulative computer sensor to the pilot's stick movement. They move in conjunction with the horizontal stabilizers and not independently nor with the ailerons. So they're really not that much of a learning curve TBH. The only adjustment to standard non-rotating nozzles is that they provide much faster pitch authority to the aircraft. Instead of relying strictly on the ailerons and specifically the horizontal stabilizers, the TVC provides almost a mechanical form of moving surfaces.
6 - 8 months tops for training pilots on that aircraft, honestly.
add to that 2 radars .. a forward one and a rear-facing one (if we don't count those 2 more AESA radars in the wings edges..which makes it 4 radars) this is something else to master for one pilot (since we know it is a single seat fighter)..
There is no rear-facing radar in the Su-35, SC ma bro. You're thinking of the Su-57. Su-35 does have the two additional AESA L-band linear radars in the leading edge flaps of the wings, but no rear-facing radar. I remember you were the first to show us all about those incredible AESA L band linear radars they installed in the leading edge flaps that also serve as IFF among squadrons and friendly aircraft which automates the concept of Identifying Friend or Foe and negates having the pilot use the interrogator and go through the entire conventional process. That was a great thread you opened up about that and I remember it very well.
Other than that..there is the fact that the SU-57 Belka AESA radar will be used to design other AESA radars versions.. which is confirmed for the SU-35..
Where was it confirmed for the EAF Su-35s. bro? I remember hearing about that but as far as I remember it was all rumors, especially because of the twisted story about the IRBIS-E being jammed by the EAF's Rafale when it turned out to be the BARS radar on the Su-30MKI that was hit badly by an Indian Rafale's SPECTRA and not the Su-35's IRBIS-E.
I remember very well the huge fuss they made about that whole story and twisted it to make it sound like an EAF Rafale was the one that jammed an Egyptian Su-35SE and that was eventually debunked because neither of those two aircraft were ever together at any point in time. So it was eventually decided that it was impossible and that the source was in one of the French & Indian joint exercises. Eventually that made the IRBIS-E radar change also a myth and no truth to it at all, unless you saw some legitimate source about that?
There was also another story by that infamous EGYPT fake sympathizer Tom Cooper about the EAF MiG-29M/M2s and a "supposed promise" made by MiG Corporation and the Russians to upgrade the Zhuk-ME to the AESA Zhuk-AE within 5 years of the 46 aircraft purchased and that 5 years has come and gone and nothing was ever done about that which kinda soured relations a little bit between the EAF and MiG. As I said, the source was the infamous Tom Cooper so take it with a grain of salt but it also ties into all this mess or rumors about all these radars that are probably not true at all. I haven't seen anything concrete to suggest any IRBIS-E replacement in the Sukhois. I honestly think they're rumors simply created out of thin air to justify the delay in delivery and to side-step the fact that it's really all about CAATSA unfortunately.
Egypt did not cancel the deal and did not buy a replacement, but only requested the AESA radar, which is the N-036 radar, to be installed on the plane, and the Russians agreed to the amendment. 20 last planes When a ban on delivery of planes occurred when the planes were released, Samar requested some modifications to the planes when they were delivered
What does that mean "20 last planes when the ban on delivery of planes occurred when the planes were released"? If you're implying that the EAF requested the N036 and the Russians are replacing the IRBIS-E, there is absolutely nothing that suggests that is the case. Please provide a credible source for that because that is nothing but rumors and simply an excuse for the delay.
It will be a MIRACLE if those Su-35s are ever delivered, let alone delivered with the Su-57's AESA radar lol! We can all hope and dream but nothing whatsoever says anything of the sort is or will happen.
Unlike the South Koreans, they are very greedy, with exaggerated prices, and this printed the Koreans. We even saw 10 years to agree on the transfer of the K-9A cannon technology.
You're talking about the K-9 Thunder Howitzer? I know it's been a long time that's very true lol. Not sure it's been 10 years lol, but it has been a long time and one of the samples was in Egypt being tested about 4 years or so ago. So it has been a few years but no way near 10 years. And honestly, if that's the case then shame on us for allowing that crap to drag on for that long! Think about it, who is it really a sorry reflection on? If something like that takes a decade and we didn't tell them to go f**k themselves, then we're the complete idiots for letting them milk us for that long! A7a ya3ni what are we, frigging donkeys in heat? 7aga khara awi bsaraha!
An air force like the Egyptian requires 6 BVR missiles for each fighter. Any air force like the Egyptian has 400 articles, which means 2400 missiles.
More than that. You have to take into account live training exercises which also uses up at least 4 missiles per aircraft, pre pilot per year to keep your pilots in tip-top shape. Using aerial targets and decoys etc., proper actual training requires essentially about 10 missiles per aircraft which would include a basic stock for wartime and one for training. The latter is actually one that continues to be supplied on a regular basis and not a one-time acquisition. There is only so much a simulator will do for pilots as well as live simunition training using ACMI pods and live simulation training etc. But in order to develop a top-of-the-line fighter pilot teams that are on their best performance is to allow them to train in real live munition which depletes stocks rather quickly, not to mention the rate of attrition during wartime engagement which is astronomical. Nothing would be worse than running out of missiles in this new, BVR world. The jets effectively become completely useless once that specific ammunition runs out.
The pinch and keep-down is not only relegated to Egypt, actually. Look at Saudi Arabia and the US only allowed 300 AIM-120s I think? Same with the UAE, despite what appeared to be a very nice and cordial and trusting relation with the US providing them with what appeared to be a better F-16 model than what the Jews have in the block 60 vs block 50 for the IDF, they still limited all the high-end weapons to low numbers that limit their live training abilities as well as adequate wartime attrition recovery. Even Pakistan IIRC was only allowed to purchase 500 AIM-120C-5s.
Like you said, the only way to execute the proper numbers is to create a local production line that produces a product that can be interchangeable amongst ALL the model aircraft one's air force possesses. There are only a few countries that have that capability, and the Jews happen to be one of them. France & MBDA will never allow either MICA to be locally produced so another option for the Rafale needs to happen but not only for the Rafale, for all the other fighters which should be one standard model fits all. I've been screaming about doing that for almost 2 decades now.
No.. no and no.. you are just no familiar with the F-50 variants,, although I agree to the superiority of the Tejas offer on paper.. I will not disregard the F-50 light fighter capabilities ever..
100%. It may be way over-priced at $60 mill per, but it is hardly a slouch by any means and I certainly agree and hope they do chose the Tejas over the FA-50. Not only is the effectiveness of the fighter on a better level, but the ammunition choices takes the US out of the game and really only leaves India with a slightly nuisanced decision via the Jews which it could easily tell them to go kick rocks, especially if Egypt holds its ground and predicated any deal to be free of any Jew interference, The minute the Indians start saying "oh we can't do this because of the Jews" OOOOPPPPP! FORGET IT, GOODBYE! Then they'll realize the Jews are only slowing and impeding them from making such huge deals that could put them on the export map. Talk about a cancer, that is the exact definition of that.
I would be grateful if sami tells us what does he work, his nationality and his sources.
Well, his IP address shows him posting out of Egypt, so he's most likely Egyptian and when he first started posting his stuff, he used to cite Israeli sources which was very interesting. He has since either stopped using their sources or just doesn't list them.
All IP address's locations of this forum users appear when I log onto this forum on my phone, but not when I log in on my laptop. On my Samsung it shows the country flag right next to the username just like yours is in Egypt, same with
@ARCH٤R and
@Ghostkiller (although he lists his location as France), maybe he travels between the two but currently it's showing him out of Egypt.
@The SC shows Canada, mine shows the US so does
@Philip the Arab and
@Ramses Akhenaten Ahmose etc.
