Indian Air Force's Electronic Warfare Capability.

[Kompromat]

In the light of the recent fighting bwn Pakistan and India, what kind of EW can IAF rely upon?

Pakistan has French EW aircraft, what does India have?

 

[Zulfiqar]

DA 20 in action with F-16s (old video). We have 3 but I believe only two have been configured (not sure).

We need more considering future conflicts with India.

 

[BHarwana]

ELTA’s
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Aircraft Survivability

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designed to enhance survivability of fighters and other military aircraft by suppressing multiple threats in
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Hundreds of ELTA's Self-Protection Jamming Pods are deployed worldwide, installed onboard F-16, F-15,
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F-15 Fuselage station
EL/L-8212 - Pod for small aircraft
EL/L-8222 - Pod for large aircraft
F-16 Missile station – drawing

PS
http://www.iai.co.il/sip_storage/files/7/27537.pdf

 

[Alpha BeeTee]

India has a homebuilt AEW stationary wing aircraft as well which is from DRDO. That in addition to all the imported goodies they have.

 

[BHarwana]

Other type of EW in IAF

Radar Warning Receivers

The first indigenous attempts in this domain were made by the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO’s) Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE), resulting in the Tranquil RWR for the Mig-23BN fleet. Its improved variant, the Tarang-1/1B/2 RWR, equips a majority of the fighter fleet from Mi-21, MiG-27, MiG-29, Su-30MKI. The Tarang is an analog RWR which makes it difficult to detect Low Probability Intercept (LPI) signals.

The R118 Dhruti wideband Digital receivers were developed for the SU-30MKI. The digital receiver makes it possible to differentiate overlapping signals, differentiate single pulses among CW within a frequency band. This makes it better equipped to differentiate multiple radar threats with frequencies close to each other and also to differentiate radar emissions from the background noise. DARE is also working on digital narrowband receivers for better sensitivity and selectivity.



Self-Protection Jammer Pods

DARE had developed the Trap, Trumpet, Tempest, Tusker Pod based jammers which are in use with IAF Mig-27s. They are primarily noise jammers coupled with the Tarang RWR. Being noise jammers they had serious limitations with respect to power consumption, vulnerability to enemy detection, effectiveness against frequency hopping emitters.

The Elta EL/L-8222 Airborne Self Protection Jammer (ASPJ) pods are a standard fit on the SU-30MKI, Jaguar, Mig-21, Mig-27 with the LCA also tested with it. It operates on the Digital Radio Frequency Memory (DRFM) principle where it receives, detects, classifies the signal waveforms, stores them, adds a delay and sends it back to the adversary emitter to be picked up, thereby giving incorrect range data and even azimuth if the scan patterns are known. In comparison with noise jammers they have lower power consumption and are difficult to detect and counter. DRFM jammers severely degrade adversary radars and missile seekers.

At Aero India 2017 Alpha Design had showcased upgraded packages for the Elta EL/L-8222 ASPJ to convert them to wide band EL/L-8222WB pods in cooperation with IAI. This upgrade will allow them to counter a wider variety of radio frequency threats.

DARE at Aero India had also indicated that it had developed a High Band Jammer (HBJ) pod for SU-30MKI aircraft to be carried at the wingtips. The new indigenous pod is expected to have better integration with the RWR on board than the existing Russian SAP-518 pods.



Aircraft Internal Self Protection Suite

Internal mounted RWR and integrated Jammer/Countermeasures has become a standard fit on the new and recently upgraded aircraft. The Radar Warning Jammer (RWJ) has been designed for the Mig-29 (D29), the Jaguar Darin III and the LCA.

The RWJ forms a critical part of the Jaguar Darin III and Unified Electronic Warfare System (UEWS) for the LCA. The RWJs for both aircraft consist of a Unified Receiver Exciter Processor (UREP) with advanced digital receiver/Digital Radio Frequency Memory (DRFM) with Microwave Power Module (MPM) based transmitter.

http://forceindia.net/cover-story/future-of-war/

SU-30 MKI missile warning system.

The aircraft’s integrated electronic warfare system includes a Tarang radar warning system, indigenously produced by the Indian Defence R&D Organisation (DRDO), and systems supplied by Israeli manufacturers.

https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/su_30mk/

 

[Surya 1]

India recently added state of art ew to Mig 29. MKI already proved its ew by Dodging AMRAAM. One such ew suite is being developed for Tejas. Jaguar darin III HAS A VERY nice EW. Mirage UPG has a state of art French EW. There is no need to tell about the capacity of spectra. It is undoubtedly the best E W ever installed orn any fighter aircraft.

 

[Alpha BeeTee]

In terms of ECM, ECCM and ESM, one can guestimate that India has superior tech at its disposal simply because India has money and good friendships with highly skilled western markets.

Pakistan sure has French AEW aircraft but that it just a tiny bit in what constitutes the entire EW umbrella.

Take e.g AESA radar, which Pakistan is yet to procure and when it will be, it will be of Chinese origin. India OTOH, has better AESA radars in the shape of Rafaels and Israeli AESA radars.

 

[Yaseen1]

india has no such capability ,india will surely lose any war and its end is near,mark my words

 

[BHarwana]

Indian Su-30 MKI upgrade inches forward 2018-05-31
-
www.flightglobal.com
India’s ministry of defence, air force and
Russian firms are in active discussions
for the mid-life upgrade of 44 Sukhoi Su-30 MKIs. The upgrade programme
involves the integration of five new
missiles and the fitting of Russian,
Western and indigenously developed
systems. The major upgrades are related
to the radar, weapon control system,
mission computer, and communications
suite. State owned airframer HindustanAeronautics (HAL) is aggressively
pursuing the lead role for the upgrade
programme as it continues to produce
the aircraft under license.
Earlier this week, the Defence Acquisition Council
(DAC), led by India’s defence minister,
also approved the indigenous design and
development of a long range dual band
infrared imaging search and track system
(IRST) for the Su-30 MKI. At least 100
units are to be procured.
It is not clear if the
programme will also
include structural upgrades allowing
carriage of the 2.5t BrahMos supersonic
cruise missile. The air force wants
approximately 40 Su-30 MKIs to be
modified to accommodate the BrahMos.
HAL is proposing new build aircraft for
this requirement in order to keep the
production line at Nasik alive for at least
four more years.


French report.

http://www.nae.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/2018-06-07_Veille_Gifas_MCO-Retrofit.pdf

 

[Alpha BeeTee]

'State of the art ew' .... 'nice ew' ..
Very subjective terms.

India recently added state of art ew to Mig 29. MKI already proved its ew by Dodging AMRAAM. One such ew suite is being developed for Tejas. Jaguar darin III HAS A VERY nice EW. M length n very nice E W very

 

[BHarwana]

pod in the picture.

 

[CriticalThought]

Let us forget about Pakistan and concentrate on India.

I have already written elsewhere about the possibility of kill switches on Western equipment and OEM compromise. Even if these systems worked flawlessly in the recent conflict - which is a big if - there is no telling whether that is because the Americans/Israelis held the capability back. In any case, the danger this poses to national security must not be underestimated. At the cost of repeating myself, I invite readers to fully read this post:

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/can-usa-jammed-hacked-pakistans-f-16.598586/page-10#post-11136169

Moving on, I don't believe any country shares the knowledge of EW packages and their capabilities publicly. Broadly speaking, for air to air combat, the following are of concern, if employed by India:

1. Jamming/spoofing of radars and communication.
2. EMP type attacks to fry the electronics on the aircraft.
3. Laser/directed energy weapon to cause discomfort to/hurt the pilot or aircraft.
4. Jamming/spoofing of fired missiles.

To counter these we first need an iron clad guarantee on the reliability of electronics. I have written previously on the topic (and didn't get very good response):

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/the-most-realistic-air-superiority-option-for-paf.600369/

With indigenous development capability, we need a rigorous testing regime which subjects the developed products to realistic and highly sophisticated challenges based on developments around the world. The lessons learnt should go into further enhancements. This indigenous activity is the only way to ensure we retain superiority, and are not surprised by the enemy.

Let us be clear on one thing. India hasn't used its full capabilities in the recent skirmish. As such, we stand with our hand on the table while India still holds its cards to its chest. India's next move would be to try and gain a foothold into Chinese security industry, especially suppliers to Pakistan. And we can remain certain that manufacturers like Saab would be under immense pressure tactics to divulge critical information. The PAF would do well to devise fall back plans in case Western equipment starts to fail all of a sudden.

 

[BHarwana]

Several layers of biometric security protect one of India’s most secretive military laboratories in Bengaluru, housed in a building where there are unsually low noise levels at all time. It’s an almost modest level of sound for an institution that has put India on a global map for equipment that no country will sell to India without unacceptable conditions. And it is here, at the Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE) that the Indian Air Force’s most formidable jet, the Su-30MKI is being given sharper teeth than it has ever had before.

The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), the mother body of the DARE, has a rough time dealing with a reputation for waste and delays. To be sure, most criticism it faces is justified. Which is perhaps why it’s always heartening to hear about success. Scientists quietly working behind the scenes on small projects that are truly contributing to the lofty ideal of self-reliance. The story your correspondent reports on today isn’t doing just that — it’s also set to save the Indian Air Force precious capital going into the future.

It all begins with the Russian SAP-518 jammer pod that Moscow supplied with the Su-30MKI. After grappling for years with the pod, the Indian Air Force finally in 2015 realised it simply couldn’t use them for two reasons. One, they were heavy — and when slung onto wingtip hardpoints, they cut into flying envelope like a butcher’s knife.

‘With the Russian pods, the Sukhoi is basically a transport aircraft,’ one of the scientists says.

The second issue is even worse. The IAF realised the SAP-518 pod hadn’t been properly interfacing with the indigenous on-board radar warning receiver (RWR), therefore killing pilots’ chances to exploit both systems fully. While the reasons why the IAF took their time remains unclear (but at one level understandable), DARE stepped in immediately, offering to help. The result is the pod you see those three scientists standing next to in the photograph above.

DARE’s High Band Jammer (HBJ) pod begins dummy carriage trials in six months on an IAF Su-30MKI, with full integration within the year. By 2019, DARE has committed to seeing the pod become fully operational with the IAF’s Flanker fleet.

Significantly, the HBJ pod will be a fully indigenous one. A DARE scientist explains that the HBJ pod currently has th

ree major systems: the integrated EW suite, the active array phased transmit-receive unit and the cooling system. While the first two have been rapidly developed in-house, the complex cooling system is in process, with DARE sourcing an Israeli system for the moment. The team says they’ll have a fully functional Indian cooling system on the HBJ pod before full integration trials by the end of the year.

Better still, the HBJ pod, the scientists tell Livefist, will spawn a family of EW sensors and systems for platforms like the LCA Tejas, MiG-29 and any other fighter the IAF chooses to operate.

The Indian Air Force, which has embraced the wares from DARE more than equipmentfrom most other DRDO labs is expectedly thrilled. An IAF Su-30MKI pilot at the show confirmed that the HBJ pod was a ‘very promising system’ and that ‘more than anything, it is our own in-house development, so I don’t have to run to the Russians if something doesn’t work’.

A DARE scientist associated with the project tells a familiar story: Russia’s unwillingness to share codes (or its insistence on an additional commercial understanding) that could have helped manage the interfacing issues between the SAP-518 pod and Indian RWR better and faster.

Incidentally, the indigenous DARE RWR on the IAF’s Su-30MKIs will also be

replaced soon. The lab is in final testing of an all digital RWR (the existing system is analog) christened ‘Dhruti’ that will begin ground testing in May this year, followed by a phased installation across the fleet.

DARE is one of the DRDO’s most low-profile laboratories and also one of its most successful. Its systems populate virtually every combat aircraft currently in service, including missile approach warning systems, mission computers and avionics of every kind.

A final little flourish from the unassuming DARE stand at Aero India is the SIVA pod, a development from the nineties that didn’t quite work out and was quietly abandoned. Recently, scientists dusted out from the corner of a DARE warehouse when a team of scientists suddenly realised they could help the people at BrahMos save a penny on testing the airborne seeker on the BrahMos-A.

With the new DRDL-led imaging and monopulse RF seeker (IMR, for a future variant of the BrahMos) fitted into the Siva pod in a matter of days (the DRDL had tendered out for the integration process), the pod was quickly slung onto a Su-30MKI and sent up for the required airborne tests. It was an immediate success, with BrahMos Corp. sending a special word of thanks to the DARE team. Without that flash of brilliance from DARE, BrahMos would have had to hot-step it to Russia or elsewhere to get a testbed. And the Siva pod would have forever remained a failed relic from DARE’s early days. Instead it is now a valuable, cheap test-bed for high-performance systems.

‘Now we have a very capable in-house testbed capable of testing a variety of electronics and systems in the airborne regime. This is the beginning of a testbed capability that is normally very expensive to hire. It will be finetuned and evolved before being offered as a full-fledged service, perhaps even to foreign customers,’ says a DRDO officer.


https://www.livefistdefence.com/2017/02/how-a-secretive-drdo-lab-is-saving-the-iaf-su-30mki.html

India’s EW efforts

By all means, the development of Weapon Locating Radar (WLR) by the Bangalore based Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE) of DRDO is a major boost to the EW efforts of the Indian defence forces. In addition to locating hostile artillery/mortar units and rocket launchers, WLR is capable of detecting projectiles with small cross sections across the battle space horizon. Further, it can handle simultaneous fire from weapons found in a variety of locations.

To expedite the development and qualification of radar based electronics warfare systems, DRDO has set up two new sophisticated test ranges-one at Chitradurga in Karnataka and the other at Tandur in Andhra Pradesh. Radar based sophisticated communication systems would use electromagnetic spectrum for attack, protection and warfare support to destroy the combat capabilities of the enemy.

It is in the fitness of things that DLRL and DARE (Defence Avionics Research Establishment) are focussing on the development of fourth generation EW Systems. According to former Indian President and a globally acknowledged defence and space scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, “The electronics warfare system is a force multiplier which needs a high level of secrecy for maintaining surprise against adversary actions. In such a situation, it is essential that the system design, architecture and deployment knowledge is generated within the country and maintained as a closely guarded information by services. This is essential to ensure tactical and strategic advantages for our armed forces during an operation”.

Even as India lags behind US and China in the area of EW, efforts are nonetheless on to design and develop systems and combat platforms meant to take India’s capability in EW to the next level of sophistication.

For instance, Samyukta mobile electronics warfare system developed jointly by DRDO, BEL, and ECIL (Electronics Corporation of India Limited) as well as the Corps of Signals of the Indian Army is well suited for tactical battlefield use. It covers a wide range of frequencies and coverage in electronics spectrum is handled by the communications segment and non communications segment. Clearly and apparently, it has both electronic intelligence and communications intelligence capabilities built into it.

Obviously, Samyukta, the development of which was supported by over 40 Indian micro, small and medium industries, could very well serve as a test bed for developing futuristic EW systems of varying specifications. The system is composed of 400 individual entities and has the built in capability for surveillance, interception, monitoring, analysis, recording, location fixing and jamming of all communication and radar systems.

On the other hand, Mayavi electronic warfare suite designed and developed by DARE and BEL used in combat aircraft has many advantageous features. Mayavi is designed to enhance survivability during deep penetration and actual combat. Mayavi includes a radar warning receiver, missile approach warning system, laser warning receiver system and infra red ultraviolet missile warning sensor as well as self protection jammer, chaff, jaff and flares, electronics counter measure suite and a towed radar decoy.

DARE has also successfully equipped a range of fighter aircraft in service with the Indian Air Force (IAF) and warships with the Indian Navy with a variety of electronic armours composed of electronic support measures and self protection jammer. Indeed, DARE has made significant contribution to the area of air borne electronic warfare. The electronic warfare wing of DARE primarily focuses on the design and development of radar warning systems and warfare suites for a variety of fighter aircraft, military transport aircraft and helicopters with a view to enhance their survivability and mission accomplishment.

http://www.newwarfare.com/index.php?task=highlight&&id=133

Israeli firm bags electronic warfare suite deal for LCA Tejas
The Israeli firm was selected by the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) after issuing a multi-vendor tender in which around six to seven companies had participated, a senior Defence Ministry official told ANI here on Wednesday.


NEW DELHI: Israeli firm Elisra has bagged Rs 178 crore deal for developing the electronic warfare suite for the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1A aircraft being built for the Indian Air Force.

The Israeli firm was selected by the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics LimitedNSE 0.21 % (HAL) after issuing a multi-vendor tender in which around six to seven companies had participated, a senior Defence Ministry official told ANI here on Wednesday.

The official said the selection through a comprehensive process has helped in bringing down the cost of the electronic warfare suite.

“Development cost of the electronic warfare suite for the order placed by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited works out to Rs 177.43 crore which will include three prototypes and other support equipment,” he said.

The Israeli firm has also been involved in developing the D-29 EW suite for the upgraded MiG-29 aircraft fleet of the Indian Air Force in collaboration with the Indian public sector company Bharat Electronics LimitedNSE -3.31 % and the DRDO.

Defence Ministry official said the D-29 could not be used for the LCA Tejas as there was a need for major redesign for putting it on the indigenous plane.

HAL officials said they had initiated talks with the BEL for redesigning the D-29 for the LCA Tejas but it was not able to provide a proposal for the complete electronic warfare suite.

The Defence Ministry official said the DRDO and the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) also carried out a test to find out whether the D-29 could be used without modification on the LCA but the results found out that it was not “feasible”.


//economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/67267200.cms?from=mdr&utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

 

[Imran Khan]

India has bhagwan ki kirpa

 

[BHarwana]

French Air Force Mirage 2000 Upgrade Nearly Similar To That Of IAF Mirages
Our Bureau
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French Air Force Mirage 2000-5F fighter (Image: Dennis Spronk)
The French defense procurement agency (DGA) recently awarded Dassault a contract for mid-life upgrade (MLU) of its Mirage 2000D fighters which looks similar to the upgrade program carried on the Indian Air Force (IAF) Mirage 2000 Fighters.

Under the DGA contract, the aircraft will be upgraded with new automatic cannon, MBDA MICA IR short and medium range air to air missile replacing the existing MBDA Magic 550 besides improved avionics.

Indian Air Force last Thursday flew its first upgraded Mirage 2000 aircraft. The upgrades on the aircraft include a night vision goggle-compatible glass cockpit, advanced navigational systems, advanced Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system, advanced multi-mode multi-layered radar, fully integrated electronic warfare suite besides some others others.

IAF upgrade also includes Thales RDY 2 radar, which allows for long-range engagement of targets in the air, automatic tracking of targets, mapping of targets on the ground using Doppler beam-sharpening techniques, and the ability to track and engage targets which are moving on the ground, NDTV reported in March this year.

The MICA missile selected for the French AF Mirage upgrade also arms the Rafale fighter selected by the IAF. It has also been found in the upgraded IAF Mirage 2000 fighters.

Non-upgraded Mirage 2000s in the IAF presently use the Super R-530D to hit aerial targets at long ranges and the Magic II missile for short-range engagements. In January 2012, the Indian government had signed a $1.23 billion contract with the French firm MBDA for the supply of 450 MICA missiles.

The total design and development was done by HAL which includes mission computer hardware, OFP software, system design, aircraft modification etc.

The Company is responsible for the IOC and FOC upgrade of the Mirage fleet of IAF, HAL said in a statement Friday.

The French aircraft upgrade will be carried out on 55 of the 63 Mirage 2000D operated by France. Five of these fighters are currently part of the 14 aircraft deployed by France to provide air support in Iraq and Syria in the fight against Anti-Islamic State, aviationanalysis reported in July, 2016.

The Indian Air Force signed INR 10,947 crore (US $1.6 billion) contract to upgrade its entire fleet of 51 Mirage 2000 fighters in July 2011. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has flown the first Final Operational Configuration (FOC) upgraded Mirage-2000 aircraft last Thursday.

The initial operation configuration (IOC) was designed by the Dassault and Thales of France. Stating that HAL took up the FOC design and development activities, the company said the FOC configuration covers the integration of Indian specific weapons, sensors and electronic warfare system.

HAL would upgrade the remaining 49 Mirage 2000s without assistance, fitting in upgrade kits provided by Dassault and Thales. HAL said the total design and development was done by the company which includes mission computer hardware, OFP (Operational Flight Program) software, system design and aircraft modification.



http://www.defenseworld.net/news/16...y_Similar_To_That_Of_IAF_Mirages#.XJOPQ81RXIU

36 IAF Rafale are coming with thales spectra electronic warfare suite.

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SPECTRA (Self-Protection Equipment to Counter Threats for RAFALE Aircraft) has been jointly developed by MBDA and Thales to provide an integrated self-protection system for the new Rafale combat aircraft now in service with the French Air Force and Navy.

The SPECTRA integrated electronic warfare suite provides long-range detection, identification and accurate localisation of infrared, electromagnetic and laser threats. The system incorporates, radar warning, laser warning and missile warning receivers for threat detection plus a phased array radar jammer and a decoy dispenser for threat countering.

It also includes a dedicated management unit for data fusion and reaction decision.


https://www.mbda-systems.com/product/spectra/https://www.mbda-systems.com/product/spectra/


Will fish further info and update the thread from reports of air forces that conducted Air drills with IAF and Nato reports.

@Horus please check for an Australian report on Indian EW capabilities they regularly publish it for NATO assessment and it has very updated info.

SU-30 MKI info


The hard sell by the Irkut (formerly IAPO) and Sukhoi paid off in late 1996 when the Indian Air Force signed for an advanced derivative of the baseline Su-30, the Su-30MKI (M-Improved, K-Export, I-India) Flanker H. In a complex deal which saw initial deliveries of basic Su-30K and progressive development and later delivery of full configured and licence build Su-30MKI, India negotiated a deal which will see around 180 of these aircraft deployed with IAF squadrons.

The Su-30MKI is a fusion of technology from the Su-37 demonstrator and Su-30 program, with additional Indian designed and built processor hardware in the Mission Computers, Radar Data Processor provide under the Vetrivale (Lance) industry program, and some items of Israeli and EU hardware. The aircraft has a Sextant Avionique HUD and RLG (Ring Laser Gyro) INS/GPS, glass cockpits, NIIP N011M phased array, AL-31FP TVC engines, enlarged rudders, Su-33/35/37 canards and aerial refuelling probe, and an improved OLS-30 IRST package. The Indian developed Tarang RWR is used in the EWSP suite. The TVC system in the Su-30MKI has evolved beyond the Su-37 system, which deflected only in the vertical plane. The Su-30MKI variant has a 32 degree canted TVC plane to introduce a lateral and vertical vectored force component, and is driven by the engine's fuel system rather than main aircraft hydraulic loop.

Since 2003, more details have also been revealed about the N-011M BARS ('Panther') hybrid phased array radar designed for the Su-35/37 and supplied on the Su-30MKI and likely the Su-30MKM. The BARS phased array assembly is mechanically steerable to +/-55 degrees off-boresight, providing a total field of regard in azimuth of +/-100 degrees off-boresight - in effect the combination of mechanical array steering and electronic beam steering provides full forward hemispherical coverage. NIIP claim a 3 dB noise figure three channel receiver, and an average transmit power of 1.2 kW, with 1 kW in illuminator mode for semi-active missiles. Air-air modes include Track While Scan for 15 targets and concurrent engagement of four, raid assessment and Non-Cooperative Target Recognition (NCTR). Air-surface modes include real beam mapping, Doppler beam sharpening, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging, Ground/Maritime Moving Target Indicator (GMTI/MMTI), target position measurement and GMTI tracking of two concurrent targets. Aerial fighter sized targets have been acquired at 76 NMI, and moving tanks at 25 NMI. While reports of an Active ESA (AESA) have surfaced, details are as yet not available to the public.

The Indian Su-30MKI is to date the most advanced Su-27 derivative to enter production and with the exception of mission avionics and software is a credible equivalent to the F-15E/I/K/S family. It also underscores the 'no holds barred' international arms market, in which an export customer is supplied with a product which is half a generation ahead of the Russian air force - the IAF designates it as its Air Dominance Fighter.

Irkut/Sukhoi Su-30MKI Crew Stations.

http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-Flanker.html


Electronic Warfare
Defensive systems in legacy and production Flankers include a Radar Warning Receiver, mostly variants of the SPO-32 / L150 Pastel digital receiver carried. The latest subtypes like the Su-35BM/Su-35-1 carry the KNIRTI L175M Khibiny M Radio Frequency Surveillance (RFS = ESM/RHAW) system, initially developed for the Su-34 Fullback. The Khibiny M is believed to use a channelised receiver and most likely employs a wideband dual baseline interferometer in the forward sector, to permit passive targeting of Kh-31P and R-27P/R-77P variants in defence suppression and air combat roles.

Newer Flankers carry the podded wingtip mounted KNIRTI SPS-171 / L005S Sorbtsiya-S mid/high band defensive jammer (ECM), this system being an evolution of a jammer developed for the Backfire C. The Sorbtsiya-S, unlike most Western jamming pods, is designed to operate in pairs and uses forward and aft looking steerable wideband phased arrays to maximise jamming effect, a similar arrangement to the Eurofighter Typhoon EWSP package. It is worth observing that the Sorbtsiya is clearly built to provide cross-eye jamming modes against monopulse threats, and the wideband mainlobe steering capability provided by the phased array permits best possible utilisation of available jamming power. A graded dielectric lens is employed. Russian contractors have been recently using Digital RF Memory (DRFM) technology, which is of the same generation as the US IDECM EWSP, and competing Israeli systems.

The most recent defensive jamming equipment to be offered on Flanker variants is the new KNIRTI SAP-518 wingtip jamming pod, displayed at MAKS 2009. Concurrently KNIRTI displayed a high power support jamming pod, the SAP-14, intended for centreline carriage on a large pylon. To date little has been disclosed on these pod designs, which are likely to retain the wideband phased array / lens antenna system first used on the Sorbstiya.

KNIRTI SAP-518 EWSP pods at MAKS 2009 (© 2009, Miroslav Gyűrösi).

KNIRTI SAP-14 support jamming pod and centreline pylon on display at MAKS 2009 (© 2009, Miroslav Gyűrösi).

Su-30MKI Flanker H model with KNIRTI SAP-14 and SAP-518 jamming pods on display at MAKS 2009. The pods have already been flown on the Su-34 Fullback (© 2009, Miroslav Gyűrösi).

150 Page PDF file hold much info on what India is trying to do.
https://carnegieendowment.org/files/dogfight.pdf