Phoenix Military Defense July 14 Commentary
China's exports "JF-17" fighter, there had been the grounds for the Russian side to the engine block things, to the world a Russian hostility "JF-17" "impression, but from the perspective of equipment and technology, the equipment should be "JF-17" "is perhaps precisely Russia.
Situation from the air force, Russia lacks a true low-end equipment can be a lot of fighters. Russia has the world's vast territory, the number should reach a considerable size, in order to ensure the safety of airspace. The new Su-35 or T-50 high cost, limited funding in the case of Russia, the largest number of 10 years to reach 200 equipment, as the core of the air force can still defend the country's airspace appears stretched.
Russia's third-generation fighter, the MiG-29 although the lowest cost, but low-grade non-real fighter, and the existing large number of MiG-29, MiG-31 and Su-27 is also aging and in the next 10-20 years must be new aircraft replacement. MiG company in the 1980s raised single fighter MiG -33 plan to follow the U.S. F-16 design ideas, as the low-end fighters, fighter in the number of make up for the lack of high-priced. MiG -33 but plans to eventually devoid of history, resulting in Russia's existing fighter aircraft configuration deficiencies.
Although the MiG -33 plan died, but the "Fierce Dragon" is the equivalent of MiG -33 regeneration plans in China. "JF-17" "and the MiG -33 are almost identical design, aerodynamic layout is very similar, both using a MiG-29 RD-33 engine (" JF-17 "" of the renamed RD-93). "JF-17" "as the economy fighter, easy mass production, and mature technology. More importantly," JF-17 "" the body is still great potential for improvement, much better than Russia's existing MiG-29. Although the latter has introduced an improved version, such as the MiG-35, but the cost will be lifted, and the single maximum range is not the "Fierce Dragon." More importantly, Russia has been on the T-50 program they exhaust the lump out, it is difficult within a short time and then start another new aircraft program.
"JF-17" "the greatest disadvantage of the existing models were not advanced enough, only the equivalent of MiG-29SMT level, not the needs of qualified mid-21st century, but the Russian engines, radar is still has a lot of technology accumulation, can China technical cooperation to build for the Russian Air Force to use the stealth version of the "Fierce Dragon." because "JF-17" "platform and production line technology is relatively mature, stealth version of the" JF-17 "" Russian military equipment, the time may earlier than the T-50.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said that if the price is too high domestic weapons, the Russian Defense Ministry to buy foreign military equipment. This statement shows that the existing Russian-made equipment in the performance and price, are increasingly less attractive, and the "Northwest Wind"-class imports, but also that the Russian government has opened the door for weapons imports.
Finally, to emphasize that the MiG company has faced in recent years, the demise of the situation, if the bold introduction of "JF-17" "line, even the" JF-17 "" renamed MiG -33, MiG company there may be reborn date. (Phoenix Mu Jian Tao military defense Commentary)
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