Sukhoi Flankers

touchstone_2000 SG

Sukhoi Flankers
The Shifting Balance of Regional Air Power

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

A most detailed article. Never realised the powerful capabilities of Flankers.

Obersturmfuhrer SG

Take it with a pinch of salt. It is a paper comparison afterall. Somehow I get the feeling that the details of this paper is somewhat exaggerated to provoke some form of procurement response from the Australian DoD.

duotiga83 SG

well the fact is that nw in ASEAN flanker is gonna operate in Vietnam, Indonesia and soon to be Malaysia….

beavan SG

well, all we can hope is that nobody gets them in significant numbers.

38 SG

The hardcore Kopp did the same this time as his previous tracked records: singing high of his fabricated threats in order to fulfill his lobbyist role for more arm sales.

Once I saw his laughable tricks to compare deployed AIM-120C to future Russian R-77 designs I know what we can expect from this zealot. If he wants apple to apple, at least he should mention AIM-120D, a more realistic missile than any those future R-77 in design.

Yes, Yanks command half of world arm budges, what else suspense could you expect except those zealots make for you?
Cool Rolling Eyes

glock SG

The Flanker is a formidable aircraft. In terms of aerodynamic capabilities, it is a truly outstanding airplane & is superior to the F15. In the area of avionics ,it is definitely behind the most modern Western aircraft.

But of course it is not a simple one to one comparison. The Western netcentric airwarfare doctrine is key to defeating an opposition's airforce & this is where the key advantage lies. This has not been matched by the Russians.

seancannot SG

I thought they have Flanker with Israeli radar what the indian have… with the advance aerodynamics matches with advance Isralic avonics is the SU 30 the per fect aircraft … compare to F15 dollar to dollar .. probably 1 F15 easily cost 2 Su 30 … if you can also solve the SU 30 logistic and supply chain problem

SingaporeTyrannosaur SG

Must remember the Yanks are not selling any more designs to their allies that can best the Su30, being more then confident that the F-22 will pwn just about anything that comes up in the near future. Hence we are stuck with designs that were made about half a generation before the Su30.

However, as many have said... it's more of what you do with your tools then simply having them. It's no point having a nice knife if your kung fu is weak and SA junk... your opponent can still beat you up with a lead pipe.

glock SG

Why are there people who only look to the US for solutions. Can't you get a European Typhoon instead ?

Shotgun SG

8 F-15SGs can pwn a whole squadron of SU-30s!!

IF we can disable their runway. =D

kenn3th SG

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

linkie Mr. Green

duotiga83 SG

i wld go for typhoon also...but sad to say CEASER AESA radar is still on development Sad

SingaporeTyrannosaur SG

Guess the Typhoon presented too many variables that were deemed a risky investment by the RSAF… it is a great design but other factors outside of it simply made it less-then suitable for us.

storywolf SG

On paper and theory yes - give Flankers with Western avonics - it would be a good aircraft but in real , how successful the intergrated and how things really work together matters . In real if not done properly - will make it a worst aircraft.

Rojak may taste nice, but if eat everyday will shit like hell.

Shotgun SG

GIve the SU-27 airframe to the japanese and they will turn it into another VF-1 valkryie!

Joe Black SG

No, you will need F-14s to turn into VF-1s... they have the switchblade wings.

Well, tie 2 aircraft carries to a superlarge LPD and you will get your SDF-1

Shotgun SG

OOopss my mistake. I should mean that the Sukhoi frames can be built into the Sv-51s!

http://www.mahq.net/mecha/macross/zero/sv-51.htm

Mitsubishi hater SG

Su-27 is a good match to US 4th gen plane.

but i think if the MIg 1.44 become a reality, then it is a different playing field liao.