Despite the fact, that in the "short list" of preferences Command of the Air Force and the Ministry of Defense of India is still no Russian Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation "MiG", as well as the American military-industrial «Lockheed Martin», trying by all means to push their promising offspring of the MiG-35 and F-21 in the list of the participants of the Indian tender for 114 transitional generation fighter, the headquarters of the above aircraft manufacturing giants not only do not plan to leave the South Asian arms market, but with even more enthusiasm trying to undermine the position of the favorites of the "secret of the tender": company «Boeing», «SAAB», as well as «Dassault Aviation».
It is to such a conclusion can be reached after a detailed study of the "optional packages" to equip the Indian MiG-35 modifications and F-16IN Block 70 (F-21), which have been offered to the Indian side, Vice-President of the KLA on military-technical cooperation Ilya Tarasenko, as well as vice-president of «Lockheed Martin» Aeronautics and Business Development Vivek Lall.
Optional filling tender MiG-35 - a significant element of "competitive tropki" enemy
In particular, within the next contract for the purchase of 114 multi-role fighters to the Indian tender commission will be submitted deeply improved version Mikoyan "tridtsatpyatki", which the, in contrast to the earlier version, nominated in the tender MMRCA, to be submitted to a "far-sighted" and Interference AESA-radar "Zhuk-AE", active phased array which boasts 1148 receiving and transmitting modules, capable of detecting objects with RCS 1 quarter. m at a distance 135 km, while the earlier version of "Bug-A" could pelengovat like targets at a distance 100 km and it is only 680 PPM.
Naturally, thanks to the integration in avionics fighters terminal modem with data exchange multiplex channel MIL-STD-1553B and MIL-STD-1760 specialists HAL and the Indian Air Force can as soon as possible to adapt the MiG-35 for use not only Russian high-precision UAB KAB-500L / KR, Multipurpose tactical missiles X-38 family and containers of electronic countermeasures ICP 418K, but also the widest range ASD and tactical missiles of the Israeli production (after a simple processing configuration hardpoints).
However, the most weighty elements of the avionics of the Indian version of the MiG-35 (in addition to the "Zhuk-AE") They are still:
- detection station attacking missiles (soiree), internals provided by two opto-electronic modules review the upper and lower hemispheres (BC-NA-SAR and SAR) and the ability to detect the torch SRM air combat such as AIM-120D missile at a distance 30 km, and even give target designation "Zhuk-AE" with the further interception by URVV RVV-SD;
- optronic sighting systems OLS-UEM and OLS-K, mounted in front of the cab lantern and conformal container right nacelle, working in the IR, TV-laser bands and the crew to the MiG-35 to perform a shock-intelligence operations in difficult noise conditions (the detection range of infrared radiation from the enemy fighter aircraft engines PPP / LPP reach 25/60 km, the detection range of targets such as PU PTRC - 50 km); optional (according to customer requirements) the machine can be equipped with a container of optical-electronic complex T220 / E, having a turning (in the elevation plane) turret lens, able to work both on surface, and air targets, which is a great addition to the above two complexes when operating in complex tactical environment.
Do not forget to equip the MiG-35 two "high-torque" RD-33MK engines, having total afterburning thrust 18000 kgf, and the system deviation of the thrust vector vserakursny, that will provide "MiGs" full-spectrum dominance in close combat with any foreign enemy fighter. In this thrust-to-weight ratio in the normal takeoff weight will be closer to 1,05 kg / kg, and afterburner thrust to the midsection - 2647 kg / sq. m, that will provide the Russian fighter superb overclocking qualities, and accordingly, and the opportunity to establish dominance over the enemy in melee "energy" battle even without operating system thrust vector deflection. A crucial role in this case play an integrated circuit layout airframe MIG-35, presented at the large influxes aerodynamic wing root, and the bearing surface, forming a gap between the pods, Mikoyanovsky offspring that will realize the angular rate of turn in 22,5-23 deg / s, and also to achieve significantly lower specific load on the wing (400-430 kg / sq. m). And all this, repeat, It can be achieved even without the use OVT.
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Multi-purpose F-21: The same F-16 Block 60, but in the Indian vial
As for the "optional package", announced vice-president of the "Lockheed" Aeronautics and Business Development Vivek Lall as part of a possible contract to sell India F-21 fighter (F-16IN Block 70/72 Mk1), that no radical innovations senior US official of Indian origin and has not offered. Indian modification "Falcon" can receive the onboard radar active phased AN / APG-83 SABR, which has no appreciable advantages over "fazotronovskim" "Zhuk-AE" (detection range with EPR 1 quarter. m - 120-130 km, and the same level of noise immunity, due to the possibility of implementation of the "failures" of radiation pattern in the direction of electron beam emitters enemy).
Consequently, if shortly before the finalization of the tender a la "MMRCA-2" spice "Corporation" Fazotron-NIIR "still will be able to eliminate the" childhood diseases "advanced AESA-radar" Zhuk-AME ", presented a new generation of high-APM based on LTCC-substrate (obtained by low-temperature co veneering ceramic), the MiG-35 will be the undisputed favorite in the confrontation with the F-21, because the radar is capable of functioning not only in modes synthesized and converts the synthetic aperture (И SAR ISAR), but also in the ECM mode, wherein the operating current American and Western European radar AN / APG-79/81, «Captor-E».
About high flight-technical qualities F16IN Block 70/72 (F-21) also do not have to talk, because even the newest fighter equipment and economical turbofan F-110-GE-132 afterburning thrust 14740 kgf thrust-weight ratio allows for only 0,97 kg / kg, the fault which has become a huge overhead conformal fuel tanks in the 1500-1600 kg weight. Furthermore, data bins by approximately 20-25% decrease in thrust augmentor midsection, deteriorating quality of acceleration "Super Falcon". The angular rate of turn F-16IN Block 70 less than 20 city / a. The only advantage - the increase in the radius of up to 1500 km in the configuration of the shock, that only 100 km over, than the MiG-35. Consequently, in the case of entering cars in both "short-list" of preferences Command of Indian Air Force MiG-35 aircraft immediately give odds shtatovskih competitor, especially taking into account the lower cost (on 30-40%), as well as the possibility of critical technologies for the further localization of large-scale production capacity fighter HAL.
Eugene Damantsev
