should have add the Nimitz-class..that monsterous carrier..

I believe R-73 doesn't have datalink like the AIM-9X.

Malaysia bought 35 Vympel R-77 RVV-AE air-to-air missiles last year ......The missile deal is worth RM106.4 million ($35 million).


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This post has been edited by noavatar: May 22 2013, 07:21 PM

ooo..so 800k dollar cheaper than an AIM-9X..

The Russians have always been excellent missile designers and their AAM's, SAM's, MANPADs and Theatre weapons are well regarded. The sidewinder 9x is said to be a far superior short range hitter though.

It was mentioned somewhere that the Russians offered to develop and share data on a longer range R-77 if Australia purchased SU-35's.

Talking bout Russian technology....I also heard that many years ago during FPDA (Five Powers Defence Arrangements) exercise, the RMAF Migs give the RAAF F/A-18A pilots an unpleasant surprise when the Migs were able to "defeat" The RAAF "Bugs" in the simulated combat. Because of this that the RAAF decide to acquire some AMRAAM and the JHMMCS capability

i just love how russian media conveniently used F-22 as the target. hell even the french used F-22 as target as well

I have the feeling that US aviation development will be much affected by their economy....after all military industrial complex need sales....and their govt has been strict about selling only to their allies...look at how the French have twice downsize their Rafale requirements this year....which is the reason why they are not giving up on the Indian salaes.....while the Russians are looking for new markets everywhere....and their fourth and fifth generation developments are onstream

it's all about keeping the price down. the US approach to F-22 is to start from scratch, by developing from new canvas.new engine, new radar, new computer system,etc.

what the russian did is by using existent technology and refine it. the russian benefitted from their parallel aircraft development,which some of its system predates the airframe itself(TVC-capable engine, IRST, AESA-capable radar,etc). all they have to do is to design an airframe with stealth capability and put existing equipment in it

what i foresee in the future is that only 4 country that are capable to produce their own fighter;US of A, russia, japan and china. other country will rely on JV, akin to eurfighter typhoon.

South Korea already have strong military ties with Turkiye, while the french are considering joint effort with brazil. india will always be india; a fiasco

Chinese are cloners

the Gerald R. Ford class has the same hull size as the (new) Nimitz clas

This monster is even larger than the Nimitz class!

mmm..this design..must be modified from the scrapped Soviet's Ulyanovsk supercarrier design..looks similar in shape..

damn rite..a good cloner too..i'm waiting for Shenyang J-20 though..wonder how well it would be compare to F-35 or other stealth jets..

is anybody kind enough to share malaysian confirm procurement
and possible procurement(in negotiation /final decision)
just wondering

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The Man Who Saved the World

On September 26, 1983 Lt Col. Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov was the duty officer at the command center for the Oko nuclear early-warning system when the system reported a missile being launched from the United States. Petrov judged that the report was a false alarm. This decision is credited with having prevented an erroneous retaliatory nuclear attack on the United States and its NATO allies, which could have resulted in large-scale nuclear war. Investigation later confirmed that the satellite warning system had malfunctioned.

Petrov, as an individual, was not in a position where he could have single-handedly launched any of the Soviet missile arsenal. But had Petrov reported incoming American missiles, his superiors might have launched an assault against the United States, precipitating a corresponding nuclear response from the United States.

blom lgi bro..lambat lagi..kabinet un xdeclare lagi ntuk discuss procurement2 nih kat dewan rakyat nanti..

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