21.11.2005, 21:19
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Zitat:Russian Industry Shows Its Stuff
By Butowski, Piotr
MAKS'2005 was marked by technology innovations and some important international agreements
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Indian contract
Among the major contracts and agreements finalized at MAKS'2005, Russian Rosoboronexport arms trade company and India's HAL signed the agreement on starting in India license production of AL-551 engines for Indian HJT-36 training aircraft. The general agreement and the first part of the contract concerning development of the AL- 55I engine were signed earlier, in June 2005.
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MiG-35 for India
RSK MiG director general Aleksey Fiodorov announced at the show that the fighter formerly known as MG-29M/M2 (izdeliye 9-61/9-67) is now designated MiG-35. It will compete in India's upcoming contest for 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (M-MRCA). Among the multiple pretenders, the favourites are seen as the Mirage 2000-5 Mk II and Russian MiG-35.
RSK MiG is not talking in detail about its offer for India. However, it is known that the MiG-35's airframe will be similar to that of shipborne MiG-29K fighter made for India except for smaller, non-folding wings. A new solution offered to India within the MiG- 35 project is the thrustvectoring engine, as shown on the MiG-29OVT experimental fighter during MAKS'2005. Russians are taking advantage of the fact that India is very proud of the super maneuverability of its Su30MKI fighters and they are implementing the same technology on the MiG-35.
The Indian tender will not be decided for 2-3 years, but it is known that India would like to obtain an AESA radar. To meet these expectations, Phazotron-NIIR radar design bureau displayed a model of the Zhuk-A radar intended for the MiG-35. Zhuk-A retains the architecture and basic components of previous radars of this series, Zhuk-M with mechanical scanning and Zhuk-MF with the passive electronic antenna; only the active antenna is new.
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