Russian Air Force News & Discussion

[Sandhi Yudha]

If im not wrong Russia exported at least 3 Mi-28s to Uganda. Ill search later for articles.
Edit: Found.

Uganda acquiring Mi-28N Havoc attack helicopter from Russia

Photographs of three Mi-28N attack helicopters spotting Ugandan markings has recently surfaced suggesting that the country is acquiring the type.

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According to www.scramble.nl the VVS received 3 Su-34M strike fighters in december 2022. This last batch of three Su-34Ms of the year 2022 amounts the total number of delivered Su-34M aircraft to 14 units, with the total number of all Su-34s built reaching 153 (incl. seven experimental and pre-production aircraft).


But here also some Tu-160 news....
Two Tu-160M/M2 strategic missile carriers were rolled out at the Kazan Aviation Plant (KAZ) on 30 december. The rolled out aircraft represent the fourth Tu-160 upgraded to the Tu-160M level (serial 2-02), as well as the second strategic bomber from the new production (serial 9-01), a type often referred to as Tu-160M2 in order to distinguish between upgrades and newly built aircraft.


Russian Aerospace Forces received three more Su-34M front-line bombers

 

[TayJG]

If im not wrong Russia exported at least 3 Mi-28s to Uganda. Ill search later for articles.
Edit: Found.

Uganda acquiring Mi-28N Havoc attack helicopter from Russia

Photographs of three Mi-28N attack helicopters spotting Ugandan markings has recently surfaced suggesting that the country is acquiring the type.

www.military.africa

According to www.scramble.nl the VVS received 3 Su-34M strike fighters in december 2022. This last batch of three Su-34Ms of the year 2022 amounts the total number of delivered Su-34M aircraft to 14 units, with the total number of all Su-34s built reaching 153 (incl. seven experimental and pre-production aircraft).


But here also some Tu-160 news....
Two Tu-160M/M2 strategic missile carriers were rolled out at the Kazan Aviation Plant (KAZ) on 30 december. The rolled out aircraft represent the fourth Tu-160 upgraded to the Tu-160M level (serial 2-02), as well as the second strategic bomber from the new production (serial 9-01), a type often referred to as Tu-160M2 in order to distinguish between upgrades and newly built aircraft.


Russian Aerospace Forces received three more Su-34M front-line bombers

I actually find it amazing that Russia was able to build new fighter and bombers and upgrade bombers. Where do you suppose they got the computer chips from.

Incidentally the losses in Su-34's in Ukraine is astounding, no?

 

[TayJG]

A summary of the total number of new-build tactical fixed-wing combat aircraft that are known to have been delivered to the Russian MoD in 2022:
1. Su-57: 8 (VKS)
2. Su-35S: 6-7 (VKS)
3. Su-34M: 10-12 (VKS)
4. Su-30SM2: 4 (Naval Aviation)
Total: 28-31

Losses so far in Ukrainian war:

18 Su-34s & 9 Su-24M/MRs (total 27)
11 Su-30SMs & 1 Su-35S (total 12)
23 Su-25-series ground attack aircraft and one MiG-31BM interceptor.

Source:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1610924593358962689

So even if they have produced more than I would have expected in spite of sanctions, their losses have also been quite significant.

Does anybody know the situation for Russian export aircraft for 2022?

Nice post, I was just thinking to myself: I know they took big time losses in Su-30's and Su-34's but I don't remember exactly how many.

 

[swerve]

I actually find it amazing that Russia was able to build new fighter and bombers and upgrade bombers. Where do you suppose they got the computer chips from.

Neither Russia nor China (& especially not Russia) makes the fastest processors, but they do makes chips, & I expect China will sell some, though not necessarily its best, to Russia. And what chips? There are different types for different functions & different performance levels. The latest & highest performance aren't necessarily needed, but ideally you want physically robust chips, with some hardening against EMP, & with good enough performance to do the tasks needed.

And they have to be used right.

 

[TayJG]

Neither Russia nor China (& especially not Russia) makes the fastest processors, but they do makes chips, & I expect China will sell some, though not necessarily its best, to Russia. And what chips? There are different types for different functions & different performance levels. The latest & highest performance aren't necessarily needed, but ideally you want physically robust chips, with some hardening against EMP, & with good enough performance to do the tasks needed.

And they have to be used right.

You think China sells them chips even though doing so could trigger sanctions against China?

 

[swerve]

What sanctions? For selling Chinese technology? US & EU sanctions prohibit the selling of US & EU technology to Russia, not Chinese-designed chips made in China with Chinese technology.

China's deeply enmeshed in supply lines for Western industry, & I think it already supplies most of Russia's chip imports without anyone objecting.

 

[TayJG]

What sanctions? For selling Chinese technology? US & EU sanctions prohibit the selling of US & EU technology to Russia, not Chinese-designed chips made in China with Chinese technology.

China's deeply enmeshed in supply lines for Western industry, & I think it already supplies most of Russia's chip imports without anyone objecting.

Yeah that's right. If you think the West won't sanction China for selling weapons parts or complete weapons to Russia, I don't know what to tell you. That's a fundamental misread of international politics and domestic US politics.

US would be more than happy to unmesh China from Western industry. It has already moved in that direction.

 

[swerve]

If western countries were going to impose sanctions on China for selling chips to Russia they'd have done it already. China's already selling chips to Russia. It was doing to before the war.

It would take time & a lot of money to replace Chinese goods. Trying to do it in one fell swoop, in current circumstances, would be very damaging indeed.

Nobody is going to try it. It can only be a long-term goal.

 

[TayJG]

China's already selling chips to Russia.

Do you have a source which states this?

@TayJG

You appear to be overly combative in your posting style. I suggest ...strongly ... you moderate this, particulalry as even a basic media search indicates there is a chip trade (either in equipment or of the chips themselves) from China to Russia.

In respect to your one liner ... A very quick search of press reports notes a significant drop in exports of equipment with chips and a ban on banned exports of Loongson CPUs based on the LoongArch microarchitecture to Russia. China do export to Russia but have prohibited the shipment of these specific chips.

China cuts shipments to Russia of smartphones, laptops and other tech - The Washington Post
Chinese Longsoon chips not going to Russia (fudzilla.com)

Evidence in the ongoing chip export to Russia is evident from the October 2022 reporting of quality issues with Chinese chips in Russia

Defect rate of Chinese chips shipped to Russia surged to 40 per cent after Western sanctions, local newspaper says | South China Morning Post (scmp.com)

I note you have already been warned by another Mod so I will not assign points this time. If the behaviour continues I will apply a sanction depending on the nature of your actions.

alexsa

 

[Feanor]

A summary of the total number of new-build tactical fixed-wing combat aircraft that are known to have been delivered to the Russian MoD in 2022:
1. Su-57: 8 (VKS)
2. Su-35S: 6-7 (VKS)
3. Su-34M: 10-12 (VKS)
4. Su-30SM2: 4 (Naval Aviation)
Total: 28-31

Losses so far in Ukrainian war:

18 Su-34s & 9 Su-24M/MRs (total 27)
11 Su-30SMs & 1 Su-35S (total 12)
23 Su-25-series ground attack aircraft and one MiG-31BM interceptor.

Source:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1610924593358962689

So even if they have produced more than I would have expected in spite of sanctions, their losses have also been quite significant.

Does anybody know the situation for Russian export aircraft for 2022?

An alternate version of this list, from CAST.

Su-57 - 6 aircraft - 2 in May, 4 in December, with one of the last batch meant for the first line unit, the 23rd Air Rgt in Dzemgi
Su-35S 7 aircraft - 3 in Sep, 4 in Dec, all are speculated to be in the 119th Training Center
Su-34M 10 aircraft - 4 in June, 3 in Nov, 3 in Dec, 4 went into the 277th Bomber Rgt to begin re-arming the 3rd squadron, 2 went to a testing center, 3 went to an unspecified unit and 1 went conveniently missing, possibly being used to replace losses in an existing unit
Su-30SM2 - 4 aircraft - all likely went to the Baltic Fleet's 34th Dive-bomber Rgt.
Yak-130 - 2 aircraft.

Поставки боевых самолетов в Вооруженные Силы России в 2022 году

Главным фактором, определявшим состояние Вооруженных Сил Российской Федерации в 2022 году, стала специальная военная операция на Украине, превратившаяся в крупнейшую для России войну с 1945 года, и сопровождающаяся в том числе значительными потерями авиационной техники. На этом фоне поставки новой…

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Conspicuously absent are MiG-35s, if there is any sense, this project will be quietly shut down.

 

[Feanor]

Update.

The third upgraded Tu-160M has flown. The program is proceeding, and will likely be successful, if only due to the very small fleet size.

Третий модернизированный бомбардировщик Ту-160М

Как сообщило 19 декабря 2022 года ПАО Объединённая авиастроительная корпорация (ПАО ОАК), в декабре 2022 года совершил первый полёт очередной усовершенствованный стратегический ракетоносец Ту-160М, разработанный ПАО Туполев (в составе ПАО…

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The 5th Il-76MD-90A produced in 2022. A total of 18 have been produced so far.

Красоты в ленту

В воздух поднялся пятый в этом году Ил-76МД-90А Уже что-то похоже на нормальное серийное производство... В планах, напомню, довести выпуск до 12 штук в год

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Министерство обороны России получило еще два новых военно-транспортных самолёта Ил-76МД-90А

Как сообщило 28 ноября 2022 года ПАО Объединенная авиастроительная корпорация, ульяновский филиал ПАО Ил Авиастар (входит в ПАО Объединенная авиастроительная корпорация Госкорпорации Ростех), изготовил и передал очередной…

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Footage of the handover of the last batch of 4 Su-35S from 2022.

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ВКС России получили новую партию истребителей Су-35С

Как сообщило 3 декабря 2022 года ПАО Объединенная авиастроительная корпорация (ПАО ОАК, входит в Госкорпорацию Ростех), входящий в его состав авиационный завод имени Ю.А. Гагарина (КнААЗ) в Комсомольске-на-Амуре изготовил и передал ВКС России очередную партию новых…

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[Feanor]

Update.

A new Russian cruise missile was spotted at Raduga recently, type unknown. The nose looks like it might be radio-penetrable, i.e. the missile has a radar seeker head.

Ха-Икс

Во время визита экс-президента на "Радугу" засветилась новая ракета. Судя по форм-фактору - "квадратиш-практиш-гуд" - для внутренних отсеков Су-57 и -75, а судя по радиопрозрачному обтекателю, ракета - противокорабельная или "по радиоконтрастным целям", воздухозаборник под ракетой как бы намекает…

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A good photo of Russia's new gliding bomb up close and personal.

Корректируемая "пифтонна бомба"

Разработанный для нужд СВО отечественный аналог JDAM. По сути, речь идет о разработке технологии дополнительного оснащения обычных свободнопадающих авиабомб в планирующие, с возможностью корректировки. При наращивании выпуска необходимого оборудования и темпов довооружения обычных авиабомб, это…

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Production of a Be-200ChS for Algeria. It's very unclear how Russia intends to produce the type or operate them even, considering the engines.

Построен первый самолёт-амфибия Бе-200ЧС для Алжира

Как сообщают, в конце декабря 2022 года на ПАО Таганрогский авиационный научно-технический комплекс имени Г.М. Бериева (ТАНТК) ПАО Объединённая авиастроительная корпорация в Таганроге без огласки состоялась выкатка законченного постройкой первого самолёта-амфибии…

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The VVS have received 3 new Su-34M and 4 new Su-57.

ВКС России получили еще три фронтовых бомбардировщика Су-34М

Сообщают, что 29 декабря 2022 года ВКС России была передана очередная партия фронтовых бомбардировщиков Су-34М (Су-34НВО), построенных на Новосибирском авиационном заводе (НАЗ) имени В.П. Чкалова ПАО Объединенная авиастроительная корпорация (ОАК, входит в состав Госкорпорации Ростех).…

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ВКС России получили четыре новых серийных истребителя Су-57

ПАО Объединённая авиастроительная корпорация 28 декабря 2022 года сообщило , что Комсомольский-на-Амуре авиационный завод имени Ю.А. Гагарина ПАО Объединённая авиастроительная корпорация (ПАО ОАК, входит в Госкорпорацию Ростех) изготовил и передал…

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Also the second new-built Tu-160 was rolled out. While this program is questionable financially and technologically, Russia does need a Tu-95 replacement and the state of the PAK-DA is unclear.

Выкачены второй бомбардировщик Ту-160М новой постройки и четвертый модернизированный самолет

ПАО Объединенная авиастроительная корпорация (ПАО ОАК) 30 декабря 2022 года сообщило , что на лётные испытания переданы два очередных стратегических ракетоносца Ту-160М, разработанных ПАО Туполев (входит в ПАО Объединенная авиастроительная…

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A modified Lancet variant was shown at a Russian arms show, with the aerodynamics changed. It still has two sets of X-wings, but one much smaller, and the other larger.

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[T.C.P]

A modified Lancet variant was shown at a Russian arms show, with the aerodynamics changed. It still has two sets of X-wings, but one much smaller, and the other larger.

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This lancet looks a lot like the Iranian loitering munition

Iran's missile "landed" intact on Iraqi territory! - Military-wiki

information published by the Sina, an Iranian cruise missile crashed in Iraqi territory. Strangely, this missile seems to be intact after "landing".

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there is a better photo of this, in white, I cant find it right now, but ti looks exactly like a smaller lancet. I wonder for how long there has been coop between the Russians and Iranian considering suicide drones.

 

[Feanor]

This lancet looks a lot like the Iranian loitering munition

Iran's missile "landed" intact on Iraqi territory! - Military-wiki

information published by the Sina, an Iranian cruise missile crashed in Iraqi territory. Strangely, this missile seems to be intact after "landing".

military-wiki.com

there is a better photo of this, in white, I cant find it right now, but ti looks exactly like a smaller lancet. I wonder for how long there has been coop between the Russians and Iranian considering suicide drones.

The wings don't look similar to be at all. That having been said there are a finite number of efficient aerodynamic layouts to use, so some munitions will end up looking somewhat similar from certain angles with no design connection. It is of course possible, but I don't see it. If you have a better photo, please do share.