Nice find Havaarla. The pod does look interesting, although I dont understand why the window is separated into 2 parts?
And Su 34 is not an equivalent to the F 15 E. It is a better tactical strike aircraft compared to the F 15E, itself trying to take over the role of the veteren F111.
Some more stuff on that UOMZ Sapsan/Sapsan-E targeting pod:
http://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/jeos/jeosa027.html
Here is some material from another forum:
"At present on UOMZ are passed tests or a whole series of container systems is located on different stages of development. One of them - "sapsan-E" is intended for the export deliveries. This container repeatedly was demonstrated on the international exhibitions in 2001-2003.
System "sapsan" is placed in the suspension cylindrical container, which is hung up on the wingtip or subfuselage pylons of destroyers of the type Su-30 and MiG-29. The tests of container it is planned/glided to complete toward the end 2004. At present are conducted its flight tests on multipurpose destroyers of the type "Su" and "MiG".
In the opinion of experts, the creation of container "sapsan" and the equipment with it of Russian combat aircraft of the type Su-3O and MiG-29 will increase their export potential, beginning with 2005-2006.
Container "sapsan-E", developed by specialists UOMZ, contains in its composition the complete set of channels, provides twenty-four hour high-precision guidance to the target of the controlled weapon in all flight conditions of carrier aircraft and at distances of the application of the controlled weapon.
Technical characteristics of container "sapsan-E"
Field of view, deg:
on the angle of elevation
+ 10-150
along the azimuth
180
along the bank
180
Range of operating temperatures, s
-60 50
Overall dimensions, mm
360x3000
Mass of container, kg
250
The design features of container and the technical solutions placed in it make it possible to flexibly change the composition *of ka¬nalov for guaranteeing the characteristics used, assigned by technical task.
After the completion of testing and certification the container *"sapsan-E" can be exported, first of all, to those countries, which are already armed with the parks of multipurpose Russian destroyers of the type Su-30MK, capable of acting on the earth/ground. This, first of all China, which already acquired 76 destroyers Su-30MKK and will obtain 24 additional destroyers Su-30MK2, and also India, where set 22 destroyers Su-30MKI and prior to the end of the present year will be exported 10 additional aircraft of this type. Furthermore, in India up to 2014 it will be produced on the license 140 destroyers Su-30MKI and for the next two years are finished in the version Su-30MKI 18 previously destroyers presented Su-zOK. Thus, during the next 10 years in China it can be claimed- to 80 Sapsan-E containers, and in India - to 160 containers of this type.
It is necessary to also consider that the carriers of container *"sapsan-E" can be the aircraft MiG-23K with the extended action functions on the earth/ground, and also other modernized versions MiG-29. This circumstance contributes to the formation of initial demand in Asia for the Russian sighting and navigation containers, whose output/yield for the world market occurred with the considerable delay."
