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Russian / Soviet Weapon Systems
Regional Proliferation of Russian Weapons



First prototype of the T-50 PAK-FA, B/N 51, during an early test flights, January and February 2010 (Sukhoi images).

The rapid economic growth and industrialisation of the People’s Republic of China over the last decade presents Australia with a new strategic reality during this decade - the emergence of China as a regional economic and military superpower.

This requires some fundamental changes in how Australia thinks about the region and its position in the Pacific Rim and Asian political, military and cultural context. Australia can no longer focus on South East Asia as its principal strategic concern within the region. An intellectually rigorous policy must exist in relation to Australia’s relationship with China, and China’s future relationships across the region. Not to define such a policy will expose Australia to all of the unwanted byproducts of a shifting balance of economic and military power across the region.

This website will post a selection of relevant articles, analyses and papers.


Page Index
Regional / Soviet / Russian Air Power Topics
Soviet / Russian Guided Munition / Cruise Missile Topics
Asia-Pacific-Indian Regional Guided Weapons [Index]
Soviet / Russian Air Defence Systems and Weapons Topics

Regional / Soviet / Russian Air Power Topics





Carlo Kopp and
Peter Goon
APA Analyses Feb 2010 Assessing the Sukhoi PAK-FA
Carlo Kopp
Air Power Australia Jan 2007
Sukhoi Flankers - The Shifting Balance of Regional Air Power
Carlo Kopp Air Power Australia Aug 2009 Sukhoi/KnAAPO Su-35-1/BM/S Flanker
Carlo Kopp
Air Power Australia May 2007
Supercruising Flankers?
Carlo Kopp
Defence Today
Jan 2007
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet vs. Sukhoi Flanker
Carlo Kopp
Air Power Australia
Jan 2007
Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback
Carlo Kopp
Australian Aviation
Nov 2004
Sukhoi's Fullback (Su-32/34) [PDF]
Carlo Kopp APA Analyses APA-2008-04
Assessing Russian Fighter Technology
Carlo Kopp
Defence Today Jan 2008
Russian fighters – capability assessment [PDF]
Carlo Kopp
Air Power Australia
Apr 2008
Flanker Radars in Beyond Visual Range Air Combat
Carlo Kopp
Air Power Australia Jul 2008
Phazotron Zhuk AE/ASE: Assessing Russia's First AESA
Carlo Kopp APA Analyses Sep 2009 Assessing the Tikhomirov NIIP L-Band
Active Electronically Steered Array
Carlo Kopp
Air Power Australia Mar 2008
The Russian Philosophy of Beyond Visual Range Air Combat
Carlo Kopp
Air Power Australia Jan 2007
Regional Precision Guided Munitions
Carlo Kopp
Australian Aviation
Sep 2003
Asia's Advanced Flankers (Su-27/30)[PDF]
Carlo Kopp
Australian Aviation Oct 2003
Su-30 vs RAAF Alternatives (Su-27/30)[PDF]
Carlo Kopp Air Power Australia Aug 2007
Sukhoi Flankers Video Footage Supplement
Carlo Kopp Air Power Australia Jan 2007
Flanker Image Gallery
Carlo Kopp Air Power Australia Jul 2007
Tupolev Tu-22M3 Backfire C
Carlo Kopp Air Power Australia Jul 2007 Tupolev Tu-95/142 Bear
Carlo Kopp Air Power Australia Jul 2007 Soviet Maritime Reconnaissance, Targeting, Strike and Electronic Combat Aircraft
Carlo Kopp Australian Aviation July 1988
Maritime Strike - The Soviet Perspective
Carlo Kopp Air Power Australia Aug 2007
Russian Bombers Video Footage Supplement
Carlo Kopp Australian Aviation Mar 1998
MiG's I.42/44 MFI - A First Look
Carlo Kopp Australian Aviation Nov 1992
Foxbat and Foxhound - Russia's Cold War Warriors



Soviet / Russian Guided Munition / Cruise Missile Topics





Carlo Kopp Air Power Australia Aug 2009 Soviet/Russian Guided Bombs
Carlo Kopp Air Power Australia Aug 2009
Soviet/Russian Cruise Missiles
Carlo Kopp Air Power Australia Aug 2009 Soviet/Russian Tactical Air to Surface Missiles
Carlo Kopp
Air Power Australia Dec 2008
Killing the Vampire / Soviet ASCM development
Carlo Kopp
Air Power Australia Jan 2007
Regional Precision Guided Munitions
Carlo Kopp
Defence Today Jan 2008
Anti-Shipping Missile Survey [PDF]
Carlo Kopp
Defence Today Jan 2006
Regional Precision Guided Munitions Survey [PDF]
Carlo Kopp
Australian Aviation Jul 2004
Asia's Advanced Precision Guided Munitions [PDF]
Carlo Kopp
Australian Aviation Sep 2000
Sunburns, Yakhonts, Alfas and the Region [PDF]
Carlo Kopp
Defence Today Dec 2008
Soviet Cruise Missiles post World War II [PDF]
Carlo Kopp
Air Power Australia May 2007
Carlo Kopp
IASC
Jun 2006
Sean O'Connor
Air Power Australia Dec 2009 Russia's Strategic Missile Forces
Carlo Kopp
Air Power Australia Jul 2007
Hard Kill Counter ISR  Programs
Carlo Kopp
Defence Today Nov 2006
Hard Kill Counter-ISR Capabilities Proliferate [PDF]





Asia-Pacific Regional Guided Weapons [Index]






Soviet / Russian Air Defence Systems and Weapons Topics



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Indian AF Su-30K during Cope India Exercise
  
Indian Su-30K Flanker during the 2004 Cope India exercise (U.S. Air Force photo)






Comparative assessment of regional AAM types


The PLA-AF's new KJ-2000 AWACS is a modern three segment phased array design, clearly inspired by the Elta/Beriev A-50I AWACS, the latter based on the same surveillance radar bid for Australia's Wedgetail program (PLA-AF image).



The MiG-35 Zhuk AE AESA multimode radar designed by Phazotron is the first Russian AESA design and is expected to spawn AESA upgrade packages for a number of regional Flanker variants.

Left: Almaz high power laser beam director optical turret mounted on a MAZ-7910 8 x 8  chassis, the turret is  located on the turntable otherwise employed for  the  30N6 radar.  Centre: Primary optical aperture for  beam director. Right: Carbon Dioxide Gas Dynamic Laser (GDL) bank testbed. Note the hardstand used to support the MAZ-7930 chassis (Almaz image).



The SA-22B Greyhound Pantsir S1 lives up to its name, providing very high mobility. This most recent Pantsir S1 variant has a PESA engagement radar and a planar array search radar antenna, with much better sidelobe performance compared to the concave reflective design in the Pantsir S (KBP Image).



The improved SA-15D Tor M2E variant is to deploy with Russian PVO-SV units in 2009, carried by a purpose designed 6 x 6 MZKT-6922 wheeled vehicle. Image depicts stowed configuration (Kupol JSC).

48N6 Launch

48N6 Missile Launch. The S-300PMU/PMU1/PMU2 (SA-10 Grumble / SA-20 Gargoyle) has been exported in large numbers to equip PLA IADS elements (RuMoD).


NIIIP 64N6E Big Bird search and acquisition radar. The 64N6E family of phased array radars provide late models of the S-300/S-400 SAM system family with capabilities similar to that of the SPY-1 Aegis air defence system (Vestnik PVO image).



The KB Radar (Agat) Vostok E is an entirely new 2D VHF radar design, using a unique wideband "Kharchenko" square ring radiating element design, in a diamond lattice pattern. It is claimed to have a significant counter stealth capability (KB Radar).



Raduga Kh-55SM Kent with conformal fuel tanks. In a joint operation with Iran, China illegally acquired samples of this Russian cruise missile. The Kent compares closely to the BGM-109A Tomahawk, but has much better range performance (RuMoD image).


KAB-1500L Laser Guided Bomb. This Russian weapon is a 3,000 lb class equivalent to the US Paveway II/III series weapons (GNPP image).


KAB-500Kr Electro-Optically Guided Bomb. These weapons best compare to the US GBU-8 HOBOS and GBU-15 CWW, and are available in Lock On Before Launch (LOBL) and datalink guided variants. All variants include a Scene Matching Area Correlator for terminal homing (GNPP image).




Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback Demonstrator. NAPO recently entered the Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) phase  with this capable replacement for the Su-24 Fencer.

Su-27K Prototype Buddy Refuelling

An Su-27K prototype performs a dry hookup during buddy refuelling trials using the UPAZ-1A Sakhalin series centreline refuelling store.  Most late build Flankers are equipped with a retractable aerial refuelling probe and floodlights (RuAF photo).

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PLA-AF Su-27SK (PLA Image)






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