We will likely have to wait a long time. Maybe at the next major expo we will see stuff but I am wondering if any of the Japanese Heavy Industries have cooked stuff up and kept them hidden but the 3rd party spare parts market for all equipment is popular. Japan will likely have issues as Korea has gobbled up a lot of the contracts and have a history Japan will need to prove there equipment (Tanks, aircraft, rifles and artillery etc.) is affordable and effective. Though there ships are liked and I think there is something going on with Australia. But we will likely see a lot of Japanese bits and bobs out there.
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Yeah it will definitely take its sweet time but better late than never.
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Lovely, I love the FA-50, this thing can probably slot in between the MiG-29N and F/A-18D, or actually foldered with either one, it’s such a cool jet.
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the stuff produced wont effect the tree.
I’d assume foldered with MiG-29N, could be 13.3 too or 13.0
I could see 13.3 if it has amraams.
yeah right now my main issue with FA-50 is that we didn’t have clear image what their full A2A loadout would be, will it be 2x AIM-9M + 2x AIM-120, or 2x AIM-9M + 4x AIM-120, we only know that AIM-9’s are wired for wingtip rails (and at least outer wing pylon?), but no clear idea if both inner side underwing pylon wired for A2A
this loadout diagram is also super outdated and there’s no new one I could find
2x AIM-9M + 2x AIM-120
if this the case 13.0 maybe the BR for it
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Can the Mig-29N use KH29T? thechnically speaking, I have seen preople saying both that it can and that it can’t, but I’m not really good at researchig this kind of stuff
It was shown on the MiG-29SD. The earliest I could find is from 1996, so before the Malaysian MiGs were upgraded, but also after the initial order and upgrade plan. The capability could’ve been included as part of MiG-29SD standard, but it could also just not have been part of the upgrade plan for Malaysia similar to how the N019ME radar was only fitted in the early 2000s (and possibly not all airframes).
MiG-29SD shown off with Kh-29TE in 1996
Since Malaysia never armed theirs with anything other than R-73E, R-27R1 and AIM-9L* we just don’t know if it could use Kh-29TE as well, same as the R-77.
*AIM-9M was a mistake from me, the missile mounted was AIM-9L
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I see, thanks a lot
Since Gaijin gave it the R-77, I wish they would give it KH29s too, is it known if this SD carries only 2 like the SMT or 4 like the M?
only 2 kh29 but 4 kab-500 TV.
the only mig that can carry 4 kh29/31 are the M ( 9.15 and the more moder 9.41 ) and 35 family
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Ah, got it, still 2 and 2 is still a decent loadout, specially knowing it is at the same grb br as the SMT and M
that would be great the Malaysian mig 29 is kind of sad right now with the radar being her Achilles heel a improved version would be great. But one wonders if its because the radar is so bad I feel like some planes warning system just does not notice the radar well.
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Be cool if it got 9Ms to make it more unique.
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Yeah, I’m honestly unsure why we don’t have them. My best guess is because the missile actually mounted was AIM-9L, not AIM-9M, which they might not see as useful enough. But even then the same 9L → 9M change was also done on the F/A-18D for Malaysia, while the MiG didn’t get any Sidewinder.
AIM-9L on a MiG-29N, mounted on the central wing missile station
It was also only a one-off prototype situation done in the early 2000s, not something that was ever serviced. Still, the capability likely stayed since the necessary launch rail for it, the LAU-7, is fully integrated and used with P5 CTS on service aircraft. The mounted Sidewinder is most likely part of this integration.
It also lines up with the in-game MiG-29N, which is an early 2000s (2002/2003) upgrade when N019ME radar was retrofitted.
Images of service MiG-29N/NUB with P5 CTS on LAU-7
The LAU-7 launch rail is only ever seen on the central wing stations, but on both sides.
Leonardo DRS brochure listing MiG-29 as only non-NATO platform certified for P5 CTS, likely in reference to the Malaysian aircraft.
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I’d love to see 9Ms on it, I much prefer them to R-73s ^^
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I think taking both would be funny since the IRCCM behaves completely differently between the 73 and 9M, you’d get a missile for each situation, 9Ms are deadly in side aspect and for combat air patrol runs in GRB
I personally only run 5x R-77 + 1x R-73, I don’t really use R-73s unless I’m in a dogfight ^^
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not 100% confirmed just yet, but from what it looks like the 2026 batch of airframes had arrived (batch 1+2), which include = 4x rafale B & 2x Rafale C
gotta wait until the ceremony in a couple of days to know for sure
Update: found an alternative footage from yesterday landing in Sri Lanka, Its the first batch confirmed! Rafale Cs (and B)!
Video version
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Yeah that’s fair, I know people who run full R-77s or even 4x R-77s and 2x ERs or ER/ET split, in my case I’m the type of player who makes an (air to air) loadout for every single situation imaginable in case I RTB and find myself with any given number of enemies, the R-73 + 9M mix would be for a map like Kamchatka against a potential higher BR enemy aircraft (depends which one as well) where I’d force a dogfight and use those missiles.
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