It was enough to evade Patriot ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Yea but remember it happened on a land where they had proper ground support.
What happens when you dont have that kind of support in deep enemy territory?
Maybe I’m just a “better safe to be then sorry” person.
Khibiny probably provide enough jamming for Su-34 to not worry too much i guess? Not like Russia is running out of L-150s, so i guess it is a deliberate choice when it comes to Su-34 avionics
That’s why I was confused in the first place ahahaha.
I guess if the situation calls they can always retrofit those Su-34’s.
i think so too, there are compartments in the leading edge slats where other flankers have L-150 antennas, so i don’t think that it will be too hard to install. And we already saw similar upgrade for Su-33 fleet
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I do believe Russia is set up as a defensive force and not for power projection. I do agree seems crazy when you factor in the cost of a lost airframe Su-34 should have MAWS and an RWR
this plane is already very questionable in its effectiveness, so they also somehow pushed it through without rwr, very similar to sabotage.
You would think for certain then the Su-34M will have RWR as a bare minimum
or maybe the Su-34 uses a RWR that isnt the L-150
and i also heard (this right here is hearsay, so no proper source) that the Jamming pods can provide RWR information
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The Typhoons DAS system can and so can the Rafales so it is possible
Pretty sure what the su34 has is cuz of the su32 demonstrator brochure etc.
Khibiny seems provide info only about emission, but not about launch. The pilot said that they knew about the launch from escort fighters or ground observers.
i mean otherwise they wouldnt know about the launch until the missile goes active
but every jet would face that issue
Not sure if this is the right place for this question, but the Su-30MK2 is a solid plane performance wise right? And I assume a solid grinder? (leaving the price aside for a moment)
It’s quite solid, I got the Chinese version which is better in my book due to bein able to carry Pl-12’.
It has solid RWR,10 missiles and good enough radar for its br, its retention at high speed is also good.
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Nice.
Man I was missing out haha, this gives a totally different feel to these jets
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Thanks! I want to go for top tier Russia air (mainly for the 30SM2) after I unlock the J-10C and AESA typhoon, so I have been on the fence about buying the MK2 for that grind.
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