Malaysia's MiG-29 to stay for now
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they haven't figure out how to ''make money'' from the new SU-30 deal yet mah..............
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thought they already bought the Su-30 and delivering soon?
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hope the SU-30 they buy can fly.........dun be like the sub they purchase...lol
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very expensive paperweights..
or are the already targeted for theft?
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well, as you know, they flip flop over everything that comes out of their mouths ....
the top doesn't know what their below's are doing, or they'll do a flip flop U-turn after they realized they've done something stupid ....
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Tomorrow's news:
MiG-29 engines end up in Uruguay.
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Originally posted by fudgester:
Tomorrow's news:
MiG-29 engines end up in Uruguay.
The day after's news:MiG-29 can't fly due to lack of engines, but its ok - Defense Minister
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Before they are delivered, the SU30s already have major avionics integration issues. At the end of the day , one can guess how many will actually be combat ready.
Also, there is little mention of the weapons & quantities purchased for use on the SU30s.
It is doubtful that the SU30s can be sustained for any reasonable period during a conflict.
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Russia delivered 32 missiles in 2007 together with the first batch of suks. Whilst there is no official indication what the missiles comprises, official footage of the initial delivery showed 2 models of R-27 and one more of R-73 missiles.
There are official pronouncements of the R77 in rmaf service but that should be taken with a pinch of salt.
The suks can fire mig's older R-27s but the reliability of the inventory is suspect.
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Many countries by "glamorous" weapons with little regard for the purpose of having the weapons platform in the first place other than to look good.
A case in point is that the platforms are not equipped with proper or sufficient munitions for them to carry out their duties. 32 missiles for 18 SU 30s is clearly insufficient. For sustained operations, one will need at least 4 to 6 weapons per platform as a bare minimum . I remember that 200 AIM9Xs were ordered for the 24 F15SGs. I am quite sure there will be follow up purchases in addition to unpublicized purchases of other non US weapons.
If you look at SIPRI 's arms transfer register, one can see the amount of big ticket munitions ( eg Harpoon SSMs ) SAF has purchased over the years.
Having a gun without sufficient ammo makes little sense.
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becoz they know they're not ever going to war................most of these deals are done for political and economic reasons............of course, also when ''under table'' money is involved..........
