Rysslands nya stealthplan Sukhoi T-50 PAK-FA

Business Standard has reviewed the minutes of that meeting. The IAF's three top objections to the FGFA were:
(a) The Russians are reluctant to share critical design information with India;
(b) The fighter's current AL-41F1 engines are inadequate, being mere upgrades of the Sukhoi-30MKI's AL-31 engines; and
(c) It is too expensive. With India paying $6 billion to co-develop the FGFA, "a large percentage of IAF's capital budget will be locked up."

NPO Saturn has started the preparation of a new engine intended for T-50 advanced fighter (PAK FA) for bench testing. It was stated by Evgeny Marchukov, General Designer-Director of A. Lyulka Scientific-and-Technical Center, forming part of NPO Saturn. The testing of the engine will be started in 2014, Lenta.ru reports.

"The first engine will be assembled in two years and the testing will be started in the network of the engine’s full-scale development. This is a brand new engine, that is why its development is taking much time", - Marchukov said. According to him, the specific weight of the new powerplant will be 30% lower as compared to AL-41F1 ("Product 117", the upgraded version of AL-41F1S engine intended for Su-35).

As expected, the life-cycle cost will also be 30% lower as compared to AL-41F1S. According to Marchukov, “the engine should be cheaper”. The new engine for PAK FA (also known as “Product 30”) will be distinct from “Product 117”. The first vehicles will be powered by the “Product 117” engines until the launch of “Product 30”’s production.

There is little information about the new engine of T-50. According to preliminary facts, the engine will have increased thrust and fuel efficiency as compared to AL-41F1. Allegedly, the powerplant will have a thrust of about 107 kN in cruise mode and 176 kN in full afterburner mode.

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eld October 17 meeting of the Military -Industrial Commission under the Government of the Ulyanovsk region.

Held October 17 meeting of the Military -Industrial Commission under the Government of the Ulyanovsk region. A report on the results of the implementation of the "SPE" Iskra factory " state defense order in 2013 and 2014 on the order made ​​by the company's CEO RG Tarasov .

Recall , at a meeting at the Government House , Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation , Chairman of the Military -Industrial Commission under the Government of the Russian Federation , Dmitry Rogozin, said that the state defense order must be an incentive for the development of the Russian economy . For the implementation of project tasks 2013 state defense order was provided funds in excess of about 1.5 times the amount allocated for this purpose in 2012 . Contracts under the SDO 2013 mainly relate to research and development activities .

In its report, RG Tarasov provide information on plant OKRah under the federal target program " Development of the military -industrial complex of the Russian Federation for 2011-2020" , " Development of design and technology of intelligent transistor switches for power amplifiers modulators MRP AFAR X -and C -band " , code " Silovik - 6I " and "Development of industrial mass production technology of powerful microwave (MW) devices X - and Ka- bands based on LTCC technology and modern GaN chips for active phased arrays new generation" code " Arch -I " basis for the implementation of which is the Government Decree of 27.12.12 № 1410-35« on the state defense order for 2013 and the planning period of 2014 and 2015 . " In addition, under the Federal Program " Development of the military -industrial complex " performed "Modernization of the production of electronic modules digital control of electric power for the EU funds AWGB JSC " Concern PVO " Almaz-Antey" at the site of the "SPE" Sparkle Factory . " Amount of capital investment project for 2012-2015 . is 762.1 million rubles , including from the federal budget - 450 million rubles. As a result of technical re- provided fleet renewal stamping press shop , providing power equipment to create a microclimate in the Crystal and assembly-line production . To assemble the housings of electronic modules organized a new site , which will be equipped with high-performance progressive equipment...