Remember about all the problems costs and technology on the F-22 Raptor? Many say it is the American disease. Russia now seems to have been infected with the disease.
In mid-2016 Russia recognizes that the air force would be chosen to upgrade the Su-27 / 30s rather than waiting for the fifth-generation stealth jet fighter PAK-FA / T-50. Some of the T-50 will be used by the Russian Air Force but not in large numbers.
The decision was also taken India which is connected to the T-50 will be the basis of development of their fifth-generation fighter jet. India have decided to upgrade their 194 Su-30MKI with some features of the T-50.
Although Indian officials say the development of a fifth generation fighter jet will go ahead, it is difficult to cover that decision that the upgrade will spend big as the picture there is a problem in the fifth-generation fighter jet developed by Russia.
Indian air force increasingly doubtful about how fast T-50 will be ready, at what price and how effective the aircraft. Su-30MKI upgrade will include the installation of an internal bomb bay, “super-cruise” (the ability to travel at supersonic speeds without using afterburners) and electronic upgrades that will include an increase in censorship and the cockpit controls to be more efficient.
All this makes the Su-30MKI would be stealthier because it will be able to use passive radar (heat sensing) and long-range missiles.
It is also a characteristic of stealth aircraft. All this will cost about US $ 42 million per plane. This will give India the so-called 4.5 generation fighter jet that is still below the 5th generation T-50
At the end of 2015 still upbeat tone. At that time the head of the Russian air force announced that the fighter jet T-50 they have passed all the test flights and is now expected to enter service in 2017.
This is surprising because previously Russia announced that it would reduce the amount of production of T-50 to be built by the end of the decade of the 52 only to 12 aircraft only.
Russia already has five models of the development of T-50 that flew, although one destroyed by fire. Russia did not mention the specific reason why they reduce the number of aircraft to be purchased. But officials have criticized the Indian Air Force T-50 program’s progress since 2015.
The aircraft is designed as a Russian answer to the US F-22 and according to India, which has contributed US $ 300 million (so far) for the development of T-50 through treaty in 2007 are entitled to have access to technical details. Russia is accused of refusing to provide progress updates as often and as much detail as India had hoped.
India know from experience that when the Russian military projects usually silent about it because there is a bad deal and Russia prefer not to share.
Russia has tried to hide the problem T-50 since 2013, when India pilots and aviation experts have the opportunity to check the progress of Russia and noted that the T-50 is not reliable. Radar Russia, which promised so much capability in India, does not have enough performance. India also noted that the T-50 stealth features unsatisfactory. But Russia insists it was all a misunderstanding.
In early 2015 depicting Russian T-50 as the best specialists that will be built in small quantities. This is what the United States finally did with the F-22, which began operating in 2005.
The decision was sparked by the issue of development and the final price per aircraft is considered (by Congress) is too high. F-35 is designed less to move in the same direction even though the F-35 benefited from the experience of the F-22.
The price of the F-35 will continue to fall as the number of aircraft purchased steeper. While only the 195 F-22s were built, more than ten times that of the F-35 will be built. But it was less than the planned number.
Originally planned 750 F-22 was born, with no exports. F-35 for export and it is expected that 1,000 or more will be sold abroad. However, the rising costs of development and production led to a decrease in US and foreign orders.
T-50 is a 34 ton fighter that is more maneuverable than 33 ton Su-27 will be replaced. T-50 promised to have the electronic system is much better, stealth capabilities and can cruise at above the speed of sound.
Russian warplanes promising life at 6,000 hours of flying and engines good for 4,000 hours. Russia promises world-class avionics, plus a very friendly cockpit pilot.
The use of a powerful booster and fly-by-wire will produce an aircraft that is believed to be more maneuverable than the Su-30, which has been very agile.
Problems faced by India is that there are no improvements to make them feasible to provide additional investment.
Cost T-50 at least 50 percent higher than the Su-27. That would be about US $ 60 million.
T-50 is not intended to be a direct competitor to the F-22 because the Russian aircraft is not stealth. But if the maneuverability and advanced electronics as promised, the aircraft will be a tough opponent for any fighter other than F-22.
If the T-50 sale price will be under $ 100 million and will have a lot of buyers. But it looks like the T-50 will be more expensive. For now the T-50 and J-20 (and J-31) China is the only potential competitor for the F-22 are under construction.
Like the F-22, T-50 development costs also increased, and it looks like the T-50 will be at least US $ 120 million per unit (including part of the cost of construction). But this price can only be achieved if 500 or more aircraft are manufactured. Russia had originally hoped to build as many as 1,000 T-50.
F-22 is very expensive because it is built a little. American developers are now looking for ways to implement kemampiuan stealth and other technology of the Raptor, to the development of combat UAVs.
Thus, when the T-50 entered service in large numbers in the 2020s that may have been made obsolete by unmanned stealth fighter cheaper ..
United States, Russia, and China are all working on the application of stealth technology to combat UAV. Thus the bulk produsi fighter 6th generation unmanned fighter jet may be the latest.
T-50 flew for the first time in January 2010, 13 years after the F-22 to do it. After the T-50 to fly it is believed that 70 the first production model will be booked in 2016 and will be delivered by the end of this decade.
The number of orders and then reduced to 52 and then trimmed so 12. Several prototypes were to be delivered to the Russian Air Force or testing but it has not yet done.
Many parties ensure the T-50 almost stealth like the F-22 or F-35 or B-2. Russia seems to be stressed is not a stealth maneuver. India wants more stealth and would prefer a two-seat aircraft.
Problems with engine and electronic defensive T-50 proved to be difficult to solve. This puts the T-50 in a loss position greater than the F-22 or F-35, which tries to detect enemy aircraft at a distance, without seeing, and then fired a radar-guided missile (like AMRAAM). This problem seems the main reason for the delay in the aircraft.
Russia wants to export this fifth-generation fighter aircraft to India and other foreign customers. With the participation of India, Russia now has the billions of dollars needed to carry out the T-50 development program.
India not only to contribute cash, but also the technology and manufacturing capabilities. China is unlikely to be a buyer because they have two stealth aircraft designs in development and has flown.
While India like has changed direction by deciding to massively upgrade the Su-30MKI fleet of them. On the other hand Russia has also said preparing for a future of Su-30. So the show clearly that the T-50 have problem.
Source: War is Boring
