러시아 MiG-35 시제기, AESA 레이더 장착 공대공미사일 발사시험 실시...

 

러시아 RAC MiG 社가 개발하고 있는 MiG-35 전투기가 Zhuk-AE AESA 레이더를 장착하고 공대공 미사일 실사격 시험을 4월

실시했다는 AW&ST 기사를 소개합니다.

 

이번 시험비행에는 MiG-35 시제기 961 (단좌기) 과 967 (복좌기), 2대가 이용되었으며 인도 공군 관계자들도 참관 하였습니다.

MiG-35 는 인도가 추진하고 있는 MRCA (MMRCA) 도입사업에 참여, 경쟁하고 있는 기종이며, 작년 10월 인도 현지에서 성능

평가비행을 실시한 바 있습니다. 당시 평가비행에 참가한 기체에는 AESA 레이더, 특히 Zhuk 계열 레이더는 장착되지 않았던

것으로 알려진 바 있습니다. 이번에 인도 공군이 참관 하였다는 점을 참고로 한다면 당시의 예상이 맞았던 것으로 보입니다.

 

이번에 사용된 Zhuk-AE 레이더의 경우 직경 500 mm 에 T/R module 의 갯수는 680 이라 하며, 향후 양산 모델은 T/R module

을 1,064개 까지 늘릴거라 합니다. MiG-35 동체 전면부와 주 안테나의 직경을 비교해 보자면, 1,064개 라는 숫자는 현재 개발 중

인 PAK-FA (T-50) 시제기에서 처럼 기체 측면에 들어가는 AESA T/R module 숫자까지 모두 포함한 것으로 판단됩니다. 또한

Zhuk-AE AESA 레이더는 인도가 개발 중인 경공격기 Tejas 에도 제안된 상태라 합니다.

 

한편 인도가 현재 추진하고 있는 MRCA 사업은 앞서 소개한 바 있습니다만, 1년여 정도 연기될 것으로 알여지고 있습니다. 관련

소식은 별도로 전하겠습니다.

 

끝으로 MiG-35 관련 자료 링크 합니다.  --->  RAC MiG-35

 

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AESA used to support radar-guided missile shot as MiG-35 trials culminate

Aviation Week & Space Technology, 05/03/2010

Author: Maxim Pyadushkin

 

A MiG-35 prototype fitted with an active, electronically scanned array (AESA) radar has carried out a radar-guided missile engagement using the RVV-AE (R-77/AA-12 Adder).

 

Completing the test is a key element in bidding the aircraft for India’s fighter requirement and was part of the final flight trials of the latest modification of the MiG-29.

 

Two MiG-35 prototypes — the single-seat Bort (side number) 961 and the two-seat Bort 967 — were evaluated in April. The Russian air force center at Ahk­tubinsk managed the weapon tests.

 

During the trials, the two-seat MiG‑35 development aircraft — which is fitted with the Phazotron Zhuk-AE AESA — engaged a Dan target drone using the Vympel RVV-AE radar-guided medium-range air-to-air missile. The RVV-AE is the export designation given to the R-77.

 

A Russian industry executive says an Indian air force team took part in the MiG-35 trials. The flights were designed to assess the aircraft’s performance when carrying a variety of stores in different configurations; radar performance and weapons integration also were demonstrated. The two-seat prototype flew 18 sorties during the evaluation.

 

The X-band AESA provided targeting information to the missile, including its launch envelope, and then supported the missile during flight with target update information, says an industry executive.

 

AESA technology offers improved performance and reliability when compared with traditional mechanically scanned array radar.

 

While the test used the basic RVV-AE, Moscow is also offering an upgraded version as part of its MiG-35 bid for the Indian contest. Dubbed the RVV-SD for export, the upgraded version may correspond to the Article 170-1 designation, which is part of a staged update for the R-77. The RVV-SD is 33 lb. heavier than the RVV-AE, while its claimed maximum engagement range is 110 km. (68 mi.) rather than 80 km.

 

The trials also included the engagement of ground targets using the TV-guided KAB-500 bomb. The integration of other air-launched weaponry planned for the MiG-35 was demonstrated to the Indian team during radar bench tests.

 

The MiG-35 is one of six candidates for India’s Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft requirement (see following story). The 126-aircraft procurement is estimated to be worth up to $10 billion to the eventual winner. The Boeing F/A-18E/F, Dassault Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon, Lockheed Martin F-16I and Saab Gripen NG are the other contenders.

 

The MiG-35 trials included demonstrating the Zhuk-AE’s ability to detect targets at its projected maximum performance range, to track maneuvering targets and to perform ground mapping. The test radar has a smaller antenna with fewer transmit/receive modules compared with the intended production standard.

 

The test radar has an active-area diameter of 500 mm. and 680 T/R modules, rather than the planned 1,064 of the intended production-standard array. Observers said the radar reliability was satisfactory during the program. Initial development trials showed the system had a maximum detection range of 130 km. The production-standard radar is intended to have a 160-170-km. detection range against a fighter-size target.

 

The April trials were the last of the tender evaluation process for the MiG‑35. As part of its bid, which includes the license manufacture of the MiG-35, Russia is offering to transfer the production technology for the AESA radar to India. only the first 18 aircraft will be delivered directly from the winner to the air force, with the remaining 108 to be assembled by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL).

 

The Zhuk-AE is also being proposed for another HAL platform — India’s Light Combat Aircraft. The radar will also likely find its way into the Russian military inventory. It is a candidate technology for upgrading Russian air force MiG-29s and is also being considered by the country’s navy.

 

With Douglas Barrie in London.

 

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