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By Typhoon
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The news went into overdrive today as the MACS airshow started as Zhukovsky in Moscow, after very little impact at other major aviation events like RIAT theres a lot to display and here are some of the highlights from the first day:

The big event is going to be the first public flight of the PAK-FA, with the aircraft slowly coming together 2014-2015 is the estimated in service date (will probably slip). With India now covering 35% of the development costs (some $6 Billion, compare with F-22/35 development costs!) it will be the principal jet of both airforces and will also enter the competition in Korea against the F-35, the first show down against these two aircraft.

http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20110816/165821999.html
http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20110816/165826820.html

Talking further of the F-35 which has rather oddly been compared with the MiG-35, in terms of role rather than performance if we get past the headline, so eventually a MiG-35 order may materialise after the blow of losing the MRCA competition to the Eurofighter and Rafale.

http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20110816/165828040.html

In other procurement related news United AIrcrafts Corporation plans to supply 20 new planes a year. Zelin commented on the need for Su-35, MiG-35, 120 Su-34 and modernised bombers. While Helicopters of Russia plans to supply 1000 helicopters by 2020, 450 this year. Ten An-124 are also on the cards, a big boost for Russian Military Transport in addition to up to 100 Il-76MD.

http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20110816/165820403.html
http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20110816/165827015.html
http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20110816/165822621.html
http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20110816/165830480.html

Also Ukraines Arsenal Central Design Bureau has developed a new seeker...
http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20110816/165823729.html

Things to still look out for will be Almaz-Antey and any work related to the S-300 successors, Vityaz, Morphei, S-5/400
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By Typhoon
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Second day of MAKS was lighter on news but then the PAK-FA got its first flight and showing it could fly very well without vectoring, though we could have expected this it does give something to look forward to for next year.

http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20110817/165864857.html

The containerised Klub is on display again, wonder who purchased it...

http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20110817/165865506.html

Russia looking to make 9 billion this year on arms but lost 4 billion over Libya.

http://en.rian.ru/business/20110817/165857773.html
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20110817/165854938.html

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