MMRCA 2.0

Mikoyan MiG-35 full specification

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The Mikoyan Mig-35 is multi-role Russian fighter aircraft designed by the Russian company Mikoyan a division of United Aircraft Corporation which is marketed as 4++ generation. It is an upgraded version of Mig-29K/KUB. It was first presented in Aero_India_show_2007.

Mikoyan Mig-35

Role- Multirole

Crew- 1

Region- Russia

First flight- 7th February 2007

Introduced- 17th June

Status- In-service

Primary user- Russian Aerospace Force

Produced- 2007-present

Number Built- 8 ( 6- test and 2-serial production)

Manufacturer- Mikoyan

Developed from- Mikoyan Mig-29M

Engine- 2 x FADEC RD-33M Morskaya Osa turbofan engine

Dry thrust- 53 KN each

Afterburner- 88 KN each

Cockpit- Glass cockpit with night vision goggles

Radar- Zhuk-A/Ae Active electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar

Length- 17.3m

Wingspan- 12m

Height- 4.73m

Empty weight- 11,000kg

Gross weight- 17,5000kg

Maximum takeoff weight- 24,000kg

Maximum speed- 2100 km/h at high altitude and 1450 km/h at low altitude

Range- 2400 km

Combat Range- 1000 km

Farry range- 3100 km with 3 external fuel tanks

Sevice celling- 52,000 ft

Hardpoint- 9

Gun- 1 x 30mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1

Weapon-

Rockets: S-8, S-13, S-25L, S-25O, S-24

Missiles:

Air-to-air- R-73, R-77

Air-to-surface missiles- KH-25MAE, KH-29L/TE, KH-38ME

Bombs- KAB-500KR TV-guided bomb, KAB-500L laser-guided bomb, KAB-500S-E GLONASS guided bomb

Anti-ship missiles- 4 × Kh-31AD

Anti-radiation missiles- 4 × Kh-31PD

Future Radar- Pozitron Zhuk RP-35 passive electronically scanned array radar

Dassault Rafale specification

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The Dassault Rafale is a French twin-engine, canard delta wind, multi-role fighter jet designed and built by Dassault Aviation. It can carry a wide range of weapons and can perform air supremacy, interdiction, ground attack, aerial reconnaissance, in-depth strike, nuclear attack, and anti-ship strike.

Dassault Rafale

Roll- Multi-roll

Crew- 1 0r 2

Origin- France

Manufacturer- Dassault aviation

First flight- 4th July 1986

Introduction- 18th May

Current Status- In-service

Primary users- French Airforce, French Navy, Egyptian Airforce, Qatar Airforce, India

Status- 1986-present

Number Built- 196 as of 2019

Per unit cost- €79M flyway condition (as of 2011)

Wingspan- 10.90m

Length- 25.30m

Heigh- 5.30

Empty weight- 10t (22,000lbs)

Loaded weight- 24.5 (54,000)

Fuel (internal)- 4.7t (10,300lbs)

Fuel (external)- 6.7t (14,700lbs)

Radar- RBE2 AA active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar

Detecting range- 200 km

Engine- Snecma_M88

Dry thrust- 2 x 50 kn

Afterburner- 2 x75 kn

Max speed- 1.8/750 knots

Maintainance cost- $45,000.

Weapon-

Missiles-

Air-to-air: Magic 2, MBDA MICA IR OR EM, MBDA Meteor

Air-to-ground: MBDA Apache, MBDA Strom shadow, SCALP-EG, AASM-HAMMER,
GBU-12 Paveway 2, GBU-22 Paveway 3, GBU-49 Paveway Enhanced paveway 2,
AS-30L

Air-to-surface- MBDA AM 39-EXOCET anti-ship missile

Nuclear weapon- ASMP-A nuclear missile

Gun- 2500 rounds/min NEXTER 30M791 30 mm internal cannon

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F\A-18 Super Hornet full specification

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F\A-18 Super Hornet is twin-engine multirole air superiority fighter aircraft which is manufactured by Boeing corporation which is based on McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. In F\A-18 Super Hornet 'Super Hornet' redirects to ultralight aircraft.

roll- multi-roll

region- United States

manufacturer- McDonald Douglas (1974-97) with Northrop (1974-94), Boeing (1997-now)

first flight- 29 November 1995

rolled out- In United Stats Airforce

Primary users- United States Navy, United States Marine crops, Royal Australian Air Force, Spanish Air Force.

Number builts- 650+ as of 2019

Price per unit- $78 US dollar as per 2019

crew-1 or 2

empty weight- 32,100lb (14,522 kg)

loaded weight- 66,000lb (29,937 kg)

power source- Two F404-GE-402 afterburning engines, each in the 18,000-pound thrust class

Hardpoint- 14

Weapon carry capabilities- AIM-9 Sidewinder, AIM-7F Sparrow, AIM-120 AMRAAM, AGM-65E Maverick, AGM-84 Harpoon, AGM-88A HARM, MK82, 10 CBU-87, 10 CBU-89, GBU-12, GBU-24, JDAM, B-57 or B-61 Nuclear bomb

gun- M61 Vulcan 6-barrel rotary cannon with 520 rounds of 20mm ammunition nose-mounted.

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F-21 FULL SPECIFICATION AND FEATURES

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F-21 American fighter Jet which is offered to India and contender of MMRCA 2.0. It is an upgraded version of the F-16 fighting falcon. In MMRCA 2.0 deal India is about to buy some 126 fighter jets so Lockheed Martin offered this jet which will be manufactured locally partnering with Tata Advance System (TAS) under the "Make In India" initiative.

It will be an evolved version of its family with better performance and capabilities which is under development status and estimate to be completed in 2025.

F-21 "Lockheed Martin'

let us have a look at its specification

Year of manufacture- 2025

current status- In-Development

manufacturer- Lockheed-Martin

total production- 0

capabilities- fighter, ground attack, interceptor, anti-ship, reconnaissance (RECCE0, training, advance training

crew varients- 1 or 2

height- 16.01 ft (4.88m)

width- 32.64 (9.95m)

length- 49.38 (15.05m)

empty weight- 18,960lb (8,600 kg)

loaded weight- 42,329 (19,200kg)

power- ESTIMATED 1 x General Electric F110-GE-129 afterburning turbofan engine developing around 18,000 lb dry thrust and 30,000 afterburning thrust.

speed- 1,317 mph (2,120kph)

ceiling-50,033 mph (15,250 m)

range- 2,622 miles (4,220 km)

rate of climb- 50,000 ft/min

operational- possible in India

weapon carry capabilities- possibly its weapon carries capabilities will be the same as F-16 but it is not specified yet. To know about F-16's weapon carry capabilities click here.

To know full specification about F/A-18 Super Hornet Click here

To know full specification about Mikoyan Mig-35 Click here

To know full specification about Dassault Rafale Click here

To know which aircraft are contenders of MMRCA 2.0 Click here

MMRCA 2.0

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MMRCA 2.0 stands for Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft 2.0. It is the second deal for the selection of medium weight fighter aircraft for Indian Airforce. In this deal, India will buy 126 medium weight fighter aircraft from seven contenders. This deal is so big that this is said The Mother of Defence Deal.

contenders

1. F-21

It is manufactured by the American company Lockheed Martin. It is available in both single-seat variant and double seat variant. It is an upgraded version of the F-16 fighting falcon.

2. F\A-18 Super Hornet

It is manufactured by American Boeing Corporation and found in 1999 and still active in US Airforce. It is available in both single-seat and double seat variants.

3. Gripen E fighter jet

It is manufactured by Swedish company Saab AB. It was rolled out in Swedish Airforce in May 2016. It is available in a single-seat and double-seat variant.

4. Mikoyan Mig-35

It is manufactured by the Russian company Mikoyan and it is also available in single-seat and double seat variants. It upgraded the version of Mig-29 fighter aircraft.

5. Sukhoi 35

It is designed by Sukhoi Design Bureau and manufactured by Komsomolsk-on-Amur_Aircraft_Plant. It is also available single -seat and double seat-variant.

6. Rafale

It is manufactured by a French company Dassault Aviation. It is operational in France Airforce since May 2001 and it is available in single-seat and double-seat.

7. Eurofighter Typhoon

It is manufactured by a consortium of Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo that conducts the majority of the project through a joint holding company, Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug GmbH formed in 1986. It is available in a single-seat and double-seat variant.

These are the contenders of MMRCA 2.O. We will know in the future which fighter jet win the MMRCA 2.0 and will strengthen the Indian Airforce.

Full specification of Dassault Rafale Click here

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Full specification of F-21 Click here

Full specification of F/A-18 Super Hornet Click here