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Bars is now being offered for the Yak-130.
Bars is now being offered for the Yak-130.
Unsurprizing. If it was Irbis deruvative, then - maybe, and even then it's not an AESA.Since 2019. It's just that there seems to be no taker so far.
But old Bars design?
In theory it's possible. Whether it's actually implemented that way is yet another question. It must be noted that the mechanical steering is basically limited to azimuth though.Irbis-e can scan without physically turning the aperture, but the aperture can turn to improve the field of regard. Do you guys think the pilot can steer the aperture a certain way to reduce the RCS of the aircraft?
are you sure about that?, I vaguely remember it can turn in any directionIn theory it's possible. Whether it's actually implemented that way is yet another question. It must be noted that the mechanical steering is basically limited to azimuth though.Irbis-e can scan without physically turning the aperture, but the aperture can turn to improve the field of regard. Do you guys think the pilot can steer the aperture a certain way to reduce the RCS of the aircraft?
I beg to differIt must be noted that the mechanical steering is basically limited to azimuth though.
The Su-35’s air-to-air Phazotron NIIP N-011 multi-mode, look-down/shoot-down radar (which also has an air-to-ground capa- bility out to a range of 124 miles) is sophisti- cated but not up to state-of-the-art Western standards. Typical of Russian radars, it depends more on its enormous power than on sophistication to accomplish search-and- track tasks and overcome countermeasures. Regardless, Sukhoi claims the unit can track up to 15 targets simultaneously while it engages any six at ranges of up to 249 miles. Few Russian aircraft observers truly believe the latter, but military strategists often use it anyway for threat analysis purposes.