Vietnam localizes components of Su-30

Along with successfully producing a series of electronic equipment for the Su-30, in the near future Vietnam may manufacture tires for this fighter jet.

Localization

Speaking to PK-KQ newspaper, Colonel Dr. Nguyen Huu Doan - Deputy Director of PK-KQ Technical Institute said that after completing the project to produce tires for L-39 training aircraft, he and his colleagues plan to continue researching and producing tubeless tires for Su-30MK2 multi-role fighter aircraft.

The possibility of success of the research project on Su-30MK2 aircraft tires is very high because previously, Colonel Dr. Nguyen Huu Doan and his colleagues at the Air Force Technical Institute had successfully completed the State-level research project: "Research and manufacture of tubeless inflatable aircraft tires for L-39 aircraft".

Before publishing this information, PK-KQ newspaper also said that in recent times, PK-KQ Technical Institute has comprehensively and synchronously deployed research and successfully manufactured many components and equipment for the main fighter force of the Vietnam Air Force.

Vietnam Su-30MK2 fighter.

In 2016, the Institute implemented 9 projects (chaired 4 projects of the Ministry of National Defense, participated in 5 projects), 10 topics, 12 science and technology tasks, 65 technical tasks at all levels, the projects and tasks were highly appreciated for their quality and practicality.

The Air Defense - Air Force Technical Institute is carrying out the research, manufacturing and testing of the MTL-VN2 transponder on the Su-22M4 aircraft, the MTL-VN3 transponder on naval ships, and the 6110-VN2 device on the Su-30MK2 aircraft on schedule, achieving good results.

The Institute has also completed the technology and tested the production of the BI-VKT fire alarm amplifier block on Mi-8, Mi-17 and Su-30MK2 helicopters. This product has been accepted by the management level with good results.

The Institute has also completed the technology and tested the production of the BI-VKT fire alarm amplifier block on Mi-8, Mi-17 and Su-30MK2 helicopters. This product has been accepted by the management level with good results.

In addition, the Air Defense - Air Force Technical Institute has organized the acceptance of many Ministry of Defense level A projects such as: Research, design, and manufacture of multi-function screens with integrated satellite navigation and data recording to replace the IPV-1 direct indicator block,

TNL-1000 satellite navigation device in the weapon control system on Su-27 aircraft. Research, design and successful manufacture of CB-5V70-CM block cluster of SIMVOL-GIB computer on Su-27SK aircraft.

In addition to the topics that have been accepted and are being implemented according to plan, in 2016, the Institute successfully defended the input outlines of 2 topics at the Ministry of National Defense level in 2017, "Target indication and guidance system HTMD Su-22M4".

Self-upgrade

Along with the success in manufacturing components, Vietnam's defense industry has also upgraded many other military equipment, including the Su-27UBK, to new standards. The Air Defense - Air Force recently posted images of the Su-27 fighter jets at the 925th Fighter Regiment.

The Su-27SK (single-seat) and Su-27UBK (two-seat) aircraft have both been given a new camouflage paint scheme. The paint change is believed to be a sign that the Su-27 fighters have undergone a major overhaul and possibly an upgrade.

Surprisingly, while the Su-27SK aircraft use the same sky camo color, which is a bit darker than before, the Su-27UBK fighters (for training and combat, two seats) are painted in sugarcane grass color.

Like the new Su-30MK2 aircraft, assigned to the 923rd Air Regiment. Therefore, there are possibilities that the Su-27UBK aircraft have been upgraded to the Su-30MK2 standard. Adding air-ground and air-sea combat roles in addition to the excellent air superiority capability.

Upgrading the Su-27UBK to the Su-30MK2 standard is considered not too difficult because the Su-30MK prototype used to develop the MKK, MK2, MKI versions was designed on the basis of improving the two-seat Su-27UB model (UBK is the export version) originally used for pilot training and combat missions.

It is not impossible that Vietnam has mastered this upgrade process itself when images of the 8526 Su-27UBK being repaired at the A32 factory appeared. If this is true, we will have fighter jets that are even more powerful than the original Su-30MK2.

Because the Su-27UBK has a very strong air superiority combat capability, some maneuverability parameters are even superior to the Su-30MK/MK2, which is more multi-role. For example, the Su-27's climb speed is 320m/s, while the Su-30 is only 230m/s. In terms of speed, the Su-27 reaches Mach 2.35 (ie 2,500km/h) while the Su-30MK2 is only 2,120km/h - Mach 2.

According to Baodatviet