Flankerman Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Are you sure the 04 is MKM now? Yes - it has the 'bump' on the spine behind the airbrake - for the SAAB/Avitronic MAWS system. In other photos you can see the same antenna under the nose - plus more on the intake sides. Ken Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 I see the nicely painted MiG-31 got text "Nizhnyi Novgorod", its from there...? They are built at the Sokol plant at Nizhni Novgorod.... Ken Link to post Share on other sites
kotey Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Novator KS-172 uber long range AAM. No more info is available on that beast. Its long range A-A missile, based on one of S-400 SAM missile. Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 Novator KS-172 uber long range AAM. No more info is available on that beast. Its long range A-A missile, based on one of S-400 SAM missile. Based on the S-400? Wow, then it should be a massively-serious-über-long-range AAM! Ranges of the S-400 missiles are said to be around 400km, but I guess that's attained with the aid of booster rockets. Oh, and the S-400's NATO-name is SA-21 "Growler", like a certain dedicated jammer whose official name is still highly debated. Link to post Share on other sites
OKB Krasnaya Zvezda Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 is that the anti-AWACS missile? Link to post Share on other sites
Zmey Smirnoff Posted September 19, 2007 Share Posted September 19, 2007 IIRC its anti-anythingthatflies missile. But of course AWACS would be targeted first in any big war. Very little is known about that piece of hardware. Even first S-400 regiment in Elektrostal doesnt have it's 400km missiles delivered yet. We'll just have to be patient. Link to post Share on other sites
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