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Китайцы свой FLIR под Су-30МКК делают

фото и статья из Jane's Defence Weekly за 12 сент. ,2001



China reveals details of targeting pod
YIHONG CHANG JDW Correspondent
Moscow

China's Luoyang Electro-Optical Equipment Research Institute (No 613 Institute) has disclosed further details on the development of its forward-looking infrared (FLIR) & laser targeting pod, which a company official claims has already completed flight test.

The Chinese design has a range of +10º to -150º in elevation and +/-150º in azimuth. The FLIR sensor has a detection and a laser range-finding capacity of 15km.

While the system has been designed to match the concept of and closely resemble the Rafael Armament Development Authority's Litening targeting pod, the Chinese source said that the Israeli company has not been directly involved in the project. A Rafael spokesperson told Jane's Defence Weekly that the company "denied 100%" any suggestion that it had transferred Litening technologies to China.

JDW has learned that the system has taken at least five years to develop and is yet to be introduced into service with China's People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). The service is expected to equip around 100 JH-7 and an undisclosed number of J-8-series fighters with the new system, according to the Luoyang Electro-Optical Equipment Research Institute source.

A Russian industry source notes that the PLAAF's Su-30MKK (NATO reporting name: 'Flanker') multirole fighter aircraft could deploy an imported Russian FLIR pod.

Russia's Ural Optical & Mechanical Plant is targeting the Chinese market with a recently developed improvement to its Sapasan airborne laser illumination pod. Geared mainly toward the Su-30 aircraft, the system has a maximum FLIR detection range of 20km. Existing Su-30 operator India has already acquired Litening.

In a related development, the Chinese source claims that the Luoyang Electro-Optical Equipment Research Institute has completed its verification of various technologies relating to a binocular helmet-mounted display system, although flight-testing on this system has not yet been completed. The display's field of view is 45 x 30º, its measuring envelope is +/-180º in azimuth and +/-80º in elevation, with an accuracy of 6mrad.