Midheridoc escribió:.SEGUN JANESAccording to Jane's Defense Weekly, the first phase will upgrade 8 aircraft, which will be improved communications systems and electronic countermeasures, a new BREO, multi-color display and controls standard HOTAS. The program will be upgraded to version 13SM optoelectronic sighting system OEPS-29, which provides high precision aiming at all altitudes, by day and by night, when available, as well as measuring the distance to the aircraft or ground targets in the shooting of guns. . Airborne radar N-019 aircraft will be enhanced with the use of technologies derived from the creation BRLS "Zhuk-ME". These changes will allow greater range of controlled weapons systems, including SD H-29T/TE (AS-14) and X-31A / P (AS-17) air-to-surface missiles. Maintenance and the extension of the fuselage will increase the life of the MiG-29 on the 4000 flight hours and will allow them to remain in service for 20 years.
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SEGUN RIA NOVOSTIMoscow, August 13, RIA Novosti. 8 Peruvian Air Force MiG-29S/UB ('Fulcrum-C/B') fighter aircraft are to be upgraded by Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG in a deal announced on 12 August. Renamed MiG-29SMP
(P for Peruvian), the fighters will receive improvements from the MiG-29SMT upgrade package, including new avionics, communications and electronic countermeasures systems, multifunction colour displays in the cockpit and HOTAS (hands-on throttle and stick) controls.
- two UB two-seaters and six single seaters will be upgraded, the rest of the fleet will be overhauled and returned to active service
- the SMP standard is a bit inferior to SMT, instead of Zhuk-M a new heavily upgraded digital version of the N019 radar will be installed in order to skip the otherwise required structural modifications to the front of the fuselage
- the center of the fuselage will not be modified for larger fuel tanks of the MiG-29SMT version, original engines will be kept, as well.
- the aircraft will get SMT avionics, new RWR and advanced jammer, the present IRST will be replaced by upgraded version for enhanced passive detection and tracking as well as better off-boresight launch capabilities
- digital cockpit with man-machine interface, LCDs and HOTAS from SMT version will be installed
- the entire upgrade will be carried out by Peruvian Air Force's SEMAN (Servicio de Mantenimiento) facility, only the RD-33 engines will be refurbished in Russia
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