Russia to Sell China Su-35s, But Andrei Chang says: No So Fast

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(1) 温家宝最后出访 在俄敲定军购核能项目. VOA Chinese, Dec 7, 2012
http://www.voachinese.com/conten ... 121207/1560301.html
("主管军事工业的罗格津还透露，有关俄罗斯向中国出售先进的苏-35战斗机交易，以及根据生产许可证在中国组装苏-27战斗机等问题，在同温家宝的会谈中也基本达成了一致。罗格津并未进一步透露双方新的军火交易的细节")

(2) Minnie Chan, PLA Signs Preliminary Deal for 24 Russian Su-35 Jet Fighters. Purchase of 24 Su-35s from Russia could be due to problems in developing suitable technology for China's own J-20, analysts say. South China Morning Post, Dec 7, 2012.
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/a ... -su-35-jet-fighters

Quote:

"Andrei Chang, editor-in-chief of the Canadian-based Kanwa Defence Review, said the possible Su-35 deal was aimed at obtaining 117S engines, the most advanced Russian engine installed in a single-seat, twin-engined fighter. 'Beijing wants the engine [of the Su-35]… because their J-20 project failed to solve the most challenging part - the engine," Chang said.

"'I think the Su-35 deal will be submitted to the Kremlin to make the final decision,' Chang said, adding there was still a long way to go before a final deal was signed.

Note:
(a) Minnie
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnie
(As a first name, Minnie is a diminutive of Minerva, Wilhelmina, Hermione, Mary or Amelia)
(b) Vedomosti
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedomosti
(Russian for "The Record")
(c)
(i) Irbis-E
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irbis-E
(a passive electronically scanned array radar system)
(ii) irbis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irbis
(Irbis may refer to: Russian for Snow Leopard[, ii)] Irbis-E a Russian aircraft radar)
(iii) Passive electronically scanned array
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_electronically_scanned_array
(iv) Contrast
Wendell Minnick, Lockheed Awarded Taiwan F-16 Upgrade. Defense News, Oct 3, 2012
http://www.defensenews.com/artic ... Taiwan-F-16-Upgrade
("Taiwan’s AESA competition pits Northrop Grumman’s Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) against the Raytheon Advanced Combat Radar (RACR)")

SABR but not RACR can be found in
Active electronically scanned array
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_electronically_scanned_array
(section 4 List of existing systems: 4.1 Airborne systems)


(3) Ilya Kramnik, Su-35: Does Russia need Chinese contract?  Voice of Russia, Nov 21, 2012
http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_11_2 ... d-Chinese-contract/
("Another option [to counter copycat production] is to supply a simplified version of the Su-35 to China, something that analysts say may well be used in practice")