MIG 21 Lancer, un avion pirat?!
Sunt convins ca toti sunteti la curent cu eterna disputa fata de modernizarea avioanelor MIG-21, din Flota Militara a Romaniei, la standardul MIG-21 Lancer, cu israelienii de la Elbit. Din punctul meu de vedere afacerea fost foarte buna: 110 aparate apte de zbor, la 500 milioane de dolari, iar modernizarea a fost una serioasa si buna, Lancer-ul autohton avand si capacitatea de folosi rachete BVR, cu mult timp inainte ca multi “experti” de astazi sa stie ce inseamna macar respectiva abreviere.
Nu voi intra acum in amanuntele modernizarii, dar mereu s-a discutat aceasta resapare in opozitie cu lasarea la vatra a MIG-ului 29 si chiar a MIG-23. Dupa cum stiti, proiectul Sniper, de upgrad-are a MIG-29, a avut ca efect un singur aparat, care acum odihneste la Muzeul Aviatiei. Motivul pentru care Romnaia a lasat in paragina aceste avioane, foarte moderne atunci, foarte bune si astazi, este umbrit de zvonuri, o explicatie oficiala nefiind data niciodata.
Uimitor as spune, asta in conditile in care eu personal nu am stiut si nici nu am auzit de faptul ca rusii considera modernizarea MIG-21 la standardul Lancer, ca fiind o modernizare…PIRAT!!! Mai clar, Romania a facut ce a vrut cu avioanele sale fara acordul rusiilor, iar baietii de la est s-au suparat pe noi se pare, destul de tare, mai ales ca Romania, in parteneriat cu Elbit, a oferit aceasta varianta si la export. Adevarat ca singurul client a fost Croatia, dar se putea chiar mai rau pentru rusi.
In acel comentariu se face legatura intre upgrad-area pirat a MIG-21 romanesc si esecul Sniper-ului, acesta din urma fiind o razbunare a rusilor. Daca faptul ca MIG-29 a murit din cauza ca Rusia a refuzat sa ne ofere piese de schimb, sau a facut presiunui asupra celor ce puteau sa ne ofere piese, nu stiu sigur, insa acuzatia de modernizare pirat a MIG-21 Lancer vine din Pravda, intr-un articol din 2002.
Articolul il gasiti mai jos, tradus in engleza si va las pe voi sa va faceti o impresie proprie. Chiar sunt curios, stia vreunul dintre voi ca rusii ne considera…pirati?! Si asta inainte ca Basescu sa devina presedinte 🙂 !
Do you want a pirate upgrade?
27.02.2002 | Source: Pravda.Ru
On Wednesday the leadership of Romania’s National Defense Ministry decided to suspend MiG-21 Lancer training flights until the cause of the crash on February 21 is discovered. A MiG-21 Lancer fighter, belonging to the Romania’s air force, crashed for unknown reasons near the town of Kalarash, and the pilot died.
Fourteen MiG-21 fighters, which is considered to be one of the safest fighters, crashed over the past ten years in Romania. This is the fighter that has a very long life; it was launched into production over 40 years ago, but many countries still use it.
The fighter that crashed near Kalarash was built in the Soviet Union in 1972 and upgraded at Aerostar, the Romanian aviation plant, together with the Elbit Israeli company in 1998. Russian aviation organizations call the Romanian-Israeli upgrade of MiG-21 fighters a pirate version: it is cheap, but not safe. The Russian modernized variant of MiG-21 Lancer is a bit more expensive, but much safer.
However, since 1993, when the Israeli company modernized the communication, navigation, and armament systems of 110 MiG-21 fighters in Romania (they got the name Lancer then), that very upgraded model, despite protests of the Russian producers, has been widely advertised at aviation expos. This certainly causes damages to Russian defense exports and to the reputation of the model itself. However, most likely, the situation will change. As of now, it was decided not to send two MiG-21 Lancer to NATO’s Strong Resolve 2002 exercises scheduled for March 1-15 in Poland and Norway.
Anna Kolchak PRAVDA.Ru
Translated by Maria Gousseva
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