Slumdog idiot,
Just stop talking about things you do not know about. Pilots and technicians went for trainingi n Israel. The Migs had their old electronics pulled out and modern ones put in. As for NATO and Warsaw Pact armaments. Listen idiot, NATO forces have standards for wiring munitions to allow equipment and weapons built in NATO countries and allies like Israel, Sweden etc to wok without modifications. The same is true for Warsaw Pact weapons. So you could get a jet like the Czech Delfin L-29 equipped with Polish bombs and firing Russian missiles or Swedish Gripen Jets being able to Norwegian Penguin anti-ship missiles while carrying French Matra R-530 missiles.
You see when you pour your usual mental diarrhoea across this site you pretend to be knowledgeable but you are an actual ignorant idiot. The Mig 21s bought by Zambia were MIg-21MF and Mig-21U trainers. These have been upgraded by IAI with Mil-1553 data bus, Elbit radars and are now capable of firing NATO weapons. other countries that have made the same upgrades include Cambodia, Uganda, Rumania, Poland and so on.
Slumdog I went to Israel and actually sat in the cockpit of this thing. Unlike you I am not a dreamer and know nothing know it all. I also studied at the Greek Defence Academy where I got my degree in Electronics and Avionics. We worked on F-16s, Mirage-2000s and A-7 aircraft. So I know what i am talking about.
To help educate the ignorant Slumdog The Mig-21 2000 upgade includes:-
- Modular Multi-Role Computer
- Display And Sight Helmet - DASH
- Head Up Display - Elop 921
- Multi-Function Display 5x5 in.
- Multifunction Color Display 5x5 in.
- Hybrid Navigation System - LISA-4000 EB
- ILS/VOR/DME
- Air data computer - Marconi ADC
- Hopping frequency VHF/ UHF radio - ACR 435
- VHF/ UHF radio - ACR 430
- Radar Warning Receiver - Elisra SPS-20
- Chaff and flare dispensers - TAAS/IMI
- Range radar Elta EL/M 2001 B (Lancer A/B)
- Multi Mode Radar - Elta EL/M 2032, with look-down / shoot-down capability (Lancer C)
- Data Transfer System - DTS
- Flight data recorder - SAIMS
- IFF transponder - Plessey (NATO Mk.-10 IFF compatible)
- Stores Management System
- HOTAS
- Hardpoints for Eastern and Western weapons
- Electronic Countermeasure Pod - Elta EL/L-8222R
- Laser Designation Pod - Rafael Litening LDP
- Photo Reconnaissance Pod - Elbit/Aerostar Airborne Reconnaissance Pod - ARP
- Smart weapons - Rafael Griffin laser guided bomb (LGB), Lizard LGB and OPHER - IR guided bomb
- Dumb bombs and cluster bombs - Mk-82, Mk-83, FAB-100, FAB-250, FAB-500, BEM-100, CL-250
- Air to Air missiles - R-73, R-60, R-3S, R-13M, Magic II and Python-3
- Unguided rockets - S-5 M/K, carried in UB-16-57 / UB-32-57 rocket launchers and
- Single large caliber rockets S-24.
So Slumdog idiot stop talking through your arse about things you know nothing about. The deal was brokered by Isaac Livni of Amiran. Later on Isaac Livini was to receive help from ZAF in training for his PPL and would on occasion ask a ZAF pilot to accompany him to fly his private plane to South Africa. FTJ messed us up when he defaulted on soem ofthe payments on the jets and Israel kept some. So Slumdog idiot ZAF does not list the MIg anywhere it is observers who do as ZAF is not manadated to release ANY data about its operations and if you did your research you would find that the jets were upgraded to Mig-21 2000 standard. Teh opurchase of the K-8 tainer was because it was designed and fitted with Western avionics and is a lead in to fighters using similar gear. The K-8 avionics fit used in Zambia is the same as the Pakistani Airforces who incidenatally fly F-16s.
Stupid dog just shut up.
http://www.mig-21.de/english/technicaldataupgrades.htm