Lovech Aircraft Works [Catalogue|DO NOT POST]

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This is the product catalogue for Lovech Aircraft Works.

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AAV-7.62 rotary machine gun

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Four-barrel rotary machine gun for aircraft. Chambered in 7.62x54mmR, gas operated, 6,300 rounds per minute, weighs 19.3 kg. Maximum range 1,300 m.

Cost: $ 38,000 per machine gun.

S-24 unguided rocket

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Weighs 250 kg, 120 kg FRAG-HE warhead, 3,000 m range.

Cost: $ 17,000 per rocket.

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PR-57 rocket launcher

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Each rocket launcher weighs 270 kg, carries 32 x 57mm HE unguided rockets with 2,500 m range and limited anti-tank capability.

Cost: $ 20,000 per launcher; $ 800 per rocket.

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"Gram" guided missile

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TV-guided air-to-ground missile for precise airstrikes. Range 10,000 m, weight 260 kg, 100 kg warhead.

Cost: $ 65,000 per rocket.

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FAB-250 unguided bomb

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General-purpose unguided HE-FRAG bomb, 250 kg weight.

Cost: $ 4,000 per bomb.

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R-400 Vihrushka

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Short-range, all-aspect air-to-air missile. High maneuverability, 25 kilometres range, 10 kilogram warhead.

Cost: $ 90,000 per missile.

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REB-100 jamming pod

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Self-defence jamming pod in the A to J-band range.

Cost: $ 800,000 per jammer.

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The VS-1 "Yatak" (aide) is a low-wing tandem-seat turboprop aircraft for light attack and anti-insurgency purposes. The "Yatak" was conceived during the early stages of the Fatherland War when jet aircraft proved to be unsuitable to carry out anti-insurgent air raids in the rugged mountainous terrain of southern Bulgaria and northern Greece. Around 2016, the General Staff issued the specifications for a light attack aircraft which could strike enemy positions at low speed, return to base and then be quickly refuelled and rearmed to carry out an additional sortie. Jet aircraft required more maintenance, had less accuracy when using unguided weapons and were more difficult to repair if damaged, which prompted Air Force engineers to begin work on a turboprop aircraft.

The design was based on the Swiss PC-9 airframe and included light armoured plating around the cockpit to protect the crew from light anti-aircraft fire or shrapnel. The aircraft itself had no built-in armament, but was optimised to be fitted with a single 14.5 mm machine gun and two hardpoints with a total payload of 250 kilograms. Two prototype aircraft were assembled at the Lovech Aircraft Works and rushed into combat, achieving remarkable results. The aircraft survived 14.5mm KPV fire and accurately hit an insurgent training camp with 240mm unguided rockets. The General Staff was impressed with the performance and ability of the aircraft to take a punch, and placed an order for six aircraft.

The aircraft is has a pilot and a co-pilot, who also controls munitions release and targeting. The "Yatak" is an all-weather aircraft with a high degree of customisation, but its avionics only allow it to be used for ground attack missions.

Technical specifications:

Crew	2
Length	10.41 m
Wingspan	10.125 m
Height	3.26 m
Wing area	16.29 m2
Empty weight	1,735 kg
Gross weight	2,360 kg
MTOW	3,200 kg
Powerplant	YaMZ-500 turboprop, 1,150 hp (859 kW)
Max. speed	580 km/h
Cruise speed	550 km/h at 7,600 m
Range	1,520 km
Service ceiling	11,500 m
Armament	Two hardpoints - 2 x 250 kg; one 14.5 mm HMG
Unit cost	$ 7,150,000

Available armament:

• 2x FAB-250 unguided bombs OR
• 2x S-24 unguided rockets
• 1x 14.5 mm machine gun

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VS-2 "Vrabets" transport aircraft

NPLAAF VS-2 masked as a civilian aircraft

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The VS-2 "Vrabets" (sparrow) is a tactical transport aircraft. Its primary purpose is to insert special forces operatives or commandos behind enemy lines or paradrop supplies to friendly forces. It has no armament provision, but is capable of carrying a certain bomb payload in its inner cargo bay. The aircraft uses a Swiss airframe, but the vast majority of its components are produced at the plants of the Lovech Aircraft Works. It is currently not in NPLAAF service, but an order for four aircraft has been placed. It can carry either six commandos in full gear, or nine regular passengers. The aircraft is easily convertible into a cargo carrier with a maximum capacity of 1,450 kg.

Technical specifications:

Crew	2 + 6 commandos or 9 passengers
Length	14.40 m
Wingspan	16.23 m
Height	4.26 m
Wing area	25.81 m2
Empty weight	2,761 kg
Loaded weight	4,670 kg
MTOW	4,720 kg
Powerplant	YaMZ-500b turboprop, 1,180 hp (870 kW)
Max. speed	550 km/h
Cruise speed	500 km/h
Range	4,100 km (no passengers); 2,800 km (9 passengers)
Service ceiling	9,100 m
Max. payload full fuel	500 kg
Unit cost	$ 5,400,000

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Su-25MT "Kazuar" in NPLAAF 541st Strike Squadron markings

The Sukhoi Su-25MT "Kazuar" (cassowary) is a heavy strike aircraft developed by the Lovech Aircraft Works after an Air Force request for a counter-insurgency and ground attack aircraft was issued in early 2018. The "Kazuar" is an upgraded version of the Soviet-era Su-25T featuring digital avionics, thicker cockpit armour and a more powerful engine. It is perfect to carry low to mid-altitude missions against heavily fortified enemy posts due to its excellent protection and heavy payload.

The aircraft has eleven hardpoints for up to 4,000 kilograms of ordnance, including air-to-surface and air-to-air missiles, rocket pods, guided or unguided bombs and containers with cluster munitions or mines. The "Kazuar" has increased cockpit armour compared to the original Su-25K (max. 30 mm compared to the original 24 mm), but also has a strengthened airframe through the introduction of carbon-based ribs under the fuselage and a lighter, yet more durable titanium alloy for most of the fuselage. To further increase survivability, the "Kazuar" employs a thicker stainless steel plate (8 mm) between the widely-spaced engines and a light auto-extinguishing system based on the one used in the "Imeon" main battle tank. During one of its first operational performances, the aircraft proved capable of withstanding a direct MANPADS hit against one of its engines and continued operating.

Crew	1
Length	15.53 m
Wingspan	14.36 m
Height	4.80 m
Wing area	33.7 m2
Empty weight	10,050 kg
Loaded weight	14,900 kg
MTOW	17,900 kg
Powerplant	2x Petrunov-1000 turbojets, 46.8 kN each
Max. speed	Mach 0.8, 970 km/h
Combat range	800 km with 4,000 kg payload and two external tanks
Service ceiling	6,800 m max; 4,900 loaded
Armament	Eleven hardpoints, one AAV-7.62 rotary MG with 200 rounds
Unit cost	$ 15,000,000

Available armament:

• 1x AAV-7.62 machine gun
• 8x S-24 unguided rockets
• 8x FAB-250 unguided bombs
• 8x PR-57 rocket pods
• 6x "Gram" guided missiles
• 4x R-400 "Vihrushka" AA missiles
• 1x REB-100 jamming pod

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Il-28AM in 185th NPLAAF Bomb Wing markings

The Ilyushin Il-28AM "Goliat" (Goliath) is a medium-range bomber developed on the basis of the Ilyushin Il-28A nuclear-capable medium bomber. While the original Il-28 Beagle is an obsolete 1940s aircraft, the Goliat is nowhere near obsolete or inefficient. It uses a completely refurbished set of avionics, new engines and a thoroughly strengthened airframe allowing it to perform up to 40% better compared to original indicators. The Goliat thus serves as a versatile, multi-purpose bomber platform capable of performing carpet bombing, precise airstrikes, nuclear bombardment, long-range cruise missile strikes and anti-ship operations.

Airframe

Goliat preserves the original Il-28 airframe to a great extent, including the conventionally swept tapered high wings. The appearance, however, is where similarities end. V-95 duralumin is the principal alloy used, replacing the standard aluminium of the Beagle. V-95 offers considerably improved strength at the cost of a negligible increase in weight; in addition, the Goliat is reinforced with a strengthened internal skeleton with carbon components to make it more suited for higher altitudes and speeds.

Significant changes have been introduced into the internal layout as well. The crew has been reduced from three to two by the omission of the rear gunner and all associated details. The removal of the manned gun turret and its replacement with a remotely controlled one allowed to strengthen the tail section and increase internal space. Additionally, the glazed nose compartment has also been removed and replaced with an advanced avionics section; the bombardier is housed underneath and in front of the pilot position and controls the weaponry through an Integrated Weapons Console (IWC).

Powerplant

The original Klimov VK-1 turbojets dating from 1947 have been replaced with similarly-sized, but more powerful and efficient Petrunov-V750. The V750 is a clone of Ivchenko-Progress AI-222 turbofan engines. A comparative table below shows the differences between the original engine and the V750:

	Klimov VK-1	Petrunov-V750
TYPE	Turbojet	Low-bypass turbofan
LENGTH	2,600 mm	2,010 mm
DIAMETER	1,300 mm	880 mm
DRY WEIGHT	872 kg	675 kg
COMPRESSOR	Centrifugal	Axial 8-stage HP
MAXIMUM THRUST	26.5 kN	25.5 kN takeoff, 43 kN afterburning
SPECIFIC FUEL CONSUMPTION	109.1 kg/(kN.h)	0.80 kg/kgf.h
THRUST-TO-WEIGHT ratio	3.1:1	6.12 non-afterburning, 8.1 afterburning

Avionics
Undoubtedly the Goliat's strongest side is the addition of a Sabha-manufactured QMD-A active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar capable of transmitting in a variety of frequencies, allowing the aircraft to operate in an ECM-heavy environment and avoid almost all types of jamming. QMD-A can also serve as a receiver that can identify the source of the jamming emission and allow the aircraft to take corresponding action. The radar's range is 220 kilometres and has a built-in identification friend or foe system. In addition, the Goliat is equipped with a TR-200 terrain-following radar and an infrared search and track (IRST) sensor turret with a range of 30 kilometres. The aircraft also has a missile warning receiver and a radar warning receiver with ranges of 50 and 250 kilometres, respectively.

The old analog and mechanical avionics of the original have been completely replaced with digital units of the last generation. The control system has received substantial improvements through the introduction of fly-by-optics (FBO) - meaning that navigational input from the cockpit is distributed to the aircraft's subsystems through fiber optic cables. They have a major advantage over fly-by-wire systems, which generate electromagnetic fields that could potentially interfere with sensitive on-board sensors. FBO also ensures a more reliable and energy-efficient transmission of signals throughout the aircraft.

Input from sensors and radars is concentrated into the LK I flight computer which processes and verifies received data to reduce the workload for the pilot and bombardier. Its visualisation subsystem then distributes it to their respective interface systems. Pilot interface consists of a Principal Operational Console (POC) that includes a head-up display (HUD), multifunctional head-down display (MHDD) with five active matrix LCD screens and a throttle stick. The screens, in turn, show the active map, aircraft situational awareness and positioning, receiver warnings, visualisation from radar and infrared input and flight indicators. The Secondary Operational Console (SOC) of the bombardier only has three screens - active map with radar and satellite input, weapons systems status visualisation and visual/IR input and guidance for gun turrets. SOC integrates a stick control for the rear turret and a multi-purpose control board for weapons stored on underwing pilons and the bomb bay.

Armament

Goliat is not simply about dropping unguided bombs. The smaller complement and more powerful engines have allowed our engineers to increase the maximum payload carried to 4,000 kilograms in the bomb bay and 2,000 kilograms on four underwing pilons.

The most significant improvement is the ability to launch a cruise missile from a modular launcher designed to be fitted in a prepared state into the bomb bay. The launcher is optimised for Kh-55 cruise missiles, Kh-59 anti-ship cruise missiles and Kh-15 missiles, although other types can be fitted as well. Free-fall nuclear and conventional bombs can be carried inside the bomb bay as well, while underwing pilons can be used to mount unguided rocket pods, free-fall bombs and air-to-ground guided missiles.

Defence armament consists of two remotely controlled gun turrets - tail and nose - each armed with twin 23 mm NR-23 autocannons with 1,000 rounds per turret. Ammunition can be standard, tracer or depleted uranium depending on mission profile. The turrets can also be fitted with GSh-6-23 six-barreled rotary autocannons for intense ground attack missions.

The aircraft is also equipped with flares and two "Peperuda" (butterfly) wing tip electronic countermeasures pods; these are Bulgarian clones of the L-175V Khibiny ECM modules.

Crew	2
Length	17.65 m (excl. cannon)
Wingspan	21.48 m
Height	6.70 m
Wing area	60.80 m2
Empty weight	13,110 kg
Loaded weight	19,390 kg
MTOW	22,200 kg
Powerplant	2x Petrunov-V750 turbofans, 25.5 kN each (43 with afterburner)
Max. speed	1,100 km/h
Combat range	3,200 km at 800 km/h cruise speed and 10,000 m altitude
Service ceiling	14,500 m
Armament	Two turrets with two 23 mm autocannons each, 500 rounds per gun; up to 6,000 kg of weapons in bomb bay and underwing pilons
Unit cost	$ 77,000,000

Available armament:

• 2x GSh-6-23 rotary 6-barrel guns (replacing 4x autocannons)
• 4x S-24 unguided rockets
• 16x FAB-250 unguided bombs
• 4x PR-57 rocket pods
• 4x "Gram" guided missiles
• 4x other guided missiles with weight up to 500 kg each;
• free-fall nuclear bombs
• 1x cruise missile

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RS-500E "Ruchey" (brook) is an Airborne Early Warning & Control platform developed by Lovech Aircraft Works as a response to increasing NPLAAF requests for detection and airborne control capabilities. "Ruchey" is an unique detection platform offering a number of advantages over traditional dome radar AWACS planes.


Airframe

Lovech Aircraft Works have extensively studied both military and civilian airframes and their potential to be adapted to the AEW&C role. To put the concept into a technical project and finally begin physical work, LAW discarded many of its own designs and opted for proven configurations. Finally, the Tupolev Tu-154M airframe was selected for prototyping alongside an indigenous turboprop design of the company, Model 260. After extensive testing of both airframes, the Tu-154M was selected due to its superiority in speed, range, ease of maintenance and ability to operate in extremely cold and hot conditions.

LAW adopted all manufacturing techniques of the Tu-154M airframe and its Soloviev D-30KU-154 low-bypass turbojet engines while introducing a number of additional safety standards to upscale production quality to military requirements. The passenger cabin has been converted to an airborne command post centered around the radar operator architecture. When staffed with appropriate military personnel, it can communicate orders to other airborne, naval or ground-based units. Without being configured as an airborne command post, "Ruchey" can simply downlink the data to necessary land or sea-based command posts.

Radar

"Ruchey" is unusual in its usage of a trapezoidal active electronically-scanned array (AESA) that borrows heavily from the Ericson Erieye system. Unlike traditional radomes, it does not provide 360-degree coverage of the environment and its range is not as big. However, the two static, side-mounted pulse-doppler antennas inside the trapezoidal dorsal structure use an electronically scanned beam. This makes them much faster and more versatile in tracking compared to their slowly rotating radome counterparts.

In addition, the radar is capable of spreading out its frequency emissions and frequency hopping, allowing it to operate efficiently in a very dense electronic countermeasures (ECM) environment while staying almost invisible to enemy radars. This low probability of intercept system also works two ways. Alongside its transmission, it can also serve as a receiver of enemy radar signals or background noise. MMChR-15 "Palada" (Математически Моделирано Честотно Разпръскване - MMChR, "Mathematically Modeled Frequency Scattering") analyses all incoming emissions and then models its own frequency spreading patterns to further decrease detection chance by enemy radar configurations.

In an ECM-heavy environment, the radar applies chirping, or simultaneously spreading a signal in a wide band of frequencies. The operators can switch to Intensive Jamming Track (IJT) mode, where a sequence of chirping, followed by a switch to receiver mode, can be used to positively identify the source of the jamming emission. Coordinates can then be transmitted to a combat group to seek and eliminate the enemy jammer.

Defence

The aircraft is equipped with six flare dispensers for heat-seeking missiles and eight rapid-blooming chaff rockets (based on the Rafael BT-4 decoy) in built-in ventral tubes to protect against radar-guided missiles.

Crew	11
Length	48.0 m
Wingspan	37.55 m
Height	11.4 m
Wing area	60.80 m2
Empty weight	58,400 kg
MTOW	104,000 kg
Powerplant	3x Soloviev D-30KU-154 turbojets (103 kN each)
Max. speed	980 km/h
Combat range	7,000 km
Service ceiling	12,000 m
Radar type	S-band pulse-doppler AESA
Radar range	600 km
Azimuth	160° each side
UNIT COST	$ 187,000,000