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What makes you think that Su-75 can challenge them? Rafale would be a better challenge to them with its Spectra EW suite.Because PLAAF will field at least 8 sqns of J-20 along the LAC in a few years. They realized this is the toughest frontier they face.
Yes, Tejas production is slow and we need to ramp up its production. Decision has been made that Mig-21 will be replaced by Tejas. I don't think their will be any revision on this.We're crawling with Tejas, I have zero hope that we'll be able to raise 10 sqns of 5th Gen aircraft in the next decade. Su-75 is our ticket to 10 sqns of 5th Gen aircraft by 2032, if we start moving now.
The way Russians have hurried Su-75 I have no confidence in the aircraft. Even if everything goes as per schedule I don't think Su-75 will be ready by 2032 if we ask for enhancements.
As you claimed UAC will have entertain ToT it will be ridiculously expensive and time consuming for us interface our or Israeli or french avionics.
Just designation a jet 5th generation doesn't make it naturally superior.
Are you imagining some thing like Su-30MKI?
Again, IAF has said only 5th generation aircraft they are interested in is AMCA. Let IAF revise their statement then we shall see how things play out.
We need to get out of imported maal mentality.
Their bare-bone price for Su-75 is 30M. In this configuration the jet is completely useless. Once you start adding electronics and avionics the price will jack up like crazy. We will even have to foot the bill for R&D.This aircraft is purportedly 1/2 the unit price of a Rafale, possibly has superior RCS and RAM.
From where you came across the conclusion that Su-75's RCS and RAM is better than Rafale.
AFAIK Russian have not carried out any RCS testing on Su-75 be it simulation or real like. Just look at F-22 or F-35 or even our AMCA detailed testing carried out for each feature.
No one is proposing to buy F-35 as you claimed. More Rafale will be ideal. What is the use of having 2-3 Su-75s in price of one F-35 if the single F-35 can shoot down these 2-3 F-35 by itself.Yeah, go ahead and seek F-35 from them when chicoms field J-20 in numbers and are flying sorties into India on a daily basis like they are into the Taiwan ADIZ. The Americans will tie you with cuckolded terms-of-sale, restricted tech, and you'll be able to get nearly two Su-75 for the price of an F-35.
Actual air combat nowadays is way completed where by you have AWACS and EW support packages with you.
I get a lot of hostility from your post towards US. Remember we earn our Forex exchange by trading with US and EU. Russians on the other hand cost Forex exchange.
Why should IAF and GoI foot the bill for R&D of a Russian aircraft when we are getting nothing in return. We better focus on our AMCA.
If IAF is going to be a guinea pig for development of new aircraft why not it be our own aircraft.