That's a way to old design. That'd be like bringing back Hawker Hunter!
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We already got supersonic strike-fighters covered... Mirage, Tejas mk1/A/2, Rafale, AMCA.
This role/payload is something where we don't really have anything right now... We could use a semi-srategic, stealth bomber.
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F - 102 was made in the 50s. If you observe the mirage and other delta winged aircraft, they are the same, same architecture but the designers were tuning the design through time. You might think of how old their designs, similar to the F - 102 are.
All I was saying was the Indian air force could bring back the airframe from storage and have it tuned to current tech, which by the way is a very good design. Carbon composites can be used for wings, ailerons and tail redesigned if needed, to better flight characteristics with a full glass cockpit with a new F - 22 like 360*, without visual obstruction canopy bubble, an AESA radar, old quad guns removed to make way for a mid - air retractable fuel probe, OBOGS, electronics with a current E W suite and a GSH - 23 auto cannon. Basically if you remove old internals, the designer can then have space enough for newer current internals.
Even 2 squadrons done like mentioned is enough to satisfy the fact of it being a supersonic design without and now with an after burning turbo jet, if installed replacing the Bristol Siddeley Orpheus which has a max thrust of 5000 lbs/22 KN only, without an after burner and as an imported not upgradeable engine. They have done it to all legacy aircraft some of which we have and are dependant on external policies ruling the flight rooster; here designers at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and the Indian Air Force have everything in their control.
Tejas came after the Marut was flown in two wars as a ground attack aircraft, originally intended as a fighter bomber (may I dare say an omni role air frame?). The control surfaces are not very good to make it a real fighter but if up rated and redesigned, the supersonic fact can become true for everyone to know and finally see to feel glad for the old crews, that really had their hands full.
I think It sits well with the Marut pilots that flew during the tenure of the aircraft. An example to this thought was the F - 15 being upgraded as seen in the attached image.
