What an awesome article. Thank you Sir. If I may have your permission, I would like to request the staff to consider this article for DFI front page.
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A minor nitpick. HF-24 Marut is a twin engined fighter and was also used for CAS during the Battle of Longewalla. It has an impressive record of recovery even after taking a beating in combat. However, as others have said, it might be too old and not worth the effort to resurrect it.
F-35 and...
That is a reasonable comparison. I would keep the comparison restricted to the interceptor role though.
One point made by Rajat Pandit that is strongly disagree with is about close air-to-ground support, or CAS. This is a very uninformed comment. The shape of the LCA makes it obvious that it is...