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  1. IndianHawk

    Why Tejas Mk2 (MWF) Will Be Important

    An article from Delhi defense review.
  2. IndianHawk

    Why Tejas Mk2 (MWF) Will Be Important

    Just the other way around. It can technically supercruise but the practical utility of such limited supercruise is not much and hence engine upgrade plan.
  3. IndianHawk

    Why Tejas Mk2 (MWF) Will Be Important

    Last article on lca by indranil and jay claimed that ferry range of mk1 is proven to be 2100km + . So endurance should be higher at cruise condition.
  4. IndianHawk

    Why Tejas Mk2 (MWF) Will Be Important

    He is not wrong though. If you don't have a weapon to match your tracking range than your tactical advantage is gone. As you will close in to bring enemy within your strike range you might light up his irst/ passive sensors. Most bvr kill happen within envelope of 20-40 km anyway and irst ranges...
  5. IndianHawk

    Why Tejas Mk2 (MWF) Will Be Important

    Even if not today that specification is a requirement of a proper Stealth fighter and American are developing powerful engine for it.
  6. IndianHawk

    Why Tejas Mk2 (MWF) Will Be Important

    Like I said future of air battle is cat and mouse game. As irst will become powerful there will be tech to counter it. Drones and wingman small jets are also coming . Most important thing is to have a vast mic in India so that we can catch up to future developments otherwise we'll keep chasing...
  7. IndianHawk

    Why Tejas Mk2 (MWF) Will Be Important

    Because f35 can supercruise without afterburner while rafale will need afterburner for Mach speeds. Also f35 engine exhaust has treatment to reduce heat signature which is part of stealth design. Anyway my point was that j20 has much higher heat signature than either rafale or f35 or mwf and...
  8. IndianHawk

    Why Tejas Mk2 (MWF) Will Be Important

    It's not an official program at this stage anyway. Bramhos Ng will come and air launched version of nirbhay is also in development. Once these missiles are ready ( air to ground version) it is proposed that an AWACS killer air to air missile can be spun off out of bramhos Ng. But that's highly...
  9. IndianHawk

    Why Tejas Mk2 (MWF) Will Be Important

    AWACS have limited counter measures and they are slow. They can't outrun multiple missile launched at them. Sfdr will be able to hit AWACS from 300km+ away. ( So does Meteor probably). Then there is s400 missiles which can hit 400 km away if target is as big and slow as AWACS or transport jet...
  10. IndianHawk

    Why Tejas Mk2 (MWF) Will Be Important

    Yup AWACS will be first targets in case of war. Secondly ground radars of enemy will be destroyed with ngarm . Sent from my C103 using Tapatalk
  11. IndianHawk

    Why Tejas Mk2 (MWF) Will Be Important

    He is right. If a fighter uses its own radar then stealth is compromised. That is why AWACS and ground based radar transfer the approximate location of enemy jet. Once at probable location irst can look for actual enemy target. That is why stealth warfare depends on network centric...
  12. IndianHawk

    Why Tejas Mk2 (MWF) Will Be Important

    That is why target needs to be acquired from ground based radar or an AWACS and fighter jet reaches in proximity of given location and then uses irst to home in. Sent from my C103 using Tapatalk
  13. IndianHawk

    Why Tejas Mk2 (MWF) Will Be Important

    Problem is that against a true stealth plane ( not j20 but let's say f35) the stealth plane with irst will have advantage over non stealth Rafale and mwf with irst. As Rafael or mwf heat signature will be higher than f35. Good thing is that Chinese don't have stealth engine tech so heat...
  14. IndianHawk

    Why Tejas Mk2 (MWF) Will Be Important

    But irst ranges are very limited. So they can't be used as effectively as radar. Sent from my C103 using Tapatalk
  15. IndianHawk

    Why Tejas Mk2 (MWF) Will Be Important

    So we need AWACS and net centric warfare to take full advantage of active stealth of rafale or mwf. Sent from my C103 using Tapatalk
  16. IndianHawk

    Why Tejas Mk2 (MWF) Will Be Important

    Yes missile can travel 340 km . Same way Russian claim S400 can hit 400km away. In practice though missile loose power continuously and becomes slow at the end of max range which allows agile targets like fighter aircrafts to outrun / evade missile at max range. Hence the distinction is also...
  17. IndianHawk

    Why Tejas Mk2 (MWF) Will Be Important

    Meaning fighters with active waveform cancellation won't be going deep into enemy territory. They will be using active stealth to hide themselves in a defensive position waiting for enemy aircraft to come near to ambush? Sent from my C103 using Tapatalk
  18. IndianHawk

    Why Tejas Mk2 (MWF) Will Be Important

    That 340 km range is probably for slow bigger planes like AWACS refuelers and transport. For fighter jets what will matter is NEZ of sfdr which might match or exceed meteor NEZ. Sent from my C103 using Tapatalk
  19. IndianHawk

    Why Tejas Mk2 (MWF) Will Be Important

    What is RCS of rafale and what about using spectra suite to reduce RCS? Mwf can also use active waveform cancellation? How effective are these measures? Sent from my C103 using Tapatalk
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