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About the "compact" RBE2, does it retain the OSF system ?

True, but target drones don't have jammer pods, or drop chaff or take evasive manuevers. France got to test it's Rafale in Libya and Syria, US has been at war at some corner of the world constantly. Israel has tested Trophy against Kornets and Iron Dome against Qassam. Britain has conducted...

Military technology history is littered with examples of too advanced to fail systems which were rendered useless in the field. F4 Phantoms with Sidewinders were deemed too fast to require guns, Khrushchev claimed tanks should abandon guns and use guided missiles only. Zumwalts were sold as...

Real objective information about the Syrian Su-22 incident isn't really available, and even if it's out there there's no label on it which can prove it's authenticity. Depending on what agenda the reporting outlet has, the description of the events differ. We don't know details like what flare...

Well latest marks of older CCM missiles like AIM-9X Block III, Python-5, under development K-74M2 and newer ones like ASRAAM, IRIS and MICA-IR are technically BVR cause they have 30-50km range. The trend seems to be to retain and enhance the passive IR guidance, while increasing motor size thus...

How feasible is it to convert a single engined light fighter like Tejas into a semi-autonomous drone ? I was reading this article and it reminded me of this cheesy 2005 film "Stealth". Back then the concept belonged in sci-fi, but now seems like we're approaching the plausibility zone...

I'm curious about the "real" designers of the MiG-29 and Su-27. Who or what were they ? AFAIK the more radical features like blending wing roots into the fuselage came after TsAGI did studies and wind tunnel testings.

Why no integrated electro optical targeting system (IRST/OLS) ? Is it because of Tejas' desired primary role of an interceptor ?