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A non-TVC jet has to take a C-turn while a TVC jet can make a V-turn as F-22 shows regularly. The MiG-29OVT, Su-35 & Su-57 also showed excellent maneuvers. As long as gun & LOBL missiles are there, TVC will give edge. IF DEW replaces gun & LOAL DAS-guided turning missiles replace current ones...

BTW, the movie was very entertaining but few things were blunder. Plot of Top Gun 2 roughly is similar to when Israel destroyed Iran's nuclear plant but today attacking a foreign nation's nuclear plant might lead to WW3. I wonder how Maverick survived high altitude thermal disintegration at...

exactly 😂

AHCA, son of AMCA, son born before father :shock: :doh::facepalm::fyeah::daru::troll::hehe::bplease::crazy::pound:😂🤣

I really doubt how many of these features will be in AMCA MK2. Trust me, we are decades behind USA bcoz intelligent people + funding for R&D, both are required which comes from stable economy. Showcasing a theory & vision at Expo by exhibits is 1 thing & confirming the timeline & demonstrating...

Yes they have bubbled & blended the bumps of actuator housing of flaps, aelerons, rudder to reduce RCS. The hinges joints are also not exposed. It is possible that in 6th gen jets, aero-elastic joints & hinges would be used.

That's very good, it will be sufficient for AMCA Mk2. It will also be stepping stone for 6th gen AHCA with 115-125 KN dry thrust, not AB thrust.

I understand flying the real jet in air can only be predicted in sims &testing has to be done in multple environments, time, altitude, etc. But AMCA has the same typical tandem bi-plane design & MK1 with GE414 engine won't have TVC. S/w coding also evolves with time. We are in era of...

Sometimes i wonder that today in era of advanced computing 5 years is long period for testing. :playball:🥴

Could be but in that case belly shouldn't have been left. There are ventilation grills beneath. Rafale has used composite materials to greatly reduce IRS. But a typical composite skin or IR coating will be stealthy in RF bands is also a question. So either a superb material with reduced RCS &...

I'm not sure what is it bcoz it doesn't cover entire body from all angles. Belly & underside of wing are not covered. SWB covered but not MWB/UWB. Rudder covered but not tail-plane. It could be adaptive IR camouflage, passive RF panel or laser reflective panels, etc.

Now our AMCA team has to decipher what the Raptor guys are up to now with solar panel like coating

That's bcoz the automation technology is new & small things have to be experimented 1st. I think u r taking the word "swarm" too literally which is used for birds hence for bird sized drones & loitering munitions (which i'm not talking about here) but you can use synonymous words like swarm...

I'm not talking about loitering munitions or the cost factor. I already said those are like RC drones & have been tested worldwide. All u need to do with those is use GPS, INS & maintain sufficient gap. A smart phone has GPS & accelerometer. Please give close example of current UAVs which u...

I'm talking about swarm of big UCAVs, not RC drones. We don't have any UCAV like X-47 or S-70 nor they have demonstrated auto formation flyinng, then which work & advanced stage are u mentioning?

I would like to avoid using the word "drone", it might confuse some people. Drone swarming light show is very easy but UCAV swarming is totally different. The reason why current generation of small UCAVs like MQ-9 Reaper, etc don't fly in formation is bcoz they simply don't have the capability...

Whatever UCAV programs people talk about any country, is all waste if the UCAV cannot formation-fly without collision. And there are multiple combat formations which the UCAV group just like real pilots should be able to change immediately upon command by human lead pilot or remotely. We are...

Scaled down 6th gen TD with DEW :shock::eek1:o_O🧐😳🤔:confused1: just kidding :troll::bplease::scared1::pound:

When DEW pods have been tested & advertised then I'm speculating that airframe integrated DEW is already demonstrated on a 6th gen TD jet secretly. But they may not want to hastily reveal it like the ATF protoypes YF-22/23. There is no need to hurry. May be they are developing & testing an...

I think it is better to wait for the prototypes to fly. It will clear lot of things & give indications.