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India Wants to Link Its Rebooted Fighter Jet Tender to Future Stealth Fighter Development http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/19169/india-wants-to-link-its-rebooted-fighter-jet-tender-to-future-stealth-fighter-development

And active US military support to French adventures (in Lybia).

That video appears to be a BFM exercise were both F-22 and Rafale started at WVR. In that kind of exercise pilot skills is the most important factor. According to discussions by fighter pilots (I don't know if current or former) it would appear that the F-22 pilot committed an error there. But...

The sensors of F-35 is way more advanced than any 4th or 4.5th gen out there. Besides, at BVR the primary sensor to detect opposing aircraft is radar. If a 4th gen is up against a 5th gen fighter the former's radar detection range is way shorter than the latter granting their radars were of the...

Stealth technology results in shorter detection ranges against 5th gen fighters versus 4th or so called 4.5th gen fighters. This is especially true when 4th or so called 4.5th gen fighters are laden with missiles, bombs, EFTs and sensors that further magnifies their radar signatures. This means...

Those are indeed lofty words, it fattens your heart, still it does not change the fact that Tejas is woefully inadequate as a combat platform. It only goes to show that a fighter is still way too complex for it to do at the moment. Perhaps India should adopt the Israeli model. Buy existing...

Unfortunately, if Tejas is a sign of things to come for AMCA then you are looking at another 20 year development process, without any guarantee that it will produce a reliable 5th gen platform.

It is always going to be difficult to compare fighter since their true specs are mostly confidential.

Some important fighter metrics: 1. RCS & IR signature 2. Avionics & sensors 3. Combat payload 4. Combat range 5. No. of integrated weapons

Indonesia might buy a batch of new F-16Vs.

I really like the F-16 since I watched the "Iron Eagle" movies. They have excellent combat record and would definitely trash out the equivalent Russian offerings. But in fairness to the IAF, I think there might be some genuine concern regarding the F-16. Because of the use of the platform by...

India Could Become Next Hub for F-16 Jets in a Blow to Pakistan https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-22/lockheed-s-pitch-to-india-f-16s-jobs-and-a-blow-to-pakistan It looks like Pakistan is close to eternal damnation with its F-16 fleet. Of course Pakistan can always rummage US...

That's an F-2 multi-role fighter Japan's enlarged F-16.

F-16 shows its age in this video while it's side-by-side with F-35:

While F-16 Block 60 is still potent, the IAf would be future proofed with the F-35.

Okay if these fanboys brawl can't be stopped, then at least let's have some order. I think the best way to compare the two is against the following specifications: 1) thrust to weight ratio; 2) g-limits; 3) Max. take-off weight; 4) speed at sea level and altitude; 5) service ceiling; 6) rate...

I know but I can't get a photo of Mk2. In any case, I don't think there's much visual change between LCA Mk1 and Mk2.

versus Since this is purely a fanboys club thread why don't we have a poll on which aircraft would be better (based on uninformed and biased opinions)... maybe the looks would be a good start?