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You don't need any permission from Russians for the re-designing airframe, that is your plane, you have 100% ownership of it. However, any potential fault or issues after your re-designing will be your responsibility, they can reject to provide service, maintenance listed in the contract...

As long as India is still using Russia's machines/production line to produce any key Russian component/sub-system, India always need to seek permission from Russians.

Then how did India get the capability to produce AL-31 within her own country?

Of course Russians have transferred the technology of AL-31. But this technology is all about manufacturing, nothing more.

Really? Obviously you know something that Dassault doesn't know. "The SPECTRA system carries out reliable long-range detection, identification and localisation of threats, allowing the pilot to instantly select the most effective defensive measures based on combinations of radar jamming...

There is no force in any country is responsible to believe their own domestic industries. It is the government who is responsible for this and it is the government investing big money in the industrial basis to support. There is no way military budget can cover that part.

No, the one you are talking about is PL21.

That is a funny comparison: If we push the time 5 years earlier, UK was still a country much bigger than Pakistan, Pakistan and India were still a part of UK; Well, Paksitan has to spend every cent they have on the confrontation against an enormous neighbor which also got enormous support...

Sending Su-30MKI arming with big cruise missiles through Chinese air defense system 500km deep into China to attack any major city (1000km away from border) is suicide.

That is big breakthrough for them already. As a country with only 1/4 of India land and 1/6 of India population, it would be stupid if they try to match every India capability.

JF-17 was designed for Pak specifically, they participated the work from beginning. SU-30 MKI is a Russian jet modified for the India request.

So, after all these pretty words, there is only one thing related to the discussion here: unlike what Indian fanboys believe, the reason of Kaveri trouble is it did get started from scratch.

How many GTX37-14U and GTX37-14UB were produced to power fighter jets? How many hours of ground tests did these 2 run? How many hours of high altitude test did these 2 take? Based on US & Russa's experience, design & producing prototype is only about 10% of the whole project, ground & high...

On the contrast, India is the only country didn't start from scratch. unlike other countries who started from designing early stage turbofan engine which is equal to American's 70s engine - simpler, heavier and less electronic assistance, India wished to build an engine of 90s level: SCB, higher...

No, that is not what you said. You suggest the AWACS armed with larger and bigger sensors will be able to help forth generation fighter to counter a stealth fighter. If your solution is to equip the F-15, Su-27 or J-10 with bigger and better sensors to make them capable of shooting first, the...

The problem is not the sensor, AWACS can always get a bigger and better sensor to detect the stealth plane. The problem is those non-stealth fighter that carries hunting-killing missions. Their sensors are not better than those on the stealth plane. Before they are getting close enough to lock...

Well, that was exactly what PLAAF thought before, they train the pilots with this kind of tactics this and even built the AWACS specifically against stealth fighter. After several drills with J-20, however, they found out that J-20 can shoot down AWACS before J-10s getting close enough.

I beg differences here: Yes, the AWACS can help detect the stealth fighter from larger range and command your own fighter to achieve a optimal position (side or rear) for a surprise attack. However, what you suggest is a tactical solution, there are 2 issues here: 1. Until today, the most, or...

It is your right to believe this kind of BS. Last time, the S-200 fails to intercept Israel Chinese has both S300 and S400, and they don't show that capability.

So far there is not a single SAM can lock a stealth plane from 50 km away. Russia claims her s-400 can do the job, but......