DivineHeretic
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Another point to be noted is that pak has a very weak SAM based air defence grid. Their most capable SAM is the Spada 2000 which is infact a short range SAM system, meaning that the IAF could in theory launch SEAD munitions outside the engagement envelope of the SAM. Even though the PAF has radars and AWACS capable of spotting our aircraft from a medium to long range they dont have the SAM or ground based air defence to take action. Mind you that in the initial phase all PAF BVR capable platforms will be engaging or preparing to engage in air to air combat against our frontline aircraft, leaving their AD from strike aircraft to the SAMs.TEJAS mk-2 can do sead missions in the forward area, which places no restrictions on it's time on station,
Most of the enemy airdefence installations will be concentrated here and are well within the unrefuelled range of tejas,
And the lower RCS of tejas will help in shortening the reaction time of enemy air defense is my opinion,
If it carries only stremlined missiles , I don't think the increase in RCs will be 10 times or 20 times,
If conformal fuel tanks are added it won't contribute much to RCS,
If it carries non streamlined heavy RCS unfriendly external stores it's RCs will increase heavily,
Agreed it's RCS will increase, but the proportionate increase for other heavy fighters like SUKHOI will still be many fold,
If you want to do it deep inside enemy territory Rafale is the candidate,
Otherwise risks are the same
All fighters on SEAD mission need Ew craft support is my assumption, their own radar and jamming abilities won''t do, however superior compared to enemy fighters,
Because these are the first missions carried into well defended enemy airspace in the first day of the battle,
So they will have to rely on EW support besides their own ew suite is my opinion.