Honestly,Chinese J-7 is copied from MIG-21, and China has developed and refined the J-7 fighter now which is the best version in MIG-21 family
The J-7 is
NOT the most advanced version of the Mig-21 family.
Our Mig-21's have been upgraded to the very potent (as acknolwedged by USAF pilots at the Nellis AFB) Mig 21-Bisons, extending their life by a good 15 years. They will however need to be replaced before they are fully phased out by 2017 (ergo the MRCA). The Bisons are armed with the phased-array, 8 target simultaneous tracking, X-band pulse-Doppler Phazotron Kopyo radar, integrated BVR capabilities and the active homing air-to-air missiles such as the R-77 / AA-12 Adder.
The other specs of the Mig-21 Bi’s are the Sextant's TOTEM RLG-INS with NSS-100P GPS embedded GPS receivers, the very nice El-Op HUD, Infrared search and track system from Russia's URALs optical-mechanical plant, HOTAS controls, new HF/VHF/UHF radios, twin conformal Vympel flare dispensers (26mm, 120 rounds) and a new electric power supply system. The DRDO has also developed an RWR code-named the ‘Tarang’, fitted on the Mig-21’s and an advanced version of which will be fitted on the Su-30MKI's.
In addition, The Indian Air Force (IAF) is now adding stealth modifications to an existing $340m programme to upgrade 125 of its MiG-21bis fighters to MiG-21-93 standard.
Further developments on the Mig-21 'Bisons' include:
-Helmet-mounted target designator
-A new stores management system
-An inertial navigation system
-A digital air data computer system
-New onboard radio command receiving equipment
-New flare dispensers (26 mm 120 rounds)
-New electric power supply systems, controlling and recording systems
-Two Sextant MFD-55 LCD displays; and
-A new liquid air cooling system
No variant of the J-7: including the J-7MP returned to the China after barely two years of use with recommendations for 24 upgrades, including replacing the original GEC-Marconi Type 226 Skyranger radar with the Italian FIAR Grifo-7 radar, the J-7IIK that resulted from the conversion program to upgrade Chinese J-7's to the J-7MP/F-7MP/F-7P standard, the J-7III reverse-engineered copies of MiG-21MF "Fishbed-J," reportedly obtained from Egypt and fitted with the 'new' (very heavy, very low range and low MTBF) JL-7 fire-control radar, the J7E with its helmet mounted sight incompatible with its British GEC-Marconi radars, the F-7PG with its single-piece windshiled or the abandoned J-7FS and the abandoned J-7MF
fully adhere to those standards.
But so far, the India can't even make or COPY the MIG-21 fighter all by themselves .
ROFl, you evidently know
nothing of the DRDO or the HAL.
If India were to adopt China's example, it would merely copy and produce and wouldnt give a rat's behind. That would also lock it out of future license production. If India floods the market with Milan ripoffs, then there would be no Milan-ER in Indian service, not to mention a court case directed against the GOI. These are strategic decisions to take.
Maybe you want to say sth about the LCA. Well,tell me how can you guys develop some highly advanced aircraft without the ablity to produce some less advanced one. BTW, the China J-10 are already in service now, where is the LCA??
Maybe you want to say "sth" about the LCA? Let's hear you try, what do you know of the LCA development and program. And then let's hear you spout your knowledge about the J-10/FC-20 program, that remained in development for well over 20 years: "officially" since 1979, and unofficially since well before that, had its first testflight nineteen years later in 1998, and entered active duty 26 years later in 2005, none of which would have been possible were it not for Lavi's very generous design and canard configuration transfer .
And you talk about our "30-year program"?
High-tek can not be bought or borrowed. Because nobudy would give you the high-tek. You are on your own. R&D step by step,that is the only way.
But we are getting "high tek". And our "R&D step by step" is also well "on its way".
