Meteor was designed by European consortium for European platforms which includes Typhoon, Gripen, Rafale. Even the in service F-16's were not integrated with it. So does this mean Meteor is immature?
For a one sided mind, it might seem a immature system. But I look into the sub components parts of a system and in there, it is one of the most MATURED missile system.
Could we say same for Astra? Most of its test were carried out with Russian seekers, which BTW according to you is SHIT.
Yes. Developers matters. Especially when they have decades of experience behind them in designing and development. Their product like Meteor has gained on the experience of AA series, 530 series, Mica, Skyflash, ASRAAM. Could DRDO put such experience behind Astra?
Scientist Pilot term is used because you used the same in an early post.
Now on your point of what they could do that the development team can't. User when gives specifications for developments, they give a general spec as about the range required and operational altitude. Based on that a product is designed and developed. BVR starts from 30 km onwards. Now DRDO designed a missile for 110 km, its their credit. They developed and got the seeker accepted by user, again their credit.
Now user has to carry on trials of the system before certifying the product which they did and further placed limited orders of the same. Now if you ask that what more user have to do, well they have to open up the performance envelope of the system. How?
Well, Astra has been designed to engage a target head on at 110 km at 30k feet. What about its engagement range at 10k feet?
What would be the rules of engagement for a pilot to engage a target at 10k feet while flying at 20 or say 15k feet or vice versa?
Who would say or teach these to pilots? DRDO?
You believe they would come and say, "Ok boys, if you detect a target flying 1k feet below you, you have to come down to same altitude before releasing missile or you should release missile at X minimum range". Do you think it happens like this?
Who according to you would be making these charts?
Even in case of M777, IA did made firing charts with limited numbers before going for induction of the whole lot.
You got any more Rajdeep like questions?