I wonder from where or from whom do you get to hear such stuff.
Another factually incorrect statement.
The problem with naval rafales is that they don't fit on any of our carriers unless you remove the wingtips and that causes greater delay in operational tempo and increased costs of acquisition since you would need to finance the R&D of certifying removable wingtips for Rafales. Besides IN has its own structure and logistic chains for dealing with naval aviation and F-18s share the same engines as LCA, it might be better for India overall to go for the F-18s because as India build its support structure for F-18s, indirectly, it enhances the support structure for its LCAs.
No you are just not getting complete information. You were not aware that China received limited licensed production of the RD-93s during the late 90s and 2000s before it was yanked back by the Russians during the 2010s. So when China supplied PAF with early generation of JF-17s, those planes came with Chinese built Russian designed engines.
Did you notice that it says Russian made and China made as opposed to saying Russian designed and Chinese designed. Furthermore, did you notice in that article that Russia and Pakistan agreed to purchase Russian engines outright from Russia as opposed to getting the Russian engines from China and that deliveries would start in 2020.Pakistan to Stick With Russian Engine for JF-17 Fighter Jet
Chinese-made engines remain a tough sell.thediplomat.com
Russia confirms progress on new jet engine. Is it for Pak JF-17 fighter?
Despite repeated Indian protests, Russia has continued supply of RD-93 to Pakistanwww.theweek.in
Pakistanis are a guinea pig for Chinese who have been trying to build an engine since they bought the
i think we will be operating F-35 in a few decades.wasnt @Dark Sorrow right ?
RD-93 is a direct derivative of RD-33. RD-33s were first used on the JF-17s and after PAF's request, RD-33 was modified into RD-93 specifically for JF-17.
wasnt @Dark Sorrow right ?
Pakistan will not replace the JF-17’s Russian-made Klimov/Sarkisov RD-93 power plant with a new Chinese engine in the foreseeable future despite Chinese reports to the contrary, IHS Jane’s Defense Weekly reveals.
Mig-29 uses a different engine , RD-33 .
Maybe rehearsal for upcoming Indian Airforce Day which will be held in the city.
Yes jodhpur's mig 27 squads were replaced by su 30.. btw whoever snapped this pic from military cum civilian airport, it's banned and cabin crew announce it.. so chupa ke rakho Saar!
Bhai found it in a youtube video and took screenshot
I am more interested to know will we be offered AIM-260 JATM?
What new is JATM bringing to the table that Astra Mk-3 won't?
It seems you are correct, Meteor indeed lacks an AESA seeker. But that got me questioning if there are really any overwhelming advantages of having an AESA seeker over an X-band seeker. Mind you, for radars, it is a different game as AESA offers multiple other capabilities other than target tracking.
Regarding J-20s capabilities, we can only guess. Defense analysts can only speculate from external features and behaviors. What we know, is that J-20 seems to be underpowered, prioritizes frontal stealth, and has low payload capacity.
Wouldn't an AESA BVRAAM seeker with vilvaldi be ultrawideband and thus more difficult to jam?
Yes, but a seeker is useless in UWB frequencies as switching to longer wavelengths will deteriorate the accuracy for tracking. It is equivalent to switching off the seeker. They need to get into X or Ku-bands for target acquisition.
