You've totally missed the point I was making. You keep talking about T/R modules and hardware, while I am talking about the software and what the radar can actually do, i.e its brains in terms of capabilities, and that is where the CCP military is lagging. Anyone can put together a bunch of over the counter T/R modules in a radar and claim that it's the best (when it's actually crap in terms of what it can do, and ECM and ECCM), but it's because of western technology restrictions on China that the "programming and capabilities" of such a radar are lacking, including susceptibility to modern western jammers. And that is what the Chinese are trying to steal/copy from Russia through imports such as SU-35 and S-400. If CCP military radar technology was already as advanced as they claimed, then why did they order SU-35s and S-400 from Russia in spite of them having 2 decades old Russian radar technology (downgraded for export to CCP military)? To copy their radar software modes and functions of course. But Russians are no fools and only sell the most downgraded (in terms of software capabilities) technology to CCP military, because they know it will be stolen. That is why I said that in terms of the back-end capabilities, the CCP military is still stuck at the PESA level (modes, etc.) and their radars will be jammed by the more modern AESA jammers on the Rafale. And I have seen images of the so called AESA radar in the J-20, and can tell just by looking at it (primitive antennas, etc.) that it's at least 2 generations behind the Rafale's radar in terms of technology.
As far as copying off the shelf optronics, there is no comparison between what is required on a military fighter jet which has to put up with G forces and be able to function in much harsher conditions (supersonic at high altitudes and putting up with much greater forces) as well as seeing through cloud cover, etc while functioning at all different kinds of conditions. That is why there is civilian grade, and then military grade which has to withstand a lot harsher conditions (Note that this also holds true for radar hardware). Modern western optronics on fighters work over several hundred km distances under tough conditions, while the current state of CCP military grade optronics is still stuck at around 30 km distance, and also breaks down a lot and not as reliable in terms of detection and false positives as the western technology.
Do not go by what is advertised in CCP brochures. Things are not as great as the CCP brochures claim, and it's a part of CCP's propaganda and psy ops warfare used to intimidate the enemy (so that the enemy gives up) in order to win wars without fighting. But outsiders don't realize how much of CCP military's claims are propaganda, hot air and psy ops, to brainwash both Chinese people and foreigners.
PS, a lot of Indian civilians with zero knowledge of CCP military technological limitations fall for CCP propaganda talking points. Then there are CCP bots who parrot CCP propaganda points without thinking.
The Indian military is not stupid, and is well aware of the limitations of the CCP military.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) will formally induct the newly acquired Rafale fighter jets today at its Ambala air base.Here’s a comparison between China’s J-20 and India’s Rafale fighter jetsRafale’s engine is better in terms of reliability, longevity and maintainability, according to reports...
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I would rather trust the word of an IAF air marshal who has seen the IAF intelligence reports on the J-20 as opposed to someone who has been drinking the CCP military propaganda koolaid, and comes with claims about GAN T/R modules and civilian optronics without any understanding of what is required in fighter sensors and avionics.
