I mean did they ask for better quality stuff? Rostec in 2014 published GaN EW modules for 3 different aircrafts unless that is what the indians wanted for the aircrafts they purchase or not? Not to pour salt to your wounds or any indians here but stupid choices from India do happen, for example purchasing 4th gen Rafales for 100 million dollars each instead of going for F-35s which was a choice for them at a cheaper cost.
Which Russian aircraft use GaN EW modules? Care to elaborate on same. GaN modules is not every thong. Its just one piece of technology. Their are lot of different things required to make a successful radar or EW suite.
With F-35 their are lot of strategic implications that need to be analyzed in detail. Also F-35 was not offered for original MMRCA deal.
https://aviationweek.com/shownews/d...-carve-out-niche-international-fighter-market
The main advantage of the Su-75 is set to be its low price and high combat potential. UAC CEO Yuri Slyusar said the Checkmate will be offered at a similar price to the Gripen NG; Chemezov set the fighter’s price at $25-30 million. Mikhail Strelets, head of Sukhoi Design Bureau, declared that the Checkmate’s flight-hour cost will be “seven times less” than an F-35’s.
Keyword is
will-be. Every thing is hypothetical as of now.
Your source is some Journalist claiming all hypothetical scenario with concrete source or data. Without hard facts and data all this should be considered propaganda BS.
Sky rocket from 25 to 30 million?
Start adding features to make Su-75 price will skyrocket . It doesn't matters what you starting cost is. What matters is what your final cost is.
I guess you guys or people are already nervous about the AMCA program when this aircraft was introduced,
We are nervous because Russian along with our esteemed import lobby will go to any extent to make IAF import stuff from Russia even if it is inferior.
If you are bitching about the avionics part than dont worry the LTS is open architecture lol.
Once we staring adding and/or replacing avionics the price will skyrocket (vikramaditya BS will take place all over again).
nothing heard from the west about it
No one claimed that West had such weapons on the contrary you're indirectly implying Russians where having these technologies while West doesn't.
5th gens dont but which one and it better be fighter class?
They do have Flares. DIRCM is not everything. Western philosophy is to use flare with maneuvering to avoid IR-missiles. As per them DIRCM is too bulk, power hungry and too counter-productive to stealth. Just having DIRCM doesn't make Su-57 better especially when it lacks in other departments.
DIRCM aren't very effective against Air to Air IR guided missiles.