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The Indian battlegroup is becoming increasingly covered with surface to air threats such as the short range Strelas, Osa and Barak-8s. These will provide effective protection against basic bombing and strafing runs over formations.
To be able to stay out of the range of these weapons we need stand off munitions with visual or IR guidance that a forward air controller can designate for the pilot or the pilot himself can pick out from the ground and stop whilst still keeping away from these threats.
Other then guidance package (absence of Electro-optical guidance or IR guidance) I don't think there is any serious shortcoming in C-802, it offer greater range (~180 KM) & heavier warhead (~ 200 Kg) then Maverick