Gomig-21
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The problem with the Egyptian Rafales is they are F3+ and not the latest F3R.
"Both DGA and Dassault intend to use all these developments on future export versions of the Rafale. The aircraft sold to Qatar, Egypt and India are currently set to be equipped with the F3R standard, however."
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2017-06-21/rafale-new-standard-enhance-capabilities
To each his own.
My point was just to highlight how respectfully complementary most Indians such as yourself are of the Israelis and you hardly get the same in return. In fact, for the most part it's the opposite. Shame.
The thing about LM is they can't survive bad publicity from other countries regarding the F-35 due to the numerous attacks on the program at home. They can't admit that the F-35 is still incomplete.
That's true I agree with that based on all the published information to date.
Back to the comparison of the F-35 vs Su-57, here's a very important aspect I mentioned earlier as well as you did when you included variable stage engines. Look how embedded the PW F-135 is, and we all know the technology in the F-135.
Compare this to the setup on the Su-57.