Gessler
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Big difference between "can" it carry or "will" it carry.
Ofcourse it can carry A2A missiles coz it has an A2A-optimised radar for detecting, tracking & locking
aerial threats, but as for will it, maybe not. Shooting down enemy fighters is not this plane's job,
that is done by the escorts of the P-8I. (like MiG-29K or Su-30MKI).
But let's not forget that this radars & EW suites aboard the P-8I are very much capable of jamming the
enemy fighter radars and make it difficult for them to acquire a steady lock on the P-8I, in the meantime,
the escorts will be fcuking the enemies will missiles.
Its radar is powerful enough to overpower most fighter radars in IN's AO. The capability will be
enhanced further as time goes by.
Ofcourse it can carry A2A missiles coz it has an A2A-optimised radar for detecting, tracking & locking
aerial threats, but as for will it, maybe not. Shooting down enemy fighters is not this plane's job,
that is done by the escorts of the P-8I. (like MiG-29K or Su-30MKI).
But let's not forget that this radars & EW suites aboard the P-8I are very much capable of jamming the
enemy fighter radars and make it difficult for them to acquire a steady lock on the P-8I, in the meantime,
the escorts will be fcuking the enemies will missiles.
Its radar is powerful enough to overpower most fighter radars in IN's AO. The capability will be
enhanced further as time goes by.