Hi,
I always found this 30:1 kill ratio for the F/A-22 or the 100:1 against F-16s a bit amusing. That's the theoretical value, not practical one at all. A single F/A-22 cannot kill more than the missiles it is carrying, and it no where near carries 30 or even half of that, (assuming each AIM120 or AIM9X that it fires actually kills a target)
To be fully stealth, it needs to carry the Air to Air payload internally, meaning only 6 AMRAAMs and 2 Sidewinders. Once all 8 are expended and kill 8 aircraft, F/A-22 cannot do much. So it is more like a 8:1 kill ratio
Of course this case is for a single F/A 22
If it has to use the gattling cannon, then that is a WVR dog fight fight, and if it really is that close, then shit already hit the fan.
Edit:
Sorry i didn't see your earlier post, kill ratio can mean two things....
1-How many does the F/A-22 kill in one sortie/engagement
2-Or how many times (sorties) can it go up against an enemy and get shot or not shot.
America will not give the F-35 to India given the strategic imbalance it will bring. They gave Pakistan BLK52s to balance somewhat, so F-35 in the near future for India is not possible. Americans might let India have F-35 when it feels that both China AND Pakistan have got their hands on similar tech or are about to get it.
So F-35 sales to India are plausible, but not really the American way of playing the balancing act in South Asia.
Well, the T-50 programme is in deep trouble and India has no clue. Already invested so much. Given that India feels the Rafale is expensive, i would love to wait and see how this T-50 and FGFA goes. India cannot build a 5th gen plane on its own, that is given and proven. Since FGFA is also tied to T-50 efforts, that is like a complete screw up.
Meanwhile China is chugging along. No funding issues, though we don't really know where their tech is.