Yes, exactly that.
Indian Media:
If J-20 is so good why is China buying Su-35?
My Question is:
If Tejas is so good, why is India buying:
Rafale
Super Sukhoi
MiG-29 UPG
Su-50
F-16/Gripen
Thick is the head of this one.
China with all its power is yet to perfect lot of things. They are doing stop gap measures until their systems are 100%. Just like what India is trying to do.
India always has operational doctrine of Heavy, Medium and Light Fighters. Why is this? That is not the thread topic. Or even if it is, you need to have ex IAF commanders here to comprehend the boondoggle.
Current Heavy is Su30MKI --> Upgraded to Super Sukhoi, will be replaced with T50. This is projected beyond 2025.
Current Mediums are the M2000 and the Mig29 --> M2000 is replaced with Rafale, Mig 29 is upgraded to Mig29UPG. AMCA is the future for this line. Projected beyond 2020.
Current light ones are All the Mig 21's --> They all are being phased out. over 200. LCA is a new jet with new manufacturing line. India will not wait 20 years for HAL to make the number. Hence the need to opt for 2 single enginer fighters. One is HAL Tejas. HAL max can do 12 fighters a year. Nothing more. They do not have the capability or man power to do it. Unless HAL is split into different op cos. So how do you make up the numbers? Get a new line. Hence the F16 or any other jargon. If you read properly, the numbers are always 150~200 projected by the companies themselves. They know they wont get more than that.
Also LCA mk2 will not happen. LCA project will mature with LCA mk1A. After that all effort of ADA will be on AMCA. Why? LCA Mk2 is not mk2, it is a brand new jet.
This was China's style 10 or 15 years back.
Now lets get back to shit talk. Logic and facts goes bad in this thread.