It is not the only AESA fielded by the Chinese they have been flying with AESA radars for some time now. Even the KLJ7A has been tested on different testbeds but still, it's not fielded in numbers, and haven't seen any combat exercise. At least it's ready and customers can be given trials or they can test themselves if they are interested. This would be the last time you got a response from me if I see you running in circles again with silly whataboutism.
So prey tell me if Uttam is not ready for your Airforce is it ready for the customer? Does it stand a chance against Klj7A if tomorrow they decide to make a comparison or it will take some time for the trials?
The RMAF will be free to evaluate the Uttam AESA that has been FLYING on 2 LCA testbed fighters and 1 business jet. Just because it hasn't yet been productionised doesn't mean it cannot be tested in it's primary air to air, air to ground and air to sea modes, all of which have completed development.
Again, if I were an RMAF evaluator, I would look at the technology offered. Is it GaAs or GaN for the TRMs? Both Uttam and KLJ-7A are GaAs radars, so no advantage to either of them.
Second- what detection, tracking specs would I be looking at for a given RCS target of say 5 sq m? How good would the resolution of ground mapping be? What about SAR/ ISAR? I would ask to be shown that in flight tests or with data from flight tests. Given the fact that the KLJ-7A is an Air cooled AESA radar, I can safely say that it's performance will not match that of liquid cooled AESA radars, unless I have discovered new laws of physics and thermodynamics in particular.
Third- By when is this slated to be in service? The answer would be possibly 2023-24 for the Tejas Mk1A and probably 2022-23 for the JF-17 Block III.
Fourth- Has it been ordered by any other Air Force or will the RMAF be the guinea pig? Answer would be yes for both so no advantage to either. Since the Uttam is already flying on Tejas testbeds, has been validated by DRDO labs AND the IAF, and has been confirmed to be productionised by the time the 21st Tejas Mk1A rolls out of the assembly line, I would ask for the contract to include clauses in case of any delays.
Keep in mind, the IAF ordered Su-30MKIs with the Bars radar that was STILL IN DEVELOPMENT. In fact, the Bars was being upgraded to meet the original specs even after the 60-70 Su-30MKIs were already inducted. So it's not new to see services order on the back of promised performance specs.
Let's be real here. Tejas Mk1A won't fly for another 1-2 years and production will start a year after that. JF-17 III production has already started, and its first flight was over a year ago. So it's more likely that JF-17 III will be competing with baseline Tejas than Tejas Mk-1A.
No it won't.
Because HAL has offered the Tejas Mk1A not the Tejas Mk1, since that is the Tejas spec that will be in production at the time that the RMAF will be expecting deliveries of it's light fighter. Keep in mind that the RMAF cannot expect deliveries any earlier than 36 months from contract signature. And contract signature is God knows how far away. Could be months (very very optimistic) or years (more probable).
And HAL is working towards getting the Mk1A in production by 2023. Primary elements on the Tejas Mk1A are already being flight tested on Tejas Mk1 Limited Series Prototypes.
Neverminds, At least it proves;
JF17- More fuel efficient
Tejaz- More fuel guzzler
Lol..Just HOW?! Please do explain..
F-404 is more fuel efficient than RD-93. So how is the Tejas more of a fuel guzzler? Lol..kuch bhi bolne ka.
Which HMDS does JFT-BIII has?
Nobody knows. They're still speculating on that..will obviously be a Chinese system only since there are few other options realistically speaking.