I think reducing component and subsystems to 2 or 3 suppliers will make Tejas more marketable. Also i believe Malaysia, or any other country for that matter, testing Tejas will be beneficial for India as well.
Tejas Mk1A has 4 primary LRUs that are sourced from Israel.
Elta 2052 AESA radar
Elta 8222-Wide Band Self protection jammer
DASH HMDS
Litening LDP
One of the primary sensors of the Tejas Mk1A, the Elta 2052 AESA will be replaced by the indigenous LRDE Uttam AESA radar from the 20th or so Tejas Mk1A that is produced.
Apart from that, another Israeli equipment on the type is the SPJ, which is the Elta 8222-WB Wide Band Jammer. There was an indigenous jammer that was displayed at Aero India 2021 but not sure if it's status is such that it can be replaced by an indigenous one anytime soon.
Elta's Litening LDP is used extensively on the Tejas Mk1 and will continue with Mk1A and Mk2 as well..only option will be integrating the French Damocles, but it is an inferior pod. Anyway that will be a Malaysia choice to make.
As far as HMDS is concerned, as of now, the JF-17 Block 3 doesn't even have a known HMDS selected and integrated with the type. Whereas the Israeli DASH / Targo are already being used on the Tejas since years.
If Israeli equipment is to be an issue with the Malays, then they will find the FA-50 is no better than the Tejas. It's radar is the Elta 2032 as well and it doesn't have any plan so far to go with an AESA, although KAI could theoretically integrate the AESA radar developed for the KF-21 Boromae with the FA-50 as well.
FA-50 doesn't have any BVRAAM weapon either. Tejas has the Derby, Derby-ER and Astra Mk1 integration is on-going..Tejas Mk1A will also be integrated with the dual pulse Astra Mk2 once it is ready.
Flanker is basically for air superiority ànd your Tejas have too much avionics ànd radars from Israel, may be Israel Will not allow you to sell Tejas to Malaysia because of Malaysian stand on phalistine issue most chance of induction in Malaysian air Force kai F/A 50
What radar do you think the FA-50 flies with? Elta 2032.