FuturePAF
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I think the Indian version of Rafale is latest block and most modern electronics on Rafale including 2005 developed 2012 service RBE2AA AESA. It is good and improve Rafale so much. Then Meteor missile as well. This fighter will be very difficult to challenge for PAF unless block 3 can be service in 2 times higher numbers with PL-15 full range and support with F-16 52 and AIM-120C at least.
Not working on, already done since PL-15 and PL-x is clearly in the photo having a second seeker sensor unit coming out of top. Usually it is active radar or half active radar at least and infrared. More important than having extra infrared is jamming resistance. The modern missiles have much better jamming resistance than old ones. Old ones basically are useless against any advanced country's more modern fighters and equipment.
Good to know it’s in service on the PL-15. And if as you say the single band seekers are useless, even more reason the current seekers on the SD-10 should be upgraded to a dual band seeker.
As far as the Rafale goes, indeed it is a formidable threat, but one which, with intimate knowledge of the enemy fighter and its weapons systems, a EW suite could be prepared to allow a fighter to have some level of self protection. Flying in a formation of Fighters could be dedicated EW variants of the twin seat JF-17 with advanced modern detection sensors and jamming pods, similar to the American Next generation jammer, would make it even more likely the enemy would have to come in close to ensure a high probability of a kill, opening it up to being shot down by the PL-15. The key factor may in deed be the electronics and their algorithms.
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