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What are they telling about the missile? Will some translate that part...
The problem needn't be with JF 17's RCS, external weapons could give it away even if the platform itself is low RCS. Hence MKI might enjoy a better advantage.This is the missile range, not radar's range, aircraft first gets detected by the radar, once it comes within the missile range, the missile is launched, which is guided by the aircraft till it reaches at 30KM or so range, from where the missile's own active radar seeker detects the target and zooms onto it, even then the aircraft radar can provide it with location to where search or head towards the target.
MKI is a big target, which will be detected at atleast 100+KM range by the JF-17s, yeah MKIs radar range is much more, but the lesser the RCS of the aircraft, lesser would be the range at which JF-17 can get detected, and we don't know the RCS for JF-17, thus we can't say at what range the MKIs radar will detect it, thus for now its just imaginative on which will detect at what range and who will have the first chance to fire its missile, even the AEW&C is compatible with BVR missiles can guide the missile towards its target, while the launching platform can take a turn and make a run to safe itself from incoming missiles from enemy aircraft.
So all speculation for now, who will be the hunter and who will get hunted.
The problem needn't be with JF 17's RCS, external weapons could give it away even if the platform itself is low RCS. Hence MKI might enjoy a better advantage.
They would but so would the MKI's, unless that weapons bay tested for it becomes a reality, nothing will change the fact that the MKI will be seen first. Also a lot depends on what the aircraft choses to show, Considering a head on engagement the frontal RCS of an aircraft will still make a great contribution whether there are weapons out there or not.
What the actual equation is though, is if the JF can fire a weapon at the MKI before it is seen itself.. and if that weapons can be fired before the MKI is able to get a shot off.
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That will be a function of the Radar's range. Most importantly, Su always had a high RCS and we knew that even when we inducted it. The Su has a different design philiosophy...not entirely RCS based...bigger, meaner & badder- You have a radar and mine is better, you have something mine will be better. Therefore the lesser emphasis on the RCS and higher emphasis on technology and package. One requirement of this philiosophy is to continuously upgrade the package to keep the edge (which we seem to be doing). Your argument is that JF 17 will not be dected because it is SMALL. I would more accurately term it as SMALLER to MKI because JF 17 isn't THAT small isn't it? I mean you want it almost an MRCA type jet. Sure there's no way MKI won't be picked out (it isn't bothered) but speculating that MKI will not pick JF 17 out FIRST IF it has a longer range radar isn't gonna cut it. For that you'll have to keep a close watch on the upgrades.
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The problem needn't be with JF 17's RCS, external weapons could give it away even if the platform itself is low RCS. Hence MKI might enjoy a better advantage.