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Radomes ....
why overhaul JF-17 radomes are in this colour ....
I like them. Primarily, because they look better. Secondarily, because the USAF, during DACT exercises in the earlier years of the F-16, found out that the darker colored radomes made you a fair bit easier to spot.
Aoa sir, I have failed to convey, sir if there are 50 JF 17 using air cooled AESA radar with package from east and 50 JF using liquid cooled AESA radar with package from west can be used as a pair and will able to deliver two kind of integrated weapons for just an example I.e SD 10 as well AMRAAM, then what is obstacle ? Two different Radar with two different package integrated???
The problem would be the logistics of it all. 1) The more you produce/procure of an item the less costly it becomes due to economies of scale. So by dividing the quantities between two different 'radar + package' you'd be increasing the costs of both options. Costs which could be saved and then spent on buying more of the same or of another item. 2) It would take twice as much effort, time, money, and expertise to integrate, validate, and then maintain two separate systems at the same time. 3) If the radars are not a 1 for 1 match, there would have to be two different sub assemblies for manufacturing the airframes. Two different regimens for the training of pilots, engineers, and support staff. Two different sets of operational procedures. Etc. etc. If the radars + packages are a 1 for 1 match then the whole issue is moot.
To minimize all of the above, you opt for commonality as much as you can. In an ideal world an Air Force would have a single type of aircraft that can do anything and everything at peak performance.
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