Basel
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I totally agree. There has also been an ambiguity about Pakistani hardware against good fighter with electronic suite. If Pakistan can actually give a fight ?
With this weapon and few hoax blow up trucks Pakistan can keep IAF guessing.
Pakistan does not show all weapons it purchase and all weapons are not purchased openly too, there are systems which have strategic effects and long range SAMS come into it. PA had FM-90 since some time and Indians were thinking that PA don't have SAM which can protect them beyond 10km, FM-90 provide them protection from PGMs too and working with other air defense systems PA can put a good fight on its own now even with out help of PAF.
It is also important that what Pakistan decide about Russian offer of providing SAMs for PA, will PA, PAF & PN go for any of those systems or they will prefer Chinese upgraded copies of those system? many of which now have AESA radars.
@HRK Actually the deal was only signed in late 2014 so that's not true
Delivery according to contract was to begin after 18-24 months.
Pakistan Seeks To Prop Up Exports, Boost Industry
Also Pakistan ordered 8 IBIS 150 radars (inferior version of IBIS 200).
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India has already inducted several Arudhra AESA radar with 400 km+ range.
You don't get it, talk is about SAM system equipped with AESA radars not just long rang radar and also it will be difficult for any jet to handle AESA radar which is guiding SAM to its target.