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You forget the J-10B which will most probably be the best air-superiority fighter in South Asia this decade.
You forget the J-10B which will most probably be the best air-superiority fighter in South Asia this decade.
Tumhe nahin milne wala, stop acting like cheer leader... AND STICK TO THE TOPIC.You forget the J-10B which will most probably be the best air-superiority fighter in South Asia this decade.
19 JUN, 2012, 08.53PM IST, PTI
Sukhoi fighters to be equipped with BrahMos missiles
NEW DELHI: India is moving towards joining the club of few countries having air-launched cruise missiles with a proposal to equip IAF's frontline fighter aircraft Su-30 MKI with BrahMos.
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) is soon expected to consider the proposal of the Defence Ministry to procure the air-launched version of the 290-km-range BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles for the Indian Air Force, sources said.
The proposal involves sanctioning of funds for the integration and testing of the BrahMos missile on the Russian-origin Su-30MKI of the IAF, they said.
As per the plans, the first test of the air-launched version of the supersonic cruise missile, developed jointly by India and Russia, is to be conducted by December-end.
Sources said two SU-30 MKI of the IAF would be modified indigenously by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at its Nasik facility where they will also be integrated with the aerial launcher developed by the BrahMos.
The BrahMos missiles integrated on the Su-30s will help the IAF in achieving the capability to deliver a deadly-blow to enemy formations from stand-off ranges of around 300 km without getting close to them.
The air-launched version, they said, will be lighter and smaller than the land-based version of the missile so that it can be fitted to the aircraft.
One of the two speed boosters in the missile has been removed for the air version of the weapon system as after being launched from an aircraft moving at a speed of more than 1.5 mach, the missile will automatically gain its momentum and maintain its speed of 2.8 mach, the sources said.
The range and speed of the missile will remain the same as that of its land and ship-launched versions, they said.
At present, only a few countries like the US have air-launched cruise missiles
Sukhoi fighters to be equipped with BrahMos missiles - The Economic Times
You forget the J-10B which will most probably be the best air-superiority fighter in South Asia this decade.
yeah but thats not gonna happen before 2014-2015.......though AFAIK current mkis can carry one brahmos without any structural changes!!!!
basically both are good dogfighters but SU 30 mki has advantage of 3 axis TVC nozzles which may give him a slight edge .
But Rafale has also remarkable turn rate & manuverabilty some french pilots even claim to have achieve mind blowing 11G manuveur
yes rafale has advantage in Stealth ,AVIONICS & ECM like(spectra) ,sensor fusion ,long range ,exceptional Air to ground attack
capabiltity ,
Well i have not said about future capabilty thats
i) capabilty to have laser based DIRCM
ii) UCAV control by rafale pilots
iii) next gen AREOS reco NG electronic intelleigience,FSO NG
iv) even some stealth modifications like cocoon shaped weapon pods
my pleasure^^ Nice post as ever DOC....
Actually i think i will need soon enough....my pleasure
plz save that post in future u may need it as i would not be avaliable always to defend rafale
LOLLZPlease give me the corrected info i will update it ...lets make it as perfect as it can be....
LOLLZ
Dude u r indirectly asking me to do an another layman analysis on RAFALE VS SU 30 mki
any ways plz refer my RAFALE"S mini encyclopedia thread
http://www.defence.pk/forums/indian-defence/163714-rafales-mini-encylopedia-its-fanboyz.html
well we cant say it as a totally layman analysis....
getting that much specs is not a easy job to do....
source frm where i posted
AVIATION SITE
anyways thanks for rafale encylopedia