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that's why I mentioned a tailored J10Sir J31/FC31 will take more than 2 years atleast
Sir for expediency's sake we should buy two squadrons (36) as it isthat's why I mentioned a tailored J10
I dont know what indian planners are thinking ... Indian inventory:
Rafale
su30 MKI
Mig 29
Mig 27
Tejas
Mirages
Jaguar
Mig 21
Now they are still looking for atleast three further type of aircrafts that needs to be different from above
5th generation platform
naval aircraft
Mid-weight aircraft
This is insane ... Only Mig 21 are for immediate retirement rest will stay atleast for a decade (as jaguar are being upgraded)
India would be overburdening its air force if it buys F-16/F-21. The logical thing for India is to buy around 100 Rafale's & continue with the LCA MK2 project.
But problem is not the platform... su-30 is a VERY capable jet. Just the shit quality of pilots that find it joyful even when failing their missions, trigger happy people that shot down their own.
You are asking for a jf 17 vs jet that can do a pilot’s job for him.
Lockheed Martin offers the F-21 fighter jet to India
Image : U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen
During AeroIndia show in Bengalore, Lockheed-Martin revealed on February 20, 2019, the new name of its contender competing to become the new fighter jet of the Indian Air Force: the F-21.
While the name might be reminiscent of the F-22 Raptor, also manufactured by Lockheed Martin, the F-21 is in fact an F-16V "Viper" adapted to the needs of the Indian Air Force.
To do so, the F-21 is fitted with a Ground Collision Avoidance System (GCAS), a retractable flight refueling boom, a "Sniper" targeting pod, and an Active Electronically Scanned Array AN/APG-83 radar provided by Northrop-Grumman, derived from the two radars that already equip the F-22 and the F-35.
And the American manufacturer insists heavily on the commonality between the F-21 and the two stealth fighters in its catalogue. “The F-21 has common components and learning from Lockheed Martin’s 5th Generation F-22 and F-35 and will share a common supply chain on a variety of components” says the manufacturer reported by Reuters. It goes as far as to name its candidate “India's Pathway to F-35”.
This tender favors "make in India" proposal, with technology transfers and the use of companies in the Indian aviation sector. Dassault Aviation has been allied with Reliance since the previous tender (MMRCA) which saw 36 Rafale being ordered, while Boeing relies on Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Mahindra Defense Systems. As for Lockheed Martin, it promised that through Tata Advanced Systems, it would build F-21 assembly lines in India which would create "thousands of jobs" for Indian workers and support "hundreds of new jobs" for American engineers. Hopefully for Lockheed, this will please both the “Made in India” and the “America First” campaigns.
https://www.aerotime.aero/clement.c...d-martin-offers-the-f-21-fighter-jet-to-india
F-21 aka F-16E can take JF-17 Block 3 !
sad...the americans managed to convince the indians to buy a fighter that they themselves won't buy...pathetic indians.Jf 17 vs f-21 will be an interesting and equally matching competition.
But for indian pilots it will take 5 to 7 years in order to come on equal footing with paf jf 17 pr f-16 pilots provided israeliz or americans teach them tactics.
If they dont teach india it would be 30 to 15 years of learning curve for mastery of f-16/f-21
sad...the americans managed to convince the indians to buy a fighter that they themselves won't buy...pathetic indians.