Don't you guys use it with your Mirages, I thought you guys produce it locally.
https://defense.info/partners-corner/2021/11/egyptian-air-force-deploys-with-south-african-pgms/
We already have an indigenous replacement in place, it's called PGHSLD. Al Tariq is integrated purely for export purposes
No they didn't, they didn't even have 1/3rd the budget compared to their global competitors.
And the said laid down QRs asked for results comparable to F 404.
The required thrust was more or less equal to that of F 404
Only if one needed just time and not funding to develop a jet engine.
The said just one engine was supposed to rival F 404 and M88, so let's not get into this debate
Note: I am taking a very simplistic view of aircraft range here for academic purposes. In reality, calculating the range is a complex problem because of the large number of variables involved. An aircraft's flight is not conducted at a single ground speed but varies from zero at take-off, to...
These websites don't mean jack sh*t to me if they are devoid of basic common sense.
What these so called military sites wrote are technically true but they almost always lack the much needed context.
For example is Tejas case, these websites say it's combat radius is 500km (which is the combat...
Tejas will be deployed on the western sector
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/iaf-to-deploy-lca-at-frontline-fighter-bases-in-western-sector-101699640517543.html