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The lonely Rafale A at Le Bourget

Several facts are omitted. In Hindu dominated regions, in those times, Feudalism made sure that the minorities were abused, oppressed and denied the basic necessities of life. The same happened to Hindus in Muslim dominated regions of the British Raj. Let us not forget that Iqbal's own view...

High gain should lead to high Noise and low Signal:Noise..correct? Meaning the effective range should still be lower than a non-LPI radar. I may be wrong about the LPI mode, but saw on F-16 forum that this was already compatible with F-15C with differing views on whether you require an AESA. I...

Two points I wanted to bring to notice of gambit 1) LPI mode on Raptor: The radar range using LPI mode may be halved, so not the full power of AESA, meaning it brings the Raptor closer to the PAK-FA, where if you believe that the 3D TVC has an advantage, then it negates the LPI advantage (if...

Gambit, Thanks for the educational discussion on RCS. From what I understand, 1) The airframe + necessary structures for aerodynamics should have designs that reduce RCS. 2) Weapons have to be designed for each aircraft type to conform to reduction of RCS, so as to not pose an interactive...