FOC can only be achieved several years after IOC. In the case of India, it needs more than 10 years. IOC cannot be achieved until the first squadron is formed. IOC for LCA is around 2025. FOC for LCA is around 2035.
The same concept holds true. Bigger fighter planes kill smaller fighter planes. It's ratios that matter. In WW2 bigger American fighter planes had better power to weight ratios compared to smaller Japanese fighter planes resulting in higher speeds. Bigger Russian fighter planes have better...
Bigger fighter planes are more capable than smaller fighter planes. In WW2 bigger American fighter planes had better power to weight ratios compared to smaller Japanese fighter planes resulting in higher speeds. Bigger Russian fighter planes have better detection range to RCS ratios compared to...