The angled tail give the profile a reduced height but I wonder about the length from what is published I see three different values but it sure has a large presence.
I was about to say the same that Stealth is survivability and as Rafale does not have internal bays automatically it can carry more weapons, I have heard of F35 having problems fitting larger weapons. What also is interesting is that like the F35, Rafale is also suppose to serve several...
So one thing that really fascinates me is the absence of any plans for the 5th generation plane for France. Now given M88 full potential in a dual configuration it can give an equal footing to the single engine F35 or the High mass J20 dual engine plane "Only taking about 5th generation engine...
Am positively frantic to know what those critical technologies are and LMJ would be very useful for materials studies and in fact other than warheads its been discussed as a way to get better efficiency from nuclear reactors. So in a way India might benefit in smaller size reactors which will...
So r they saying you have to buy Storm with PAKFA Naval versions as a packed deal because this would not be the first time Russians have used this tactic.
That missile has a very good "No Escape Zone" thats the biggest feature of this missile over any other. Also the range of this thing has not been officially listed, Most say 100+ while others say 150-160km.
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The only thing that America can give of value is aerospace tech not the F16 but the tech surrounding it. The engine "Full", experiment with the F16 frame aka XL, etc and related technologies. As a package the F16 is limited while it maybe ahead of the LCA in its latest...
But trust is not the only thing, from what is being floated on the net PAK-FA and to a certain extend any derivative will be less stealthy than a F35/F22 and hot n powerful engines add to the signature. I wonder if India has asked to custom cooling or padding, the Chinese J20 seems to go an...
The engines will be in their direct control, there is no way India can reverse engg those beasts. The plane body on the other hand is a different thing and making a 1:1 copy is not difficult. Not to mention the internals of Tejas can be used for most things inside the F16 infact the flyby was...
PAK-FA/ FAGFA are sure to be in these talks other than the ships. I sure am real glad that other than India the derivatives of PAK-FA will be available to other countries and in effect will offset the influence of J20/F31 around this region.