DRDO is working on Completely new SAM System which is still unnamed and will have range of 150 KM not related to Barak-8 or MR-SAM systems .
Akash MK--2 will be able to hit targets at 35KM , MR-SAM till 70km , New SAM till 150KM and their Probably their will be Astra based SAM systems. it has...
I agree it's flying even J-31 is , but fully operational ?? Without FOC Declared Know one will buy your arguments , everyone knows Jets was purchased in Harakeri by PAF .
Buzz is that EW package was actually developed for MK-2 .
Astra will enter service first with Su-30MKi and Derby will be main BVRAAM till Astra Joins .
Their is no single report which says JF-17 got FOC , Even F-35 will not get till 2017-18 and won't even fire its main Gun till that period shows how IAF has different benchmarks .
In 89 Mirage 2000 had bird strike while doing a flypast on air force day , Pilot Wg Cdr Ramesh Bakshi avoided crashing in crowd and parade area but was killed . In Republic day too few years back had bird strike but was able to land , since then IAF decides to avoid single engines aircrafts ...
We already have P-8i , P1 has 4 engines and will be not be fuel saver , we can always order extra P-8 since production will be open for next decade or so .