Avicenna
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I accept what you say. But we should not write off the russians. Chinese are progressing but russia is a bona fide technological power that is keeping the entire western union in check.
Mig 35 flys at mach 2.2 with better rader with a service ceiling of 19k whilst jf17 with mach 1.6 with service ceiling of 16k.
JF 17 is not stealth it can not evade rader. Dog fight i just can not see happening between migs and the bandars jf17.
It would be mig vs mig and mig 35 is better than theirs.
If BAF gets migs backed by Su .... just can not see JF17 block one doing anything at all. JF17 will only conceivably win against f7s.
Jf17 vs mig21 was a differing proposition.
I just can not see BAF not doing analysis on this.
However i agree with you... would have preferred not going with the russians. But a fighing force of twin engined jets maybe expensive but gives BAF massive penetrative and loitering capacity.
The upper range of speed is mostly theoretical. It takes a lot of gas to get up there as well as time. It’s not really relevant to most combat scenarios with possibly the exception of BVR with the advantage of more kinetic energy prior to launch giving increased range to the misslies launched in the faster and higher aircraft. But I am talking above my comfort level in the validity of that statement.
At the end of the day the Russian Air Force flies the SU-30SM and will fly the MiG-35.
Certainly if nothing else, what’s good enough for the Russian Air Force is good enough for the Bangladesh Air Force.