The below is an ideal new fighter fleet composition for BAF to build towards gradually by 2040 (
which will not materialise. Don't get your hopes up from this post or bitch about "pipedreaming").
- 2 sqd EFTs (T3)
- 3 sqd Gripen F's with ToT (including SAAB's assistance in building up BAC from scratch, setting up training regimen for technicians, and fixing the aviation university's curriculumn)
- 3 sqd J-10C's
This composition will benefit in a few major ways:
- Exposure to and compatibility with quality Western aeronautics, avionics and weapon systems, providing qualitative edge over Burma and paving way for upgrades to cutting edge tech in the distant future.
- Access to Western tech not available to Burma (EFTs, Gripens)
- Access to tech not accessible to India (J-10s)
- Redundancy against Western strings/sanctions (J-10s).
- Better understanding of relative advances in Chinese and Western fighter tech.
Again, the above is what should happen and not what will happen, thanks to BAF.