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#BreakTheShackels... or the Indians are vetoing everything. :-(
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#BreakTheShackels... or the Indians are vetoing everything. :-(
There is no 'bulk' in IAF's Mig21 fleet, all Mig21s in IAF service have got tbe Bison upgrade which are superior to F7 BGI. But that doesn't even matter, we only have 54 Mig21 Bisons now and all of them will be retired by next year.I wonder how many are J-7G's or J-7G2's (advanced versions) among these 241 - are comparable to the F-7BGIs which were supplied last to BAF in 2013. Supposedly the F-7BGI was better equipped and more advanced than the J-7G, these improvements were rolled into the J-7G2 before they shut down the line and changed the intake style to develop the modified J-7 Mountain Eagle supersonic trainer.
The specs (from a BAF Pilot's Facebook post back in 2013),
1) F-7 BGI has a speed of Mach 2.2
2) 7 Hard-points to carry Air to Air missiles , Laser guided bomb, GPS Guided Bombs, Drop tanks
3) Full glass cockpit.
4) can carry 3000 kg Bomb including Chinese Laser Guided Bombs.
5) F-7 BGI has KLJ-6F radar Fire control Radar with 86 km+ Range which is near BVR or BVR considering what is the silver lining between them and can track 6 and engage 2 enemy aircraft simultaneously.
6) F-7 BGI can carry C-704 Antiship Missiles (therefore maritime also possible)
7) afterburner: F-7 BGI (82 kN) thrust
8) Missiles procurement are currently unknown for F-7 BGI but they can fire the 70-75 km range PL-12,PL-11 and also PL-2, PL-5, PL-7, PL-8, PL-9, Magic R.550 and AIM-9 .
9) F-7 BGI got J-7G2 Airframe with double delta wing. This improves the lift at high angles of attack and delays or prevents stalling.
10) G-limit: +8 g / -3 g
11) Service ceiling: 17,500 m (57,420 ft) for F-7 BGI
12) 3 Multi functional HUD displays and HOTAS.
13) Chinese Helmet Mounted Sights.
14) Reportedly more maneuverable than most of the Mig-21s and many of the other contemporary fighters.
Lets compare it with the latest versions of Mig21 Bison of IAF (they have only 50 of them AFIK).
The Indian upgraded of Mig-21 Bison (Mig 21-93) consists of:
1) Super Kopyo X-band pulse Doppler radar.
2) R-77 / RVV-AEE (AA-12 Adder) beyond visual range missiles and PGMs.,
3) New nosecone, new canopy, single-piece windshield and new canopy made of stressed acrylic composites,
4) Sextant's TOTEM RLG-INS with NSS-100P GPS embedded GPS receivers,
5) El-Op HUD, infrared search and track system (IRST) from Russia's URALs optical-mechanical plant,
6) Two Sextant MFD-55 LCD displays, autopilot, radar warning receivers (RWR), digital flight data recorder, new liquid air cooling system,
7) HOTAS controls, stores management system, digital air data computer system
8) Short range radio navigation system, new HF/VHF/UHF radios,
9) Twin conformal Vympel flare dispensers (26mm, 120 rounds) and a new electric power supply system.
10) Reportedly the new RWR to be fitted, is an indigenous system developed by DRDO and goes by the name Tarang.
11) Mig21-93 has got conventional Tailed Delta Wing Configuration usual to original Mig21 Bison.
Let us now look at them more closely to compare them (I think those who are more conversant with Aircraft Systems may help us understand the difference). The bulk of IAF Mig21s are far inferior in comparison to the F-7BGI. In fact F-7 BGI is a very good stop gap option for BAF while run up to the 4th Gen Fighters.
You can buy the tejas of courseTo the best of indications, not yet. Either they are waiting for the right platforms to be offered or the Indians are vetoing everything. :-(