Well Lets see the Inventories of India (As per Wiki)
Mig-21 -- 264
Mig-27 -- 90
Jaguar -- 159 (10 on purchase)
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513
Mig-29 -- 63
Miraj 2000-- 51
Su-30 -- 180
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294
We extremely required to change the fleet of Mig-21, mig-27 and also Jaguars. (Totally No.513), As the Jags are consider as good and not as much as required to phased out the mig-21 and mig-27. as the jags are of design of 1973 era. however right now its not fall in category of no relevance. and then also Total mig-21 and mig-27 (total-354) required to be phased out.
It is also required to see "enemy" strength. I dare to say that looking to the pakistan they have JF-17/FC-1, F-16, miraj etc in good quality. china has right now Su-27, Su-30, J-11 (based on su-27), J-10 are falls in good category.
Its no so that considering the quality of the pak and china"s mig-21 class fighters we do not need to worry. We need to see that Air Area is most important. In Iraq and Afgan US first destroy everything only with the Fighters. Why to loss the planes in war and also to keep life of pilot in danger?
Fighter planes have Two considerable Things
One Design: includes Combat radius, service ceiling, Speed, Engines Thrust, Cockpit, Flares(to misdirect missiles), Thrust Vector Nozel and other 4 to 5 Generation techs helps to fly plane easily and with computer etc.
Second Avionics : Radar(AESA), Electronic Suits (for tracking and others), Raddar Warning, Laser warning, Advance Cockpit, IRST, etc.
The word used as C4ISTAR = represents C4 (command, control, communications, computers) and ISTAR (intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance).
we need the fighters with keeping in mind pak's JF-17, Mirajs, F-16 and China's J-10, Su-27 and based Su-30,J-11(J-16), FC-1(jf-17).
