Just as the Su 30 had and still it was not used for escort missions, so it's not the capability of the fighter in general that counts, but the low detectability isn't it?
Dear sancho
SU 30 K didnt have isreali EW suite rather SU 30 mki did which was nt involve in the exercise
Su-30 FLANKER
Low detectibilty = MIg 21 =Rofl
plus what was it's opponent F15c = Mega rofl
Because IAF used always had dedicated EA and SEAD support strike missions...
...oh wait, they didn't!
who was our primary enemy in our previous aerial wars what was their capabilty & what was the style of warfare at that time
plus Have you heard anything about
El/M-8222 Self Protection Pod
ELTA MAKES SOME INCREDIBLY EFFECTIVE ELECTRONIC WARAFARE & JAMMING PODS | AviationIntel.com
i wonder which plane in IAF it is used & for what
plus why are we buying rafale then better ask yourselves & primarily against which new bigger threat in mind
how did that plane achieved SEAD mission so comfortably in LIBYA due to which system it has
So again you are claiming things that have nothing to do with each other.
First it was the lack of missile carrying capability and IRST, when that was proven to be wrong, now you have doubt about LCAs EW, that is clearly superior to Mig 21s or M2Ks in Kargil and all that, only to deny that LCA can't be used in escort roles, as IAF did it with Mig 21s and M2K.
1st of all those things are also important becoz
you better check all those fighters which are in air escort mission like all euro canards fighters for eg
what is their most favourable payload in escort mission
a) maximum no of air to air missiles, as their job is to escort planes & to escort them against whom ??obviously enemy aerial threats & how would do they do it by shooting them right !!!
How would they shoot it ?? obviously by missiles
so having more missiles is always good as you never how many fighter jets would come against you plus you cannot gaurantee every missile would hit your target
b) IRST = passive detection it is also form of stealth(low detectabilty) right which you are also boasting from the very beginning for those kind of missions right
another embarrasing stuff from your side is during kargil war
MIG 29 provided air escort to Mirage 2k not passive Mirage 2k plus Mirage 2k thanks to self protection suite survived stinger missiles from pak side which unfortunately low observable MIG 21 succumbed
this shows another thing how important a self protection suite of a plane is in combat .It can be
deciding factor
just plain LOW observabilty is not deciding factor .
& hilarious stuff
LCA with 3 EFTS in an escort mission in a foreign land= LOw obseravble = Yeah Yeah its LO + L=
Thats why it's LCA EW suite should be equal level to that of all latest EW tech equivalent to all 4.5 gen fighters as facing against enemy's AESA radar awacs / fighter planes /Aerostat /SAM radars is totally different ball game altogether.
"the fact is you are always thinking on one sided point of view , meanwhile ignoring the enemy's capabilty that is your biggest problem"
Tell you what rafale's radar/electronic warfare suite cost is equal to 30% of rafale which makes it nearly half of the price of single LCA mark 1
PARIS AIR SHOW: Rafale's fighting chance
so sincere request to you my dear Good-ol pal sancho kindly dont stretch this issue much further for your own benefit
CHEERS