Great ... but how would you
assess Chinese getting to the 5th generation mark earlier than the "PROVEN" France and European technological bases...
Or maybe the
PLAAF getting multiple locks on the proven Russian technology incorporated in amongst the most successful of its export fighters the SU-30,
the jf-17 hammering the proven F-16 (both aircraft and technology)
The point im trying to make is, If
y'all wanna stick to a standard for one thing (unproven being meaningless for platforms like SU-30)
dont go and develop another standard for your adversaries (unproven being very meaningful when it comes to technology and history of the developer... which is funny because the last time I checked Indian friends mostly implied that
China copies the "proven Russian technology" and J-10 has so much to do with the "proven Israeli technologies" ....
But if you wanna get this standard for history etc of the developer than
why dont you criticize LCA and HAL on the same level as many Indian friends do on "unproven" chinese technologies ...
Just wanna get the story from your side straightened out as I always find it hard to understand ... Your input will mean alot ... thanx for replyin the first time too