DrSomnath999
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well mate 1st of all plz dont get me wrong as i have no idea / or cant say exactly that whether J10b radar is AESA or PESA,Leave it
how good is the J-10B 1200 t/r module aesa against the 880(i dnt knw exactly) t/r modules AESA of Rafale?
ok let us assume it is AESA ,but i also dont know what is the exact T/R modules of j10b radar though they claimed in chinese
defence forum as 1000/1200 but no reliable sources though.
Well regarding rafale's AESA radar hmmm many claimed it is 840-880 T/R modules after seeing this pic.
but the french members in IDF claim it as P.S ed ,so what is the real truth we dont know .Ok let us assume it is true
But the point i like to tell u that rafale has unique abilty of PASSIVE DETECTION of aerial targets from greater range than it's own aesa radar range & also can cue it's meteor/mica missile to it's target without turning on it's AESA radar thanks to it's 5th Gen
SPECTRA ESM warfare system which has both offensive & defensive capablities ie (ELINT & SIGNIT) capabilty exactly like F22
raptor's ALR 94 system.SO even if how advanced the AESA radar may be if there is a battle between AESA (LPI) vs ESM usually ESM wins as they can detect aesa radar transmissions far much greater distance than AESA radar itself as
Electronic warfare support measures - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaESM collection platforms can remain electronically silent and detect and analyze RADAR transmissions beyond the RADAR detection range because of the greater power of the transmitted electromagnetic pulse with respect to a reflected echo of that pulse.
so if any jet/platform which remains in active stage (i.e turn on it's radar ) to detect rafale ,rafale can detect the target & can
fire it's air to air missile with the help of spectra system without turning on its' own Aesa radar .