PL-15 effectiveness is watered down because the platform ... all modern missiles need proper guidance before in last leg around 20-30 kms they are able to use their own seekers.
PL-15 will add nothing more to PAF then Aim-120 C5 on F-16.
One this we have all seen from Feb 27 2019, if the opposing fighter is not with in NEZ the BVR shot will most likely be nulled.
Meteor on other hand provides to IAF a much better capability than R-77 which were purchased more than a decade ago.
Su-30 MKI now has longer range missiles R-77-1 and R-23. Of course these solid jets will lose energy/speed in last leg if fired from 50 kms away so less chance of kill same as Aim-120 C5 or PL-15 but meteor has an advantage over these missiles as Ramjet will give more speed during flight than solid jets which basically improve chances of strike close to 50kms.
But I do agree with the statement its for making point that Tejas is the one that needs more investment as quantity will come from thr only for whatever its worth JF-17 is over 100 now. Jf-17 Blk 3 is no bigger threat than F-16 Blk 52.
Also all Pakistanis posters should keep in mind even with 5:1 ratio in north F-16 wanted just 2 MKI out of contested area by firing Aim-120C5 from 80km+ distances these shots were not for kill it was to keep MKI away from area so targets can be locked in ground. But before guidance was given fully Mig-21s spoiled that chance.
MKI could have fired R-77 from D-Max ranges but they were coming for a kill not wasting the missiles.
Here Rafales would have countered the situation more easily due to its smaller RCS and mostly passive guidance it could have come around 60kms and fired Meteors.
Rafale’s radar is by design is smaller and relies on Passive guidance from enemy to close in for kill with Meteor.
Tejas could have been much better than Mig-21 for Abhinandan as it offers same advantages with smaller RCS and better ECM