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INS Vikramaditya sails with its battle group typically 2D 2F 2C 1-2 SSK spread across 1000s of square kilometers, on board radar on most of these ships can track fighter size targets 100s of kilometers,
with Mig-29ks on patrol, a fighter size object will be spotted by front destroyers much beyond the range of any anti ship missiles, so the time destroyers spot with her MF Star radars Barak2 will be locked on to target and Mig 29s will be redirected to that area.
And I am pretty sure Indian Navy will be flying F-35 or naval AMCA's when pakistanis will get thr hands on FC-31.
Really now?
"A 2011 article in the United States Naval War College Review credited the "YJ-91/YJ-12" with a range of 400 km and a 205 kg high explosive warhead, compared to the 130 km (81 mi; 70 nmi) range of a Harpoon anti-ship missile. Furthermore, an aircraft could launch the "YJ-91/YJ-12" while still 230 km beyond the range of SM-2 and Sparrow anti-air missiles, which have ranges of less than 170 km."
"At the 9th Zhuhai Airshow held in November 2012, another series of gliding bomb developed from LS PGB was revealed to the public. Designated as CM-506 kg, it weighs 150 kg and has a maximum range of 130 km. Guidance is inertial navigation and satellite guidance, but other forms of guidance can be adopted, such as TV, IR, mm wave radar, and SAL"
I would like to know in which parallel universe could a Mig-29, or ANY ship-borne/air-borne radar able to detect a FC-31 even with some external payload @ 400km of range.
The BEST ship-borne/air-borne radar in India's arsenal is the MF Star as you pointed out, with its MAXIMUM RANGE against high altitude fighter size aircraft (NOT STEALTH FIGHTER) to be 250km. Furthermore, the maximum range of your Barak is only 70km. FC-31 doesn't even require ASMs, even small-diamter guided bombs such as the CM-506 is enough to strike well outside of IN's ship-borne anti-air defenses.
And, yes, I do believe in the however distant future, US might eventually authorize the sale of F-35s to Indian and/or the naval AMCA will evolve beyond fan arts. But engagements between fifth gen stealth fighters are meant to be largely WVR, as radars from neither planes will be able to detect the other from hundreds of KM away.