This newer article backs what I've been posting about the joint Russian/Indian
T-50/PAK-FA fighter-bomber it might not be as stealthy as originally thought. However she'll be a much better in dog fight then the the F-35 which this article has maintained that distinction as expressed over the last five years or so. It could've been better if India had had it's way. India wanted the fighter with better stealth qualities to deal with the Chinese and Pakistani Air Forces.
What happened? Yes that nasty
economic thing almost ended up killing the project for both countries and Russia more so as it's experiencing mounting economic pressures brought on by the worlds oil glut and widespread corruption within it's economic system (Soshi comes to mind, in the fact that S. Korea will have their Olympic facilities built for about 2/3 to 3/4 of the cost less then the Russians did 2yrs ago.)
India's response was to buy the
RAFALE.
There still is some
great information in the diagrams provided concerning weapons and other capabilities.
To be clear this is still an
outstanding warbird.
http://www.news.com.au/technology/ga...318265ed8252c5
Yup, tracking since day one.
Though it's in the game, I suspect there might be some "tweaking" to come down the road, especially depending on what India will do to their fighters. If they add some of the equipment they want, which might actually happen, the PAK-FA will at a minimum have a higher
EW rating then the Russian version. Time will tell as these fighters still are a couple or more years away from becoming fully operational.
Regards,
Pat
