AMCA - Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft

So if someone still wants to make Scrap AMCA/Import 5th-Gen, please provide which fighters are available to us,
1. F-22 -Nope
2. F-35 -No. Unless we become Puppet which is unlikely. US itself said that F-35 is never offered.
3. KF-21 - Not a 5th Gen
4. Su-57 - Not a 5th Gen
5. J-20 -Nope
6. TFX Kaan -Still a Monkey Model far from final version.
7. Rafale -Not a 5th Gen.
The question of 'when' comes into the matter as well. My guess is that AMCA Mk1 will not be delivered for at least 10 years, possibly nearer 15. Mk1 will be subject to US cooperation (or India becoming a US puppet, as you put it). Mk2 - if ever developed - will not go into production for at least 15 years IMO.

IAF may need to confront Pakistani J-31 in 5 years. China will likely have hundreds of 5G aircraft in a few years. How do you suggest IAF fields a credible air defence before AMCA Mk1 is delivered, possibly not until the late 2030's - or even later?
 
How about Su-75?
(I still want AMCA to succeed,after all how long will we just keep importing sheeit?🥲)

Too many issues with Russia : payment issues due to sanctions and their engines are not reliable.

But have faith: I think once Trumpwa formally assumes power, the 414 deal can be sped up. He's a transactional deal-making type guy. All Mudi needs to do is massage his ego a little bit and give some more jizya(drone purchase or whatever).

At least, that'll remove some uncertainty/dilly-dally around the Mk1 project.

As for MK2, unless we get an engine partner, hard to say anything at all or if it will ever get developed.
 
Too many issues with Russia : payment issues due to sanctions and their engines are not reliable.

But have faith: I think once Trumpwa formally assumes power, the 414 deal can be sped up. He's a transactional deal-making type guy. All Mudi needs to do is massage his ego a little bit and give some more jizya(drone purchase or whatever).

At least, that'll remove some uncertainty/dilly-dally around the Mk1 project.

As for MK2, unless we get an engine partner, hard to say anything at all or if it will ever get developed.
At the start of 2024 GE's CEO said she expected the F414 deal to be signed before the end of the year. What would delay it?

There is no great urgency for AMCA since it is years behind schedule, so engines will not be needed. quickly. Is that a reason to string negotiations out? India is astonishingly slow at getting things done and wants to avoid risking delay to Tejas Mk2 testing through being too slow getting F404 production organised in India.
 
hope its not same mythical plasma stealth that Russia was supposedly working on last decade.
IDK much but Plasma means ionized gas & high temperature is needed to separate electrons from atoms.
That means additional tanks to carry Plasma producing material.
That also mean intentionally creating a fireball & engulfing the jet in it.
When Space Shuttle, Capsules, etc enter atmosphere, they are engulfed in plasma due to friction, during which time all RF communication is cut-off. That means the jet's radar & CNI antennas & sensors should not be blocked by plasma flow, especially when a fighter jet has to maneuver a lot.

In 1990s Discovery Channel documentaries there was mention of MHD ( Magneto Hydro Dynamics ) for use on Hypersonic rumored jets like Aurora, with plasma sprayer positioned on node tip, but the goal was to transform the sonic shock cone into parabolic curved envelope so that slightly wider airframe could be flown.
 
IDK much but Plasma means ionized gas & high temperature is needed to separate electrons from atoms.
That means additional tanks to carry Plasma producing material.
That also mean intentionally creating a fireball & engulfing the jet in it.
When Space Shuttle, Capsules, etc enter atmosphere, they are engulfed in plasma due to friction, during which time all RF communication is cut-off. That means the jet's radar & CNI antennas & sensors should not be blocked by plasma flow, especially when a fighter jet has to maneuver a lot.

In 1990s Discovery Channel documentaries there was mention of MHD ( Magneto Hydro Dynamics ) for use on Hypersonic rumored jets like Aurora, with plasma sprayer positioned on node tip, but the goal was to transform the sonic shock cone into parabolic curved envelope so that slightly wider airframe could be flown.
Yeah.. fly at hypersonic speeds and with some clever design you shall have plasma around you. Zircon and Kinzhal are rumored to employ this for evasion.
 
The question of 'when' comes into the matter as well. My guess is that AMCA Mk1 will not be delivered for at least 10 years, possibly nearer 15. Mk1 will be subject to US cooperation (or India becoming a US puppet, as you put it). Mk2 - if ever developed - will not go into production for at least 15 years IMO.

IAF may need to confront Pakistani J-31 in 5 years. China will likely have hundreds of 5G aircraft in a few years. How do you suggest IAF fields a credible air defence before AMCA Mk1 is delivered, possibly not until the late 2030's - or even later?
So when no new developed products like AMCA would be there, till then upgraded Su-30MKIs & Rafales have to hold the borders, possibly future F5 version. We'll have to procure more Rafale jets.
Pakistan doesn't panic us, but Chinese jets numbers both 4gen & 5gen is a concern. Its main focus IMO is on NE state of Arunachal Pradesh. If China attacks our NE before Taiwan war then it might trigger the latter also. Anyways, IMO we should also increase our SAMs in quantity & quality, especially the mobile ones.
 
So when no new developed products like AMCA would be there, till then upgraded Su-30MKIs & Rafales have to hold the borders, possibly future F5 version. We'll have to procure more Rafale jets.
Pakistan doesn't panic us, but Chinese jets numbers both 4gen & 5gen is a concern. Its main focus IMO is on NE state of Arunachal Pradesh. If China attacks our NE before Taiwan war then it might trigger the latter also. Anyways, IMO we should also increase our SAMs in quantity & quality, especially the mobile ones.
But this is not known to our leadership.
 

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