For Su 30 it is clear. Far less for Mig.
www.forbes.com
If your source is something like below then it's Gripen-E 's combat radius with F414, not LCA equivalent Gripen-C with F404.
With external fuel tanks, the Gripen E is said to possess an 810-mile (1,300 kilometer) combat radius when carrying a load of six air to air missiles
Could The Philippines Upgrade Its Air Force With Saab Gripens?
A report from the Singapore Airshow yesterday affirmed that the Philippines is close to entering negotiations to buy fighter jets from Sweden to bolster its defense.
then any idea whats the combat radius of tejas with 2 EFTs?
MiG29 is limited to 7.5G? Since when?
No idea. OEM's do not seem to be keen on publishing comprehensive data on load/fuel range permutations.
integrated and buying a different type to meet the MRCA requirement of the PAF is a non-starter IMO. I guess that the cost of operating 2 types makes that an impossibility. Disappointing for Mk1A fans. Mk2 might have been rated the best fighter to fill both requirements but it does not exist.
When the competition is between the Gripen & the Viper where does the Mk-1a come into the equation ? I'm guessing the Gripen is just a smokescreen as well to convey a semblance of a competition or to pull down the costs of the Vipers with an eye possibly on getting the US to subsidise it. This competition if it was ever one to begin with is for the F-16 to lose .No idea. OEM's do not seem to be keen on publishing comprehensive data on load/fuel range permutations.
Where Philippines is concerned, they have a medium term requirement for nearly 50 fighters.
Buying perhaps 12 x Mk1A for maritime strike because it has
Where does the Mk-1a come into the equation? HAL is offering Mk1A to the Philippines.
www.eurasiantimes.com
LCA being offered by HAL doesn't automatically make it a contender , does it ? Or is it your contention that merely because HAL has offered the LCA it automatically becomes a contender ? Has Philippines invited HAL to participate in the tender ? If not what's the brouhaha all about ?Where does the Mk-1a come into the equation? HAL is offering Mk1A to the Philippines.
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After delivering Dornier-228 aircraft to Guyana, the Indian Aerospace maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is confident it will soon have the breakthrough deal in the fighter jet and helicopter segments. The talks with the Philippines are in advanced stages, and Nigeria is gaining momentum...
Like you, I think F-16 would be the default choice but SAAB seems to be doing well marketing the Gripen E to meet the requirement.
Indeed. I do not think Mk1A is a contender so I think it is pointless offering it.
It is widely reported in the international media that the Philippines has invited offers for fighters;.
I think the media the World over has a tendency to hype things & events . The only difference being the subjects they choose to hype. Nobody here took the news of the LCA bagging the Philippines contract seriously save yourself.
As it happens I did not believe it even though it is a business publication.
It was not an air superiority fighter (it was the Su27 role). Mige 29 is more a powerfull point defense fighter. See its autonomy....
It was not the case of, for exemple, the Mig29 of the ex east german air force.
