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Pataliputra

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Please describe how f-16v or j-10c are less capable in anything.
Data on Chinese fighter jets is generally not publicly available. But, compared to other single-engine fourth-generation jets, the Gripen is far superior. You can verify this by checking its specifications and notice that modern fourth-generation jets tend to have a low radar cross-section. The under development Tejas MK2 is projected to have an RCS of just 0.1 meter square
 

Pataliputra

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As a Swede i must defend the Gripen so ill add "the ability to operate from dispersed airfields". :)
What i do not get is what this have to do with India that do not operate them ?
Since this is already gone of the rails ill add two simulator videos comparing the F-16V and Gripen.
Even a 10 year old can tell that the Gripen is the most capable single engine 4th generation fighter jet, based solely on specifications; you don't need to be a fighter pilot to understand this. However, I agree that possessing a high-tech modern fighter does not guarantee success in air warfare. Factors such as quantity, AWACS, drones, surface-to-air missiles, radars, and several others play a role. A country purchases fighter jets based on its specific requirements.
 

sheen

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Data on Chinese fighter jets is generally not publicly available. But, compared to other single-engine fourth-generation jets, the Gripen is far superior. You can verify this by checking its specifications and notice that modern fourth-generation jets tend to have a low radar cross-section. The under development Tejas MK2 is projected to have an RCS of just 0.1 meter square
I think if India can make a jet like the J-8II domestically with little to no foreign components, then this debate can actually go somewhere lol. At this point, I have feeling that that old fart of a plane can still hold its own against the current version Tejas...
 

Pataliputra

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I think if India can make a jet like the J-8II domestically with little to no foreign components, then this debate can actually go somewhere lol. At this point, I have feeling that that old fart of a plane can still hold its own against the current version Tejas...
Your feelings don't define the capabilities of a fighter jet; specifications do.
 
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