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polati said:

This is coming from a guy who bases 95% of his argument on wishful thinking and sometimes straight up lies..

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Then prove me wrong with facts and data, not your feelings; feelings don't prove anything, statistics do.

Pataliputra said:

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.

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I do wonder if you are aware that on paper specs are basically "best case scenarios when all the atmospheric conditions and stars aligns", right?.

And most often than not, countries procure jets more on political favors than specs.

Money > Politics > Specs usually

Even by on paper specificiations, the Gripen C or E are capable but not spectacular in performance.

F-16V > J-10C > Gripen-E > Tejas MK2 = JF-17 Block III

Going by "specifications", of course.

So what's current Tejas have ? like do they already received the EL/M-2052 AESA or Uttam now ? Or that will be in future Mk1A ?

Pataliputra said:

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.

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So in your opinion even the latest F-16C is less capable?

Stealthflanker said:

So what's current Tejas have ? like do they already received the EL/M-2052 AESA or Uttam now ? Or that will be in future Mk1A ?

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More importantly has the issue with the radar modes been addressed yet? I’ve read some where that on MK1A the radar has to switch from air to air mode to air to surface mode manually and can’t do both at once and this is not a limitation of the radar but with integration.

Pataliputra said:

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

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Answer specifically please, preferably with links. Specific things that Gripen can do that, say, Viper V can't. And how they compensate for multiple opposites.

As you said, being over 10 years old should be enough for that.

siegecrossbow said:

More importantly has the issue with the radar modes been addressed yet? I’ve read some where that on MK1A the radar has to switch from air to air mode to air to surface mode manually and can’t do both at once and this is not a limitation of the radar but with integration.

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I dont see any problem with that tho. Maybe they plan such modes later as it's software based.

Derpy said:

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.

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I know the answer to the question and there are certainly more advantages to Gripen.

The first problem is, our Indian friend quite clearly doesn't know replies, his replies being tied around to a single one-trick answer, which is neither verifiable, nor comparable, nor does he understand what this number actually means.

The econd problem - those capabilities don't make the small fighter the most capable. They're offsets, which, in certain situations, may play to Gripen's advantage.