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If you know anything about CAP https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_air_patrol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_air_patrol , the fighter aircraft which is c
by godelmachine 8y ago
If you know anything about CAP https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_air_patrol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_air_patrol , the fighter aircraft which is closest to the intruders responds.
In our case, it happened to be MiG 21.
Had it been Sukhoi-30, we would had shot down at least half a dozen of them.
- dogma1138 8y agoI think you over estimating what the SU-30 can do; it stands a better chance but what you are describing is unlikely given the armament of the F16s. The question is still why are the MiG 21s even operating in a contested environment when the opposition is much better armed when there is a better alternative.
- godelmachine 8y agoUh well, I asked the same question yesterday. MiG 21’s are due to be phased out of service this year. India had signed a deal with France for Dassault Rafale, but the deal stumbled coz opposition party accused the government of misappropriation. Things are a bit clear now and the deal may go through soon, and delivery may take around 2 years, but’s that’s what it is. India has also signed a deal with Lockheed to produce F16’s indigenously. That may also take a while. That’s the grim situation here. Our Air Force needs to upgrade the fleet. Apart from all this, we have created our own Tejas, which is a Light Combat Aircraft, But it will not see action anytime soon. I personally believe Dassault Rafale can take down F16 Fighting Falcon in a dogfight. What do you think?