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- Title
Rafales Are the Counter to Pakistan's New F-16s.
- Authors
Lather, Bharat
- Abstract
Pakistan's latest fleet of F-16 Block 52 variants can beat India's front line Sukhoi Su-30MKIs in a one-on-one dogfight. That's precisely why India had chosen French Rafales as its Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) that can counter the F-16's capabilities. It is not the BVR (Beyond Visual Range) air battles, but the close air battles that the Su-30s can't match up with the F-16C/D variants. The PAF planes have superior electronic warfare capabilities and the contemporary air battles rely more on EW capabilities to beat an enemy combat plane in a one-on-one dogfight. The contemporary air battle strategies revolve around neutralizing enemy planes at beyond visual range. But there is a possibility that some enemy plane would sneak in through the air defense measures in place. In such a scenario, the enemy plane could wreak havoc on the Indian troops and assets on the ground.
- Subjects
INDIA; PAKISTAN; F-16 (Jet fighter plane); JET plane performance; FLANKER (Jet fighter plane); SUKHOI aircraft; MILITARY airplanes
- Publication
International Journal of Recent Research Aspects, 2016, Vol 3, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2349-7688
- Publication type
Article