The AMCA is merely at a study phase at this point with the Indian industry having their hands full with Su-30MKI, PAK-FA, Rafale, and LCA productions, whereas the KFX is actually moving forward, about to enter a full-blown development phase.

Another issue is the politics. A multinational fighter project works the best when there is a lead country to pull the project forward. Having a bunch of nations with “equal” stakes drags the project down in politics. For example, Turkey left the KFX project over the stake dispute where Turkey wanted 40:40:20(Indonesia), but Korea’s line on the sand was 51:29:20. Turkey only returned to the negotiation table after having tried its own study.

India is a country that has 25x South Korea’s population and an economy that is much bigger. They certainly have the financial and human resources to do more projects than South Korea.

Also from the looks of it.
India = finalized AMCA design
S.Korea = can’t decide between Canard or Conventional lay out for the last 10 years.

India will probably get farther first. Design looks more or less similar.. South Korea should make itself a Jr. Partner for India. After all the goal of the fighter will be the same. Beat China. However India has a history of beating China.. South Korea has a history of losing to China.

what if Syria started shooting into Israel similar to how Iraq did in the Gulf War

“Armia” is profesional military magazine. You just don’t read any article from this magazine, so please stop undermine Polish pilots credibility.
Read earlier posts carefully – MiG driver said that F-16 is better in BVR, but in WVR they are quite comparable.
You just can’t accepts that in that time also experience plays role in engagements.
For sure F-16C/D blk 52+ is better fighter than old MiG-29 9.12A.
About EW – AIDEWS wasn’t operational as a jammer at that time. Polish Air Force used active jamming mode of AIDEWS at Red Flag Alaska 2012 first time.

“Practicing in Alaska for the first time we had a chance to use the AIDEWS system as a function of active jamming enemy radar.”

http://lotniczapolska.pl/ZLOT-2012:-doswiadczenia-i-plany,26687

I do not believe you are a Polish sausage

It’s interesting how low the RAAF’s accident rates are.

For example since being introduced in the md-1980’s, only 4 out of 75 F/A-18s have crashed (5% loss rate).

Compare that to say Spain who has lost 10 F/A-18s out of 96 deliverered (10% loss rate).

Or Italy who lost 2-3 F-16s in a very short period of time.

I think even the Canadians have a higher loss rate (e.g. 2 lost a couple of years ago).

Quite frankly, Australia is the greatest English speaking country in the world.. okay second compared to New Zealand.
Its much safer, they run their military better, and when needed, they can fight hard. They also are better drinkers and better dancers.
They are also not surrounded by a poisonous fog like in London but are plagued by dingos that eat babies

Basically RAM means paint while RAS means making the airframe out of fancy materials that reduce RCS like the F-35.

(You know more people would be interested in this thread if SlowMan and Burrito weren’t having a nationalistic e-peen dual)

nothing nationalistic about facts. and how about we run it down with you

Paper airplane: Yup. Still on drawing board, haven’t even decided which model to use
Bays: None. At least with that model its semi recessed, no different from the Typhoon.
Ability to do on their own: History says no, Korean industries need assistance from the outside and they need it again for this.

now J-31
paper airplane: No, its flying and will be developed
Bays: Pics shows there are bay panels that are open
Ability to do on their own: No, the Chinese need Russian help, but not the same extent the Koreans needing outside.

Actually Korea should just buy J-31.. after all dont they hate the Japanese more than the Chinese? LOLOL

No more paper than J-31.

LOL lets make it simple for you

Metal

Paper

Bay

No bay

Chinese don’t have access to supercruising engines.

The KFX’s reference engine is EJ220(10% thrust unlocked version of EJ200). The possible option is F414 EPE. Both will supercruise.

or in other words, paper project. it has yet to even decide on what engine it will use

When Koreans had 40% of needed tech in 2006, the project went nowhere.
When Koreans have 87% of needed tech in 2013, the project is finally moving forward.

Golden Eagle was also a result of the F-16 offsets when Korea bought the lawndarts.. thus Lockmart also was the main designer in practice, but the sub contractor in name. With out lockmarts help, KAI wouldn’t be able to complete key systems on their own like FADEC.

Russia said no to PAK-FA sales.

Lies. Russia offered Pak-fa but withdrew it because Korea couldn’t offer it a fair playing ground because we know how Korea is biased towards the US
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/south-korea-to-evaluate-pak-fa-fighter-reports-claim-359800/

The Internal Weapons Bay is not due until the Block 2. At least the KFX is a supercruiser from the start, unlike the J-20/J-31.

paper planes can’t super cruise or even fly.
no proof the J-20 or J-31 can or can’t supercruise.

South Korea doesn’t have the industrial capabilities to design this on their own.. They could barely design a trainer aircraft, the Golden Eagle. It was mostly a Lockmart design.

The solution for South Korea is simple. Buy FGFA. Afterall the Indians and South Koreans share similar geopolitical concerns.