JHMC is already operational . You must mean the HMD “Darth Vader” …

Yes, and it was kinda joke, some ppl lokk touvhy here :diablo:

Because the Saudi are Sunni and the Iranians are Shia. Both are fighting proxy wars elsewhere in th Middle East.

Moving back onto the topic … it seems to me to boil down to the effect that canards have on the frontal radar cross section and how that can affect tactics.

Regards

Maybe less then expected on Forums if you consider just released Boeing’s view of FA-XX :

Already posted on another thread, but still fun : application of low tech european EW suites : lock on 6 o’clock using passive sensors by Vianney Riller Jr

The Contract to Develop a Sketch and Technical Project of the Russian-Indian 5th-Generation Fighter Was Completed

(Source: Sukhoi Company JSC; issued April 10, 2013)

From http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/144117/india%2C-russia-agree-specs-of-new-pak-fa-fighter.html

There was a close project also of a mini one engined rafale, i think Serbia is trying to revive it.

AESA Rafales will be present at Tiger meet, end of june.

rkumar, you take the bet?

If you are referring to encrypted two-way datalinks, it does, even Su-27S with TKS-2-27 datalink has it. If you are referring to tightbeam communication no operational aircraft has it.

While datalinks, off-board guidance to target, info feed, handing over the missile guidence, etc are relatively new features on most western aircraft, but those were already present -albeit on a simpler form- on MiG-23, Su-15 via Lazur datalink.

Gripen E/F will have tight beam datalink. Very soon. ANd once again, saying that datalinks are recent for western is wrong, Swesish were VERY advanced on that point with Viggen.

-Irbis has 20kW power output. RBE-2 has 838 modules * 8watt = 6.7 kW. (3 times power output)

The famous 838 count was made from a dummy radar displayed at Le Bourget 2011. This dummy was quted as a fake BEFORE the exhibition by a DGA engineer. If you take a look at FoxThree (Dassault publication about Rafale), you will see that photo, and another one, jammed. Guess why?
In the very last A&C, there is a whole part about RBE2AESA. Exact module number is undisclosed, but roughly 1000.
I could give tenth of such examples.
It was officially demonstrated that RBE2AESA could lock a M2K (rear) at 140 kms. (same journal, same issue). That deosnt fit with your numbers.

Where did you get that 8W output value/module?