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Is the F-16 better than MiG 29?
Below 200 knots, the MiG-29 has incredible nose-pointing capability down to below 100 knots. The F-16, however, enjoys an advantage in the 200 knot-plus regime. At higher speeds, we can power above them to go to the vertical. And our turn rate is significantly better.
Is MIG 35 a good fighter?
The MiG-35 is a capable warbird It has nine hardpoints, enabling the combat aircraft to it can carry a wide selection of missiles, rockets and bombs including Kh-31A anti-ship missiles with active radar seekers, the Kh-31P anti-radar missiles, Kh-29TE missiles and KAB-500Kr TV-guided bombs.
Which is better Mig 35 or Rafale?
The Rafale has advance technologies to perform the multirole capabilities which i can say is much better over the MIG-35. Rafale has lower RCS due to its design features. The MIG-35 is more agile as it uses thrust vectoring nozzle to perform very tight turns at various speed. An ideal performance in close combat.
Are Migs better than f16?
Is the F-16 still good?
Image: Lockheed Martin. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is one of the world’s most successful and combat-proven military aircraft to ever fly. Today, the air services of 25 different militaries worldwide continue to operate F-16s with roughly 3,000 Fighting Falcons still operational.
How high can the MiG 35 fly?
The MiG-35 can climb at the rate of 330m/s. Its maximum speed is 2,400km/h. The normal and ferry range of the aircraft are 2,000km and 3,100km respectively. The service ceiling is 17,500m.
Is the MiG-35 really a new aircraft?
Talking about the aircraft, he claimed that when compared with the ‘basic’ MiG-29, the MiG-35 is a new aircraft with a new airframe, a new and more powerful engine (though it just gives seven per cent more power), fly-by-wire technology, new onboard equipment and weapons. Just about everything is ‘new’.
Should the Indian Air Force ADD Mikoyan MiG-35 or Lockheed Martin F-16?
Adding Mikoyan MiG-35 or Lockheed Martin F-16 or SAAB Gripen will increase the IAF’s logistics and maintenance burden. Any of these planes can be manufactured in India under the ‘Make in India’ initiative but primarily, they will just bring more jobs into India and not better technology.
What’s new in the F-16 Block 70?
With improved radar systems, advanced weapons capabilities and enhanced battlespace awareness, the aircraft advances its strong, combat-proven legacy and goes beyond – to meet needs for tomorrow. This is the F-16 Block 70, the newest generation of Fighting Falcon.
Why should the IAF go in for the MiG-35?
The MiG-35 has a simple state-of-the-art cockpit fitted with three LCD screens that make the pilot’s job much easier. There are few more marginal improvements that give nothing substantial to the IAF. Why should the IAF go in for the MiG-35 if the MiG-29 UPG can be upgraded with both these noticeable improvements – the engine and the radar?