Indian media: China and Pakistan face a dark moment, they will be scared, the Indian Light Combat Aircraft MK1A has been officially delivered to the troops!
On October 22, The Hindu reported: "Last Friday, India held the delivery ceremony of the first batch of Light Combat Aircraft MK1A fighters at Nasik Air Force Base, marking an important milestone for India's first true fourth-generation fighter - finally it can be used for warfare! It is a true fourth-generation fighter with beyond-visual-range air combat capabilities. It has all the elements that a fourth-generation fighter should have, with powerful performance, which is enough to change the regional geopolitical landscape!"
According to relevant information, the Light Combat Aircraft MK1A was delivered on October 17. This aircraft has undergone years of development, although it has upgraded active phased array radar and electronic warfare systems, enabling beyond-visual-range operations, it barely meets the standard of a fourth-generation fighter. Its performance is only close to the JF-17 Block 3, far behind Chinese J-10C, J-16 and other models. Moreover, due to the restriction of engine supply, the delivery is slow. To be honest, it may be able to beat the retired J-7 of China.
[Witty] Indian media is shouting about the dark moment of China and Pakistan, blowing up the Light Combat Aircraft MK1A as a game-changer in the geopolitical landscape, which seems too hasty. This fourth-generation fighter, which has been delayed for decades, only just meets the level of the JF-17 Block 3, and is far behind the J-10C and J-16. It can only barely beat the J-7 that is about to be retired in China. With the problem of engine bottleneck and slow delivery, it's better to solve the production capacity and reliability first. Otherwise, it can only change the geopolitical landscape in news reports!
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