I got totally screwed yesterday, after killing an Su-30 in a vertical fight. I was left relatively slow, which wouldnt have been an issue, if I didnt need to defend against 3x R-77-1s that got fired at me from an awkard direction, which meant I had no energy to deal with the Typhoon that then dived on me.
Not only are those missiles 100% real, mach 2 also isn’t even unusual for anti radiation missiles
The way ground battles work and the tiny maps with very little to no proper cover (plus a general lack of room to maneuver a lot of the time) turns (H)ARMs into a hard counter against anti air
Anti air already is at a huge disadvantage against CAS, there is absolutely no need to give CAS the ability to basically stun-lock anti air
Yeah the reason being is emitters aren’t great for stealth. You can get away with construction angles such as AN/APG-81 and 79 are mounted at +30° to help with that but for the distributed jammers found on planes like Rafale, Typhoon and other 4++ jets would comprise the stealth somewhat.
“The meeting focused on discussing general defence cooperation relations, including strategic dialogue, strengthening communication between defence institutions, and opportunities for mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields in the long term,” defence ministry spokesperson Brigadier General Rico Ricardo Sirait told Reuters, adding the talks had not yet led to concrete decisions.
One source said the talks revolved around the sale of JF-17 jets, a multi-role combat aircraft jointly developed by Pakistan and China, and killer drones designed for surveillance and striking targets. The other two sources said the talks were in an advanced stage and involved more than 40 JF-17 jets. One of them said Indonesia was also interested in Pakistan’s Shahpar drones."