Originally Posted by ICBM
Typhoon has a mech-scan radar designed in the 1980s
Rubbish, it was the 1990s (I was there designing it, I can assure you that we were pushing the boundaries of what the ASIC foundries could offer us in 1995) and that was just Tranche 1. The Tranche 2 radar included early 2000s technology, and involved a pretty comprehensive redesign of the processor path.
Originally Posted by ICBM
F-35 has the world's most advanced AESA radar currently fielded - it's in a different league altogether. So, until a Typhoon export comes with a proven, capable AESA radar it's 'money for old rope'
Obviously, the 2007 flight of CAESAR in a Typhoon passed you by...