Originally Posted by Magic Mushroom
'I hear Illustrious is off to the Indian Ocean and will be exercising with Viraat and her Shars. Who gets the upper hand in air combat GR9 or FRS.51 ?'
GR7/9 with AIM-9L controlled by SKASaC v FRS51 with Magic controlled by Helix AEW?
Mmmm, my money would definitely be on the GR7 with big engine, big wing and better C2 winning! Blue Fox will make diddly squat difference.
Regards,
MM
In the future it looks likely that the Indian Navy will upgrade their FRS.51 fleet. Israeli companies have the contract to fit Israeli radar and Derby (BVR) missiles to the fleet. Looks likely to go ahead as they will be buying additional ex-FAA SHAR airframes.