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WewillbedoingadetailedandcomprehensiveanalysisoftheIndianMirage2000IvsPakistaniF16Block
52+fighterjets.Theanalysisisverylong,hencewehavedecidedtopostitinparts.
Thetopicsthatwillbecoveredinclude
Radar
Avionics&Navigation
Weapons,Pods&HMDS
ElectronicWarfare
Performance
Aftercoveringeachtopic,afinalanalysiswillbepostedsurmisingallthedetailstogiveafinalverdict.
Kindlywaitforthefinalpostbeforeaskingquestionsaboutthewinner,unlessitpertainstothetopicbeing
discussedonthatday.
(PART1RADAR)
Mirage2000I
TheRDY2radarmanufacturedbyThalesisalatestgenerationlongrangePulseDopplermultimode
radar.Itsabilitytoswitchautomaticallyinthedetection,trackingandfirecontrolmodesmakesitunrivalled
forairtoairmissions.TheIndianversionisanupdatedradarwithlatestsoftwareandadditional
technologiesdevelopedfortheRDY3radar.
Inairtoairmission,theRDY2multimoderadarhasadetectionrangeof130KMsfora5m2target.Itcan
simultaneouslydetectupto24targetsatallaltitudes,trackuptoeighttargetssimultaneouslyandengage
fourtargetswiththehighestthreatpriorityinboththeverticalandhorizontalplanes.Antennascanningis
configuredautomaticallytoavoidlosingthesetracksintheeventofevasivemaneuversorclosing,which
couldmovethemoutoftheangulardetectionfield.Itcanevaluatetheeffectsofbeyondvisualrange
attacks.Theradaremploysthreepulserepetitionfrequencies(PRF)namelylow,mediumandhighintheA
Amode,withautomaticmonitoringfrequenciesfortargetdetectionpurposes.Thesystemiseffectiveatall
altitudesandensuresearlydetection,coupledwithcontinuoustargettrackingofaveryhighstandardeven
whentheenemyisusingadvancedECM.Theradarfeatures"lowprobabilityofintercept(LPI)"operation,
withtheoutputpatternvaryinginaseeminglyrandompatternthatpreventsanadversaryRWRfrom
recognizingthatithasbeentargeted.
Inairtosurfacemission,itiscapabletoidentifyaccuratelyfixedormobiletargets,andtodesignatethemto
theweapons.TheRDY2radarisdesignedtousecapabilitiesintheareasofreconnaissancebasedon
highresolutionimages.Ithasprovedtheabilitytoaccuratelymeasuretargetrangeeveninheavyground
clutterandconsistentlydemonstratesaFalseAlarmRateofzero.TheradaremploysDopplerBeam
Sharpening,terrainmappingandairtogroundranging.Italsofeaturestwonewairtogroundmodes,
includingahighresolution"SyntheticApertureRadar(SAR)"imagingmodewitha"MovingTargetIndicator
(MTI)"capabilitytoprovideanallweather,day/nightgroundattackcapability.
F16B52+
TheNorthropGrummanAPG68(V9)isalongrangePulseDopplermultimoderadar.Ithas5xfaster
processingspeedand10xgreatermemorycapacityoverthepreviousAPG68(V7/8)radar.Withthenew
andpowerfulprocessingcapability,thenewsystemhasahighresistancetoelectromagneticinterference
andcountermeasuresandfuturegrowthpotential.Thesystemoffersnewandimprovedcapabilitiesinboth
airtoairandairtogroundmodes,primarilyintheoperationatlongrange(BVR)andtargetrichairspace.
Theradarhasaprogrammablesignalprocessorthatemploysveryhighspeedintegratedcircuit(VHSIC)
technology.
Inairtoairmission,theAPG68(V9)offers30percentincreaseindetectionrange,improvedsearchwhile

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trackmode(fourvs.twotrackedtargets)andlargersearchvolumeandimprovedtrackwhilescan
performance.Itssingletargettrackperformancehasalsobeenimproved.Ithasadetectionrangeof
105KMsfora5m2target.Theradarfeaturesaninertialmeasurementunitthatimprovesdynamictracking
performanceandprovidesanautoboresightcapability,whichincreasesaccuracyandeliminatestheneed
fortimeconsumingmechanicalboresighting.
Inairtosurfacemissions,thenewradarbecomesaneffectivesensor,utilizingitshighresolutionSynthetic
ApertureRadar(SAR)mode,whichallowsthepilottolocateandrecognizetacticalgroundtargetsfrom
considerabledistances.AlthoughpreviousradarshadsomeSARcapabilities,thenewversiongenerates
imageryclass(2feetresolution)highresolutionspictures.Thesepicturescanbeacquiredfromverylong
range,atallweatherconditionsandprovideaneffective,realtimesourceforthetargetingoflongrange,
precisionguidedweapons.Theradaralsohasincreaseddetectionrangeinseasurveillancemode,and
enhancedgroundmovingtargetidentificationandmappingcapability.
Verdict
RDY2alwayshadanedgeovertheAPG68radarinairtoairmode.Thenewerversionexceedsthateven
more.Withbetterrangeandfirstlockoncapability,theMiragewillhaveadefiniteadvantageinthe
dogfight.ItalsohasaveryhighLPIwhichpreventstheF16fromknowingthatithasbeenlockedonuntil
thelastmoment.
AirtosurfacewasalwaystheforteoftheFalcons.UsingtheSARtoeffectivelytargetgroundunitsatlong
rangeandallconditions.Italsohasagoodseasurveillancecapability.Butwiththenewupgrades,theRDY
isequaltoorevenbetterthantheAPG.
SothefinalverdictgoesinfavoroftheRDY2radarintheM2000I.

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