Chandragupt Maurya
Banned
- Dec 23, 2023
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Even the upgraded F-16 can't fire Meteor missile, something Tejas can do with ease—provided MBDA agrees to share the source codes.The operative word is OPEX. The operational costs for F-16 are a fraction of the costs for other major platforms. The F-16 is a potent platform with all the avionics upgrades and weapon systems. The F-16 with AIM-120 and AIM-260 (if it works with F-16s) can be useful for decades.