India should consider significant enhancement to the TEJAS MK-1A fighter fleet by integrating advanced infrared search and track systems, a move that mirrors global trends in countering stealth aircraft.The Indian Air Force has recognised that existing sensors on the TEJAS MK-1A do not provide the level of performance required to compete against increasingly sophisticated Chinese and Pakistani
HAL’s TEJAS MK-1A Fighters Should Integrate Enhanced Infrared Sensor To Counter Chinese Stealth Fighters In The Indian Ocean Region
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