Originally posted by sg1960:
According to the below Indian news report , our F16 is 
How true is this news article ? 
Don't fret if Pak gets F-16s
RAJAT PANDIT
TIMES NEWS NETWORK [ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2004 11:24:29 PM ]
NEW DELHI: India need not lose sleep even if Pakistan manages to
acquire more F-16 fighters from the US. After plastering American
combat pilots in an exercise earlier this year, IAF top guns now
have another reason to be gung ho: their top-notch mean machines
have proved more than a match for F-16s, the much-vaunted 'fighting
falcons'.
Russian-origin Sukhoi-30MKI jets are apparently outgunning American
F-16s on "several aspects" at the ongoing Indo-Singapore air combat
exercise in Gwalior.
This is the first-ever face-off between these two sophisticated war
machines originating from the two former Cold War
adversaries.
[b]"Our Sukhois are doing very well against the F-16Cs (of
Singapore Air Force) in terms of manoeuvrability, sophistication of
avionics and weapon systems. Similarly, our MiG-29s and
Mirage-2000s are also matching up to the F-16s," say IAF
sources
IAF is pitting even its MiG-21s, which constitute over 45% of
India's combat fleet, against F-16s during the 'Sindex-Ankush'
exercise in Gwalior.
"Ever since the Pakistanis acquired F-16s from the US in the
mid-1980s, we wanted to size them up. So, we are matching almost
all our planes with F-16s of the Singapore Air Force, which are
more advanced than the F-16s of Pakistan," said sources.
The IAF has also tasked its elite combat school to develop
manoeuvres for MiG-21s to elude the radar cones of F-16s.
IAF spokesperson Squadron Leader Mahesh Upasani only said, "Results
of the exercise will be assessed only after the debrief. It's
premature to comment at this stage."
Instead of F-16s, the US had fielded the F-15C Eagles during the
Cope India-04 exercise in February. So, the decks were promptly
cleared when Singapore came knocking for training facilities with
its F-16s.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-896301,curpg-1.cms
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Yes the SU-30 have the upper hand from the start.
But that does not mean we have to worry much.
All this are more of a air to air controlled tests. Regardless
Singapore relies more of F16 on a air to ground role which is more
of its primary purpose. Piting it air to air with a Su-30 is
definitely with advantage on the su-30 side.
With the SU-30 have 2 more powerful engine, in a situation, that it
found itself to be disadvantaged, it just have to full power and
get out of the fight, as F-16 does not have that engine power to
follow.
However in real combat situation, by doing that F-16s may have
achieved the goal of interception, even if SU-30 does that, it
cannot say that it won, as it have used up valuable fuel in doing
that and unable to complete the rest of the mission
effectively.
