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Image courtesy of- RK Chauhan

The Jaguar has an Elta 2052 AESA radar in its nose, the only one aside from the Rafale to have an AESA in the IAF currently. Tejas Mk1A will follow and then it’ll be the Su-30MKI once it’s upgraded to Super Sukhoi standard.

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Tejas Mk1 from No.18 “Flying Bullets” squadron

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The Su-30K was a stopgap fighter, meant to allow IAF to build a pool of experienced pilots on the Su-30 before the Su-30MKI began to arrive since it was a variant that needed a lot of development before entering service.

Pic courtesy of- Rakesh Singh Chauhan

Image shows an IAF MiG-21 Bison, MiG-29A, MiG-27, Mirage-2000TH, Mirage-2000H and a Su-30K with USAF F-16s.

Interestingly, 3 of the types no longer serve with the IAF. Bisons retired this year, MiG-27s in 2019 and the Su-30Ks were returned to Russia and exchanged with Su-30MKIs since they were a stopgap fighter till the MKI variant was developed.

Carrying 2 x ASRAAM and 2 x Paveway LGB.

IAF Jaguar DARIN 3 strike aircraft. The nose cone holds an Elta 2052 AESA radar. Original pic by Reddit user Kripler01

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