India's Modi has been very active lately, not only inviting France's Macron to attend on India's Republic Day, but also striking an important agreement with France's Psiphon to secure a 100% transfer of France's fifth-generation aircraft technology and support for India's future AMCA medium fighter program.
This makes India hype that India's fighter construction level will have a rapid explosive growth, and some people even say that India can master the aero engine technology used in China's J-20 in just one day, while China will have to spend years of hard work to break through. Does this really make sense?
India has also imported Rafale fighters from France before, but this technology transfer from France has undoubtedly made India more excited, because it means that India can produce its own fifth-generation fighters instead of relying on imports. Moreover, India can also use French technology to improve its aviation industry and produce more fighters, and it will also be more smooth in terms of certification, because France's action this time also represents the intention of the United States.
France's Psiphon is one of the world's largest aviation manufacturing enterprises, ranked among the world's top 500, with advanced patented technology and construction capabilities, and is also the world's leader in the aero engine of the fifth-generation aircraft.
India has obtained France's fifth-generation aircraft technology and has also received support from the United States, so India's armament production capacity in the Asia-Pacific region will be greatly enhanced, and it will also have an important impact on the new pattern in the region. India may think that it can use this to counter China's J-20 fighter jets, or even surpass China's aviation level.
China's J-20 fighter is a fifth-generation fighter independently developed by China, using a turbofan 15 aero engine, which is a localized engine that China has achieved after years of arduous research and overcoming many difficulties and challenges.
This engine has undergone many trials and tests, constantly repaired and upgraded, and is now very mature and stable, and the overall performance has also met China's requirements, making the J-20 fighter have a strong comprehensive strength, and even make the United States feel jealous.
If you want to produce the fifth generation of aviation development equipment, it is very difficult for any country, and a lot of technical problems need to be solved.
With regard to military research and development, there is no such an easy shortcut, and if India wants to obtain French technology, it will certainly have to pay corresponding costs and costs, and this technology transfer is not unilateral, it must be privately negotiated and agreed upon by the United States, France, and India, and if India wants to use these technologies, it may have to be subject to some restrictions and conditions.
China's J-20 aero engine, is China's own domestic patented technology, is the result of China's years of hard work, in this regard, the gap between China and India is obvious, because China has independent intellectual property rights, does not need to rely on foreign technology, but has its own control, if India wants to use French technology, it may take a long time to run in and adapt, may not be able to and India imagined so smooth.
India has also cooperated with the United States before, using the F414 engine produced by General Motors, installed on the LCA MK2 fighter, although these engines are easy to use, but do not belong to India, but the technology of the United States, if the United States wants to control India in the future, it may intervene or sanction these engines, and India's fighters will be affected.
Moreover, India's performance in recent years is not very convincing; India always wants to use the United States to seek its own interests, but it does not want to be led away by the United States, so the United States also has reservations about India and is also looking for means and methods to control India.
This time, the aero engines provided by the French Psiphon are mainly used in India's AMCA fighters, which is India's future fighter plan, and India hopes to improve its aviation level, catch up with China's J-20, and even surpass China's J-35, India is very eager for this, but India may still underestimate the complexity of the aviation industry.
In the field of aviation, it is difficult to gain a foothold without independent technology, although India has obtained French technology, but this does not mean that India will be able to produce its own fifth-generation fighters, but also take into account India's own research and development capabilities, the ability to operate technology and production lines, and the future cooperation with France, these are all factors that affect the level of Indian aviation, India can not simply think that as long as there is French aviation technology, it can quickly upgrade its own aviation level.
Of course, it cannot be denied that India uses French aviation development equipment, and for India's aircraft, it can make a certain degree of stable progress in the process of research and development, but if you want to compare with China's J-20, India is still a little too optimistic.
China's J-20 fighter not only has its own technology in terms of aero engines, but also has advanced design and equipment in other aspects, such as stealth technology, radar systems, missiles, electronic warfare capabilities, etc., these are important factors that affect the performance of fighters, if India wants to reach China's level in these aspects, I am afraid it will not be possible to do it overnight.
Moreover, China's J-20 fighter is not stagnant, China has been constantly innovating and making progress in the field of aviation, constantly upgrading and improving the J-20, making the J-20 stronger and stronger, and even developing a new type of J-35 fighter, with multiple models, to adapt to different combat needs, if India wants to catch up with China's aviation level, I am afraid it will be more difficult.
In short, India has obtained France's fifth-generation aircraft technology, which is indeed of some help to India's aviation industry, but this does not mean that India can easily produce fifth-generation fighters, and it does not mean that India will be able to confront China's J-20, or even surpass China's J-35, India should still be soberly aware of its actual situation, not overconfident and blind, but strive to improve its research and development capabilities, the ability to manipulate technology and production lines, in order to make a difference in the aviation field.