The passive capabilities of an AEW are well in excess of those of a Rafale. Not to mention those of 800+ F-35s, and there are space-borne radar systems too. As regards a J-20 getting close enough, I'm not convinced.
The problem is only the f-35's can do that what the Rafale does. Majority of the western hardware facing China will be made of f-2's, F-15's and super hornets which use much more conventional means of detection. J-20 needs to just get withing 100-150 km range to fire at something. Obviously the f-35 will win. But non-f-35 aircrafts will be at massive danger. Same is true for india aircrafts. Except for Rafale which still has 4.5 gen weaknesses although it's survivability is increased due to spectra. The j-20 will have the first shot advantage. Unless the pl-15 is overhyped pos. Which I don't think is the case. This would have been true pre-2020. But we have seen massive batch improvements in design of j-20 itself and I suppose same is true for their pl-15's.
There are about 100 J-20s, and there are over 1,000 F-35s and F-22s in the USAF/USN alone, then you have other F-35s in the rest of NATO. Not to mention F-15EXs that arguably have the best radar and EA-18Gs that will jam the crap out of the J-20s. So yeah, the J-20 will have the first shot advantage after it has achieved a better than 10:1 kill ratio against the best trained pilots in the world all flying stealth aircraft.
Lol. Rafale can't do what the F-35 can do.
VAST majority of chicom air force consist of flankers and J-10s with a handful of squadrons of J-20s. Question is what is the MCR of the J-20? How many J-20s can chicoms send pulling squadrons from other regions? What's going to happen to chicom airbases near Taiwan the moment china attacks? Taiwan has offensive capabilities unlike Ukraine. Taiwan cruise missiles can hit deep inside Eastern china.
J-20s capabilities don't come close to current F-18E's and F-15C/E situational awareness and sensor fusion. J-20 pilots will be flying blind being jammed by E-2Ds, F-18G, F-18E, F-15Es, F-22s, F-35As and F-35Bs. US is going to have superiority in the battlespace picture which is thee most important part in a conflict under high-tech conditions.
Spectra is nothing special. An F-16 with EW pod has the same or better capability than Rafale when it comes to EW.
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Russian air force day is the 12 of Aug. They attacked Sevastopol before Navy day and Saki before air force day. 
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Well it uses off the shelf tech so it better be on budget.
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