All this got me thinking of this idea of Thai AV-8S, if you are interested in doing a GR.1/AV-8A/AV-8C variation...... kind of not what-if (because after all Thai did operate the Harriers in real-life) but kind of is what-if (because the fleet was never that operational in Thai service).
Basically, what would have been the best air defense loadout (not limited to what the Thai actually bought in real-life) that a radarless AV-1S could carry? Since the carrier aircraft would lack a fire control radar, it'd rule out everything that requires mid-course or terminal targetting-update/guidance, leaving just WVRAAMs. ASRAAM is designed for a relatively-longer effective range and faster approach speed, but Wikipedia entry suggests that IRIS-T (which Thai did purchase in real-life as part of their Gripen deal) can shoot even further (~25km, compared to ASRAAM's 18km?).
Then came the question as to whether any or all of the advanced WVRAAM would need to be slaved to a fire control radar to exploit their maximum effective ranges...... without a fire control radar, would all of them (ASRAAM, IRIS-T, AIM-9X, and Python-5) be more or less on an equal footing?