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A flying lemon | idrw.org The anger in Washington policy circles when the US fighter planes — the Lockheed-Martin F-16IN and the Boeing F-18 Super Hornet did not make it to the Indian Air Force’s Medium-range Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) shortlist, was a thing to behold. It...

Typhoons billions over budget: * Costlier than Rafale * A to G maturation by 2018

I too don't think if they are eliminated they would be allowed to re-enter. Here's the up-date: http://blogs.star-telegram.com/sky_talk/2011/04/reports-that-india-has-dropped-f-16-from-fighter-competition.html

Sky Talk: Reports that India has dropped F-16 from fighter competition Reports out of India today indicate that country's government has narrowed down the list of planes it is considering buying as the next next front line fighter jet and that both Lockheed Martin's F-16 and the Boeing F/A-18...

Yet another confirmation news..... Govt shortlists Eurofighter, Rafale for fighter jets: Sources New Delhi: The Defence Ministry has shortlisted Eurofighter Typhoon and Dassault Rafale from among six competitors participating in the $10.5-billion tender to provide the Indian Air Force with...

EUobserver / Libya strikes showcase French warplane ANDREW RETTMAN EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - Many commentators believe the Libya air strikes are a pre-election advert for President Nicolas Sarkozy. Some believe they are also an advert for France's badly-selling Rafale jet fighter. Several EU...

Why Eurofighter Gets No Respect by James Dunnigan March 28, 2011 Faced with more large cuts in its budget, Britain's Royal Air Force fears the worst. Over a decade of cutting corners because of similar economy moves is catching up with RAF. For example, a recent government investigation...

I think going for MMRCA would be one way to go, but hoping to get F-35 in future is not so good idea. India has already invested in FGFA and imagine the horror of having MMRCA, Su-30, LCA, FGFA, AMCA, and additional F-35 :woot: So many platforms, vendors, spares to keep up. Livefist...

I think it could be because its battle tested (Kargil) successfully. But there could be more to it, IAF should clarify why they prefer upgrading Mirage rather than buying more MMRCA/LCA/Sukhoi? I don't believe that Mig-35 would be good idea, its just a prototype as of now, even more since there...

It could also be true about Eurofighter? Since the one tested in India during Flight Evaluation Test (FET) did not have any A to G capability (Tranche 1 & 2). A to G predicted to be incorporated in Tranche 3, Eurofighter is expensive, EJ2000 lost to GE for LCA engine and shortage of parts due to...

France tries to tie Rafale with Mirage upgrade Insidious French attempts to link the Indian Air Force's (IAFs) long-postponed and contentious Mirage 2000H fleet upgrade to the $10 billion acquisition of Dassault's Rafale fighters in support of the IAF's requirement of 126 Medium Multi-Role...

I don't get how can Eurofighter get a spur in sale just by flying over Libya?:hitwall: The surface to air missiles (SAM) from Libya have been taken out by Tomahawk missiles and French, UK and US fighter jets. Eurofighter was not a part of A to G operations because Tranche 1 and 2 does not have...

Ajai Shukla: Antony, pull the plug on the MMRCA Indian Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshall PV Naik, has surprised everyone by declaring more than once that the ministry of defence was just days away from deciding the winner of the keenly-watched global tender to sell the IAF 126 medium...

Here's so called DQ's new post: UK slams Typhoon vying for India’s biggest deal Published: Sunday, Mar 20, 2011, 22:57 IST By Suman Sharma | Place: New Delhi | Agency: DNA Even as India inches closer to finalise its biggest defence deal, United Kingdom’s audit watchdog has come...

Since Rafale was used before the US & UK Tomahawk cruise missiles struck on Libyan SAM locations, I wonder what RCS signal it generated on the ground radar systems? :undecided: Especially with the fixed refueling probe, since many here and elsewhere consider it as one of the sources of...

Here's additional info on Rafale used in Libya: Rafale loaded with AASM bombs Rafale C loaded with Mica 6 mica missiles for Air defense Rafale loaded with Reco-NG pod Typical weapon load was : - 6 Mica EM/IR + 3 supersonic 1250L tanks for the Air defense Rafale - 6 mica EM/IR + 1...

I agree! But can the media do? Its the MoD thats taking so much time and no press release of any progress, the media will speculate or sell rumors.

Combat aircraft vendors still wait for setting up of price negotiation panel New Delhi: Vendors vying to win one of the biggest defence deals of $10.4 billion for 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) are yet to get any indication from the ministry of defence (MoD) for the price...

Mer et Marine : Toute l'actualité maritime Google translate: French to english: First operational deployment for the Damocles pod on Rafale Damocles pod on Rafale in tests of the system According to our colleagues Air & Cosmos, naval aviation has led, in January, its first operational...

Air Weapons: Too Smart For Americans March 15, 2011: A British Typhoon fighter recently successfully dropped the first Paveway IV used by this aircraft type. This test was to confirm that the Eurofighter Typhoon's fire control system could program a Paveway IV with GPS target information...