Boeing says it has received licence from the US government to market F-15EX to IAF

[White and Green with M/S]

The news did come in between that Indian navy is considering in leasing the Super Hornets.

Considering but not finalized, may be its possible that IN will buy Super Hornet Block-3 instead of leasing

 

[User]

The news did come in between that Indian navy is considering in leasing the Super Hornets.

Indian Navy to lease F18 Super Hornet from the US

 

[HostileInsurgent]

"...around 40...."

Sir that`s entirely a new meaning of a few.
40 means 2-3 squadrons.

I know that but requirement would be of 40, 20 on INS Hansa (Indian Navy Airbase in Goa) and 20 on Carrier but 15-18 on lease would be enough.

 

[Oldman1]

I know that, thats why I feel Indian Navy will lease around 40 F/A-18E Super Hornet Block-III this year as a stop gap to our indigenous fighter.

The U.S. Navy needs those fighters. So India can't lease them.

 

[Oldman1]

F-15EX gets eaten alive by J-20. It has no RCS reduction measure to speak of. In fact, F-15 has bigger RCS than Su-27. IAF Su-30MKI has smaller RCS than F-15EX. Hell, even US don't want F-15EX. No foreign country wants it either.

The Air Force's New F-15EX Jet Just Took Its First Flight

The Air Force is expected to take delivery of the first two F-15EX jets at Eglin Air Force Base by the end of March.

www.military.com

The Air Force's New F-15EX Jet Just Took Its First Flight

The F-15EX fighter just completed its maiden flight.

The Boeing-made jet took off from St. Louis Lambert International Airport in Missouri just before 2:00 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday, company spokesman Todd Blecher said in an email.



The aircraft, flown by Boeing test pilot Matt "Phat" Giese, was airborne for approximately 90 minutes before it returned to the airport, the company said in a release. During the flight, Giese tested the avionics, systems and software while a team monitored the data in real time to grade the jet's performance, the release said.


The Air Force is expected to take delivery of the first two jets at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, by the end of March. The remaining six aircraft should be delivered in fiscal 2023, according to the service.

The F-15EX will be the service's first fourth-generation fighter program in more than 20 years.

In July, the service awarded Boeing an estimated $1.2 billion contract to acquire the multirole F-15EX fighter -- considered a "fourth-plus-generation" jet. The contract covers the eight jets, including initial design, development, test and certification, plus spare parts and support equipment, training and technical data, and delivery and sustainment costs.

According to Boeing, the F-15EX will be able to "launch hypersonic weapons up to 22 feet long and weighing up to 7,000 pounds." The company has said the fighter will be equipped with improved avionics and radars and could carry more than two dozen air-to-air missiles. By comparison, F-15s can carry four AIM-9 Sidewinder and four AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile, or eight AMRAAMs.

 

[HostileInsurgent]

The U.S. Navy needs those fighters. So India can't lease them.

We would be leasing them from Boeing like we did with MQ9 Reapers.

 

[KAL-EL]

Indian Navy to lease F18 Super Hornet from the US

At what interest rate? with an option to buy?

 

[White and Green with M/S]

We would be leasing them from Boeing like we did with MQ9 Reapers.

you're not leasing but CONSIDERING to lease

 

[HostileInsurgent]

you're not leasing but CONSIDERING to lease

Sorry, my bad.

 

[GumNaam]

milk em uncle sam!

 

[HostileInsurgent]

milk em uncle sam!

We ain’t buying them, even if we buy those will have to be made in India with majority components sourced from India, thats the clause under the MRFA Tender.

 

[GumNaam]

We ain’t buying them, even if we buy those will have to be made in India with majority components sourced from India, thats the clause under the MRFA Tender.

wise decision. not like those birds will help against China or Pakistan.

 

[HostileInsurgent]

wise decision. not like those birds will help against China or Pakistan.

Ya because our inventory will become a clusterfck with American aircrafts, logistics would become a nightmare.

 

[User]

At what interest rate? with an option to buy?

Sorry Sir, there are no details about that. Perhaps we will have to wait.

 

[KAL-EL]

Sorry Sir, there are no details about that. Perhaps we will have to wait.

No problem! Was just curious is all.