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I am confused. What's the difference between the previous rafale and present rafale offers ?
What's this whole tender about ? Why not just buy more rafales and keep the different types of fighters down ?
The previous tender was cancelled and a new tender is being held.
The 36 Rafale contract was for strategic purposes, not related to the tenders. But the idea is to get more Rafales at a cheaper price through tender.
Whats up with medium multi role combat aircraft when tejas mk2 is coming out as a medium weight aircraft???
There were two MMRCAs. One for single engine and one for twin engine. The idea was to buy 150-200 Gripens and 150-200 Rafales.
For single engine, the competitors were Gripen and F-16. But DRDO insisted they will make Tejas Mk2 Gripen equivalent, so there is no need to import a jet in this category. IAF will be ordering 201 LCA Mk2 instead of holding the tender.
So the IAF withdrew the single engine tender and replaced it with the twin engine tender, which was supposed to follow the single engine tender in the future.
Both LCA Mk2 and Rafale are medium weight aircraft.
In the light category, we will have 123 LCA Mk1/A.
They shouldn't waste money on anymore 4th gen fighters.Next fighter should be stealth. China will play a major role in the next India Pakistan conflict and j20 fighters if acquired by Pakistan will be a force multiplier. China could also contrive a situation to enter the conflict on pakistans's side.
5th gen and higher requirement is separate from LCA and Rafales. We need hundreds of fighter jets. Read the above reply to Daghalodi.
I was reading about a combined Franco German fighter jets program. Why not wait for this ?
That's after 2040. It can come into play when the time to replace Su-30MKI comes. But we want to start building our own stuff by then.
We just don't know that yet. Our carriers have Mig-29s deployed on them and their wing span is 36.6'' while Rafale's is 35" which is still smaller than the Mig's
Neither carrier can operate the Rafale or SH. Both carriers or both aircraft will need modifications.
You are already using the GE F404 and plan to use the GE F414 for LCA/AMCA,
which leaves you somewhat dependent.
Trying to avoid US technology altogether will probably leave you with MiG-35
and the problems related to Russian logistics.
Engines and weapons systems are not the same.
The US will not sanction the engines, but the aircraft itself can be.