Dassault Rafale, tender | News & Discussions [Thread 2]

[Ultima Thule]

The first foreign jets to land in Ambala since the Jaguars from 1979.

And MKI is not foreign jet which land in India in early late 90s/early 2000 or would trying to say first European jet since 1979???

 

[PakFactor]

we should check its electronic, radar signature.. if possible..
Edit: they wd travel 2700 km from UAE to Ambala... completely avoiding Pak
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Bastards took the biggest loop to avoid Pak lol

 

[HalfMoon]

And MKI is not foreign jet which land in India in early late 90s/early 2000 or would trying to say first European jet since 1979???

All their fighters are foreign including LCA.

 

[Ultima Thule]

All their fighters are foreign including LCA.

Yes you're right LCA parts comes from all over the world and they just assembling it at home

 

[Signalian]

a Single rafale can Carry upto 10 Meteors

Good analysis.

Back in time, during its hay-days we used to listen that SU-30MKI can also carry up to 10 AAMs, majority BVR missiles. With 240 aircraft in air, that's roughly 2400 AAMs in the air at one time. Enough to reign the skies.

 

[HalfMoon]

Good analysis.

Back in time, during its hay-days we used to listen that SU-30MKI can also carry up to 10 AAMs, majority BVR missiles. With 240 aircraft in air, that's roughly 2400 AAMs in the air at one time. Enough to reign the skies.

SU-30 MKI was mini-AWACS too until it fell from grace on 27th Feb, 2019.

 

[Raj-Hindustani]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1287706998843219969

That's funny..... Hahagav

And MKI is not foreign jet which land in India in early late 90s/early 2000 or would trying to say first European jet since 1979???

Su 30 is just like jf 17 for Pakistan.

 

[airmarshal]

As if these are only planes India bought. They have Mirages, Su-30s, MiG-29s. They couldnt do sh*t with those. They wont do sh*t with these either.

 

[polanski]

India postponed order of another batch of Rafale due to COVID-19: https://www.globaldefensecorp.com/2...r-of-another-batch-of-rafale-due-to-covid-19/

 

[Raj-Hindustani]

Good analysis.

Back in time, during its hay-days we used to listen that SU-30MKI can also carry up to 10 AAMs, majority BVR missiles. With 240 aircraft in air, that's roughly 2400 AAMs in the air at one time. Enough to reign the skies.

Su 30 still a beast of South Asia.

People can only day dream but it was just a game of bvr missile range (f16 with 110km and su 30 mki with 80 km)

Still su 30mki was able to performed countermeasures against incoming bvr missiles.

Su 30 mki with now missile with 110 km and rafale with meteor missile will easily can handle any threats...

 

[cloud4000]

I don't think it's a good idea to send in green pilots flying a new aircraft type into action right away. India should send in their most experience squadrons. India needs to be defensive here.

 

[Ultima Thule]

Su 30 is just like jf 17 for Pa

But its still foreign jet isn't or you designed it????, you assembling MKI at home but we have a partial manufacturing capability for JFT

 

[Gomig-21]

The 36 Rafaels are just white elephants ... they don't really alter the nature of China/Pakistan vs India air combat operations at all.

I completely disagree. I don't have a dog in this fight as I respect both countries, China and India so this is about as objective as it comes. But even though the total number is 36 aircraft, they'll be carrying arguably the best A2A missile out to date in the Meteor. The rest will be up to the Indian pilots to get used to the aircraft but my guess is they've already had months of training in France similar to what the Egyptian pilots had. So armed with SPECTRA and the Meteor, one Rafale can cause a whole lotta problems for any adversary.

 

[Ultima Thule]

Su 30 still a beast of South Asia.

People can only day dream but it was just a game of bvr missile range (f16 with 110km and su 30 mki with 80 km)

Still su 30mki as able to performed countermeasures against incoming bvr missiles.

Su 30 mki with now missile with 110 km and rafale with meteor missile will easily can handle any threats...

Stick to the topic, please, and China's PL-15???

 

[HalfMoon]

I don't think it's a good idea to send in green pilots flying a new aircraft type into action right away. India should send in their most experience squadrons. India needs to be defensive here.

India is always in the defensive mode.

Oops Let me correct myself.

India is always in the disengagement mood.

I completely disagree. I don't have a dog in this fight as I respect both countries, China and India so this is about as objective as it comes. But even though the total number is 36 aircraft, they'll be carrying arguably the best A2A missile out to date in the Meteor. The rest will be up to the Indian pilots to get used to the aircraft but my guess is they've already had months of training in France similar to what the Egyptian pilots had. So armed with SPECTRA and the Meteor, one Rafale can cause a whole lotta problems for any adversary.

Indian Rafales cannot fire meteors.