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And u too witj ur jf17Indians weren't far behind on putting claims on their SU30MKIs
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And u too witj ur jf17Indians weren't far behind on putting claims on their SU30MKIs
Interesting development, the important question however is, did Dassault agreed to the pending contract issues of the licence production. If not, it's a huge mistake of the government to commit itself to the Rafale already, since it leaves them in the weaker position when Dassault knows that the MoD can't back out anymore.
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WELCOME BACK and Congratulations to ALL of us
I think we can LINK the signature on N power plants with MMRCA
Both signed together in a few months
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@#hydra#French people will tell any thing to sell there product,long time back somebody claimed that rafale is capable of doing 11+g pull
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Hmmmm, @MilSpec ; now the trickle of info is increasing. So it looks like:
1. MMRCA is still on.
2. TOT and local manufacture is still on the cards.
3. the initial tranche of 36 aircraft is intended to fast-track the acquisition process.
4. Allowing more time to sort out any remaining hiccups.
5. This initial lot may even be used to control/amortise any cost-differentials arising out of setting up a new line in India.
Just my initial take on the straws in the wind, so to speak.......
Which leads to an interesting thought that has just sparked in my mind; will this have any connection to the choice of aircraft for IAC 2 eventually? This bit of speculation is predicated on some hypotheses and facts; viz. :
1. IAC 2 is heading to be a CATOBAR design.
2. IN has already studied the Rafale M and is quite impressed by the design, however has not physically evaluated it.
3. An add-on order for IN to be manufactured locally, adds meat to the 'make in India' concept considering that the TOT will get reasonably absorbed by then.
All said and done; the second part is speculative; arising out of the crystallisation of the first.
But let us see, what happens; apart from attempting to thinking ahead of the curve right now.
dada,
I had speculated about two years ago that DB will need twice the number of flyaway rafales to justify the business case of the amount of ToT demanded,
MMRCA deal was never dead, the mahan journalists/hacks have to resort to sensationalism but since last two years, HAL and DB both are already planning the plant layout, and material flow.
New DM's statements are nothing but pressure tactics for Capital equipment procurement's.
Apart from that, I had estimated rafales being around 150 units, it might get bumped up just like the MKI's.
Not to mention, HAL is gearing up for a mega upgrade project for the MKI's too.