I am expecting a similar photo
How long they can say whats illogical and in a way a view which does not have any support from IAF and IN.
Look into future , we will have soon 2 more IAC1 type carriers and IAC2 type also 2 carriers. Who will be able to field so many aircrafts unless there is a simple Make In India medium category fighter eventually to be replaced by indigenous 5th gen Medium class aircraft.
Coupled with minimum 10+ squadron of IAF. We are looking at humongous opportunity.
Its a loss for India and France if they cannot leverage this opportunity by making Rafale affordable and use this opportunity to build a even stronger India France relationship.
@Abingdonboy - go read ajai shukla tweets. Here are his gem
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The man even started a hashtag in frustration
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Completely forgetting he advocated time and again Saab Gripen and F35
look at shiv aroor, all the time Saab Gripen
Vishnu Som bcz he did nt get a Rafale backseat ride, always pushing for any fighter except rafale
TOI/ET always breaking F16/F18 news.
yet today all except few are back in line saying good things bcz it was always the prime deal. teh question was only about time of execution. Every logic is known. Soon more things will be known when
MII part will come out.
I wish people can actually understand how another 36 jets can easily be accommodated in the same infra and basic packages and future acquisitions will be even less costly as we keep expanding the bases and use MII Rafales.