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India Completes Talks on Huge Fighter Deal: Official

By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, NEW DELHI


India has completed negotiations over an order for 126 fighter jets that could cost up to nine billion dollars, Defense Minister A.K. Antony said June 18.
But the minister did not say which of the Russian, U.S. and European rivals were best placed to win what arms industry sources have described as the biggest fighter plane contract in 15 years.
According to industry sources, the leading contenders are the Russian-built MiG-35 and MiG-29, Lockheed Martin’s F-16 and Boeing’s F-18.
Also in the race to replace India’s aged fleet of MiG-21s are Eurofighter’s Typhoon, Saab’s Gripen and Dassault’s Rafale.
”All negotiations are over and now it is a question of formalities,” Antony told reporters on the sidelines of a commanders’ meeting in the Indian capital.
”The defense acquisition committee will be meeting within a fortnight and decide on the Request for Proposals (RFP),” the minister added, referring to the body that has the final say on who should get the contract.
Senior defense ministry officials also confirmed the comments, saying that “no further discussions are necessary in the deal.”
”We are now hopeful the contract will be offered within a month’s time or so,” one of the officials told AFP.
The deal will be the first time India, now the biggest arms purchaser among emerging nations, has bought combat aircraft after evaluating rival bids through a global tender.
The country was once a captive defense-equipment market for the former Soviet Union and later Russia — which provided 70 percent of India’s military hardware — but is now seen as trying to broaden its military suppliers.
The two U.S. contenders, Lockheed Martin and Boeing, are trying to latch on to warming relations between New Delhi and Washington, who were once on opposite sides of the Cold War divide.
The two countries signed a landmark deal in 2005 that will allow India access to U.S. civil nuclear technology, barred since the country exploded its first nuclear bomb in 1974.
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I say the best option is get 100 Rafales and increase ther MKI from 40 order to 80!! that would be best :)
 
Since we are into dreaming, Here is mine

120 SuperHornets for the airforce, 80 Rafale's for the Navy along with
270 Su-30MKI for the airforce, 60 MiG-29K's for the Navy.
Along 3 Squadrons of Air-Air Refuelers and 4 Sqaudrons of AWACS and AEW.

Phew!!!!
 
Add that too with troop carriers; about time we para dropped the million brave souls...took the fight to the enemy, safety of the homeland

Umph!!! i love my speech

The MTA's, IL 76's and Chinooks should be able to handle it

200 LCA's
100 PAK-FA
 
my above calc 690 combat aircraft for the Airforce and 140 for the Navy
The Ideal Indian airforce should have 1000 Aircrafts for combat and 300 for the Navy

Which we would be able to afford in lets say a decade's time
 
Since we are into dreaming, Here is mine

120 SuperHornets for the airforce, 80 Rafale's for the Navy along with
270 Su-30MKI for the airforce, 60 MiG-29K's for the Navy.
Along 3 Squadrons of Air-Air Refuelers and 4 Sqaudrons of AWACS and AEW.

Phew!!!!

Trrriiiiinnnnngggg...Wake up! :bounce:
Imho thats way too many different (fighter) platforms.
 
Well 126 Eurofighter's or Rafales will not come with just $9 billion, unless of course India double the amount to $18 billion.
 
200 LCA
230 MKI
126 Mig 35
35 Mig 29k ( IN)
 
290 MKI MK4 MLU
110 Rafales
200 LCA

For Navy,

20~40 Mig 29K
20~40 N-LCA

Maritime strike MKI's.
 
Joey that makes only 600 combat aircraft, 20 planes per squadron; 30 squadrons,
for it make sanctioned 45 for the airforce, we need more, 900 to be precise
Dream away gents

Navy needs 300 fighters in my opinion., Global reach kids
 
Add to that 60 Mirage upgraded and 60 upgraded Mig 29's, add to that the bombers Jaguar Darin II and Mig 27's.

Add to that Mig 21's , 200 of which will be in service till 2018 or so.

PAKFA and MCA will replace in numbers the whole batch of mig 29/mirage 2000 :)
 
Navy first needs to carry 300 fighters before it can buy it, lets have ADS 2 with 1lakh tonne capability, surely I'd love yo see a mix of 40 JSF with 40 MCA in ADS-2, boy o boy.
 
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