sancho
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They were already offering the uprated M88 during last evaluation but no modification in initial offers were allowed............if they win they'll be asked for the uprated version for sure.
Not necessarily, because the Rafale has quiet good thrust, people only think it is low because they only look at the engine specs, without taking the weight of the fighter to account (=> TWR).
I would like to get an opinion from you if Kaveri could be integrated as powerplant if Rafale won??
Dassault offered to integrate the Kaveri - Snecma engine if we want and if we agree to the co-development, so that could be an interesting option, not necessarily for more thrust, but mainly for a more customised Rafale with indigenous parts. According to some reports we already are developing TVC for Kaveri engine with French help and a 90kN Kaveri - Snecma engine with TVC on Rafale would be a hell of a fighter!