Dassault Rafale, tender | News & Discussions

[peep]

J-10B is dedicated to air to face strike, image the tremendous thrust-weight ratio euipped by WS-10B. If Indian put Rafle on the carrier, it face J-15(China type Su-33).

This thread is not about PLAAF/PLAN's tactics against MRCA. Plz dont reply to trolls/not do it your self

 

[Yeti]

 

[帅的一匹]

Yeah you wish. How could the J-10B be anywhere near as good as the Rafele that is built by ont of the most experienced and capable aerospace firms in the world? The sensor fusion, avionics, electronic warfare systems, engines, radar, weapon load, weapon range etc are all FAR more advanced than the J-10B. Are you honestly saying China has somehow managed to leap frog all leading aerospace companies and produce better technology? It's far fetched even for you lot. In truth there really is no comparison and you know it.

The underestimate of China technology make you look goofy. I don't hear French company have any plan to buid 5-generation plane, wake up from your empire dream, nothing to boast for a spent bullet.

 

[KRAIT]

Plz change this fixed mid-air refueller probe to retractable one....

 

[jackyy]

The underestimate of China technology make you look goofy. I don't hear French company have any plan to buid 5-generation plane, wake up from your empire dream, nothing to boast for a spent bullet.

indian 5th generation will be PAK FA not french
and every chinese plane is copy cat

 

[StormShadow]

NEW DELHI: This is how India's biggest defence deal, a $10.4-billion tender for 126 combat aircraft, panned out:

* 2000: Indian Air Force (IAF) conveys to defence ministry its interest in acquiring medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) to replace its ageing fleet of Soviet-era MiG-21s and because of delays in developing the indigenous light combat aircraft (LCA).

* 2001: IAF issues request for information (RFI) for 126 combat jets.

* 2003: IAF seeks defence ministry's permission to buy 50 more French Mirage-2000s to shore up the only MMRCAs in its fleet as a stop-gap arrangement. The aircraft had been acquired in the mid-1980s.

* 2004: Defence ministry asks IAF to instead issue a larger MMRCA tender.

* 2005 : Defence ministry issues initial MMRCA tender but withdraws it quickly even as it starts receiving responses from vendors.

* 2006: The then IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi, flags the dwindling squadron strength of the force. From a sanctioned strength of 39.5 combat squadrons, the IAF is down to 33 squadrons.

* August 2007: India issues the tender for 126 MMRCAs at an estimated cost of $10.4 billion.

* February 2008: US majors Boeing and Lockheed Martin, Russia's United Aircraft Corporation, France's Dassault, European consortium EADS and Sweden's SAAB submit their bids.

* April 2009: Reports that Dassault and SAAB are out of the race.

* May 2009: Defence ministry says Dassault and SAAB still in contention.

* April 2010: IAF completes its flight and weapons evaluation of the six contenders on the basis of 643 parameters.

* December 2010: Offset proposals of contenders goes missing; later found on the roadside in south Delhi. The incident threatens to derail the tendering process.

* April 2011: India down-selects EADS and Dassault for the final leg of the contest, rejecting the other four contenders.

* November 2011: The commercial offers from European consortium Eurofighter and France's Dassault Aviation opened.

January 31, 2011: Dassault informed that it has emerged as the lowest bidder.

 

[KRAIT]

The underestimate of China technology make you look goofy. I don't hear French company have any plan to buid 5-generation plane, wake up from your empire dream, nothing to boast for a spent bullet.

Leave it man.... Any info about time of induction of J-20 .... ??

 

[RoYaL~GuJJaR]

This is Good Decision i must say...Their are many reasons behind this...

* Lowest Bidder.(of course)
* TOT of high end technology.
* India already operate mirage 2000.
* No strings attached.

 

[Abingdonboy]

The underestimate of China technology make you look goofy. I don't hear French company have any plan to buid 5-generation plane, wake up from your empire dream, nothing to boast for a spent bullet.

You truly have been brainwashed by your media.

 

[帅的一匹]

indian 5th generation will be PAK FA not french
and every chinese plane is copy cat

At least copy doesnt cost 10 billion dollar,thanks for the generous endorsement to Republic of France. Reverse engineering is state of art, not simple copy right infringement.

 

[Bl[i]tZ]

 

[Yeti]

I find it intresting Discovery channel had the Rafale and Sukhoi MKI together over a year ago and it was later joined by the PAK-FA

 

[500]

Nice video. How Rafale is made:

Dassault-Bréguet Aviation Rafale B301 Fabrication. - YouTube

 

[jackyy]

At least copy doesnt cost 10 billion dollar,thanks for the generous endorsement to Republic of France. Reverse engineering is state of art, not simple copy right infringement.

copies have no quality rest you can understand
who knows what's inside

 

[Skull and Bones]

Now one thing that should be done is to buy 60 used UAE Mirage 2000-9s and increase the squadron number ASAP.