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Still awaiting Rafale for which agreement was to be signed this monthIt's not either or situation.
RAFALEs, F-16 IN and Gripen IN - All are coming.
no only rafale as of now ... maybe refurbished and upgraded USAF F16 to F16V level with MII and all TOT but still questionable just forget grippenIt's not either or situation.
RAFALEs, F-16 IN and Gripen IN - All are coming.
When IAF will have begun to deploy the Rafale and will have started to tame it, it will not want to hear from another plane.
Egypt, for example, already plans to order us the option provided in the contract of its Rafale.
It's not either or situation.
RAFALEs, F-16 IN and Gripen IN - All are coming.
The again and again emphasis on 4th gen Rafale and 5th gen j series is an exaggerated myth. It's not that Jseries is pure 5tg gen. ATM with its engine it's quasi 5th gen or more like 4.95gen at cusp of 5th gen. In the same time Rafale program is also moving ahead in its upgradation program. It won't be 5th geb but it will be happily quasi 5th gen in next 7years.
For 2 front we don't require 42 sqds we require much more than that. The reason being if fleet availability at war time is supposed at 66% or above we require minimum actively 36-40 sqds so the whole fleet size shud be 54-60 sqda for IAF alone.
It talks abt 200 MKi and plan for 71 more whereas MKI is already planned for 312.
Air Marshal kapil kak says LCA maintainence is terrible and it cannot be prply deployed in Bangalore itself so how will it be deployed in forward bases. (Talk abt Gripen and tejas together in media)
Shailes says among 5th gen option is F35 or Gripen E. (Talk abt completely erasing PAKFA and Gripen pitching as 5th gen)
The reporter also says a G2G deal will see Gripen early delivery versus 4th gen Rafale minimum 3 years
It talks and boasts arup raha piloting Gripen forgetting he flew in twin seater Gripen D nt E
It says further Gripen was second after Rafale in evaluation MMRCA (my o my eurofighter is fully deleted)
It says 5th gen is more abt datafusion as if 4th gen does nt have it at all
F35 is operational from 2015 and 175 are produced for us Marines and UK
Saab offered MII
It says Rafale acquisition is 59000 crs which I have explained already above
It talks abt PAKFA and says due to economic condition of Russia FGFA won't be there for next 10 years
Well Saab is doing a very wrong marketing here. It should use proper ppl with better facts.
This report is utterly inaccurate and rubbish
I have couple of questions first
Gripen NG is not 5th Gen
Secondly PAKFA seems bleak after hearing this
Thirdly F35 appears to be strong contender
Fourth Rafale deal is still not done
Fifth Tejas is still not inducted but comparing it with SU30 seems little harsh
LOL posted a long reply for your source, Did you diliver my message to your source ??
We don't have much information of J series, but what I feel is the J20 is for creating the Anti Access anti Daniel over the South Sea China, so that the NATO could not target the Air Defence of PLAAF. Thus no country except China will found its use. Regarding J31 its for the exports mainly, and its atleast a decade away.
64 Squardon the original approved limit.
True but it would be around 350, with 40 for Strategic Force Command.
The reporter forgets the Bills of the SAAB for the maintenance for the South African Airforce. LCA MK-1 was never designed with the modular concept, and for short turnaround and quick maintainance concept, but it was never in the IAF ASQR till 2009, when the design was frozen. I think Dassault help could be helpful in its next Avatar MK-2, and Dassault have been with ADA from the project definition phase. More over ADA is using the Dassault's propitiatory software for desining, which SAAB have used to design its Gripen NG.
Those person should be forced to named the so called Senior Indian Airforce Official.
F-35 is a intelligent project for the USA, to bound the NATO members and makes them dependent on the US server. India have its own projects, that compliments the 5th Gen resources -- Dedicated Airforce Satellite, Own Tactical Data links, Smart Weapons, IUSAV program, Navigation System -- We are lagging in technologies, but our path is clear and should be continued.
Bullshit, even to formulate the Deal would take atleast 3 years. And SAAB don't have the resource to build the Gripen in numbers. @dadeechi Does the GE won't need a time, to deliver the Engine after SAAB would place the order sameway ADA have to wait. Only way Gripen could end in IAF, if SAAB takeover by TATA, BIRLA, Mahindra, Reliance.
Did he forgot, Arup Raha piloting LCA MK-1 and even did the Simulated Ground attack, and Arup Raha didn't piloted Gripen, rather took the back seat flight experience.
B.S Eurofighter 2000 was the Second contendor, and that too looses due to cost. Gripen even didn't made up to top 2.
B.S Datafussion is just one capability, for 5th Gen capable means which can work in the netcentric, 5th Gen warfare environment.
F-35 is still not ready completely like Rafale, and there is a long list of airforce waiting for dilevery.
SAAB is only playing dirty games in India. I seriously feels SAAB is geting threatened.
Those bundlebaaz Desi reporter should read it.
He is right, may be for full capable FGFA, but would be worth wait
@dadeechi Whats your source is saying for that. Believe me SAAB is playing very bad tricks in India, and they might loose the RWR, and MAWS order for combat hellicopters in India, also.
Gripen NG is 4+ Gen combat plane developed by Integrator OEM named SAAB.
Nobody in India is interested in PAK FA rather in FGFA and both will be based on T-50 Technology Demostrator.
F-35 is not going for IAF, and Rafale-M is good option rather than F-35 B
Rafale Deal is certain -- 189 for IAF and 40 for Indian Navy
Both are apples and oranges.
I have couple of questions first
Gripen NG is not 5th Gen
Secondly PAKFA seems bleak after hearing this
Thirdly F35 appears to be strong contender
Fourth Rafale deal is still not done
Fifth Teja is still not inducted but comparing it with SU30 seems little harsh
As per report they are pushing it as 5th GenGripen NG is 4+ Gen combat plane developed by Integrator OEM named SAAB.
At the moment only plausible option is to opt for ready to go production rather than newer frame but interest seems to be low for later as well as collaborative design .Nobody in India is interested in PAK FA rather in FGFA and both will be based on T-50 Technology Demostrator.
Report does make a point that Rafale at the end of day is 4++ Gen but F35 is 5th GenF-35 is not going for IAF, and Rafale-M is good option rather than F-35 B
I dont want to spoil the thread but fact suggests some thing else and Indian negotiators have pushed them against the wall .Rafale Deal is certain -- 189 for IAF and 40 for Indian Navy
Why you say that F35 will be produced in several countries under LM production supervision a good chance for Indian`s to secure an assembly lineLM needs to deliver 3000+ fighters to the current customers.
Even if India desired, it would not be able to procure F-35s at least until 2025.
Bullshit, even to formulate the Deal would take atleast 3 years. And SAAB don't have the resource to build the Gripen in numbers. @dadeechi Does the GE won't need a time, to deliver the Engine after SAAB would place the order sameway ADA have to wait. Only way Gripen could end in IAF, if SAAB takeover by TATA, BIRLA, Mahindra, Reliance.
B.S Eurofighter 2000 was the Second contendor, and that too looses due to cost. Gripen even didn't made up to top 2.