India could buy up to 189 French Rafale fighter jets: sources

[GORKHALI]

Cool Down Boys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[sancho]

Indian Rafale: Nothing new under the sun

Some French media have packed a bit yesterday, referring to the fact that India can control up to 189 Rafale combat aircraft, 63 more than the 126 contract currently under negotiation. This possibility, raised during the visit to France by the Indian Minister of Foreign Affairs, is actually not new. From the beginning, and it was officially stated several times, the Indian program MMRCA (Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft) shall relate to 126 aircraft, with optional bracket including a possible reordered a lot additional of 50% the initial contract (ie exactly 63 devices).

In the final against the Eurofighter, Rafale has emerged in 2012 as first choice for the Indian authorities. These are, therefore, entered into exclusive negotiations with the French team, led by Dassault Aviation industrially. Discussions are continuing with a view to ending - happy that Paris hopes - in 2013. A period which may seem long but is easily explained by the complexity of the contract, which involves a significant transfer of technology to the Indians to make their future aircraft on site...

Indian Rafale: Nothing new under the sun | Sea and Marine

 

[The A-5]

Cool Down Boys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

is that TV camera on the nose looking towards us or away?

 

[sancho]

is that TV camera on the nose looking towards us or away?

More or less, it's the FSO (Front_Sector_Optronics) TV Channel and during take off it is turned upwards to protect the glass front:

http://www.thalesgroup.com/Portfolio/Documents/FSO_-_Front_Sector_Optronics/

 

[sancho]

Normal position:

On ground and during take offs:

 

[turkish]

In IAF..Mig-27,,Mig-21,,Sea harrier,,Tejas are just craps,,,

Done reading or more to go...

 

[Abhishek Das]

IAF as of now is considering to buy 126 Rafael jets first & these jets will be completely delivered by 2025. And by that time IAF will go for not 63 but 74 more Rafaels.....!!!! It will take the number upto 200 & all aircraft will be upgraded to stealth features between 2025-30. So, wait & watch what IAF will do....!!!
There is another discussion going on to buy 88 more Sukhoi-Super 30 aircrafts of Sukhoi-35 or Sukhoi-37 catagory that will take the Sukhoi-30 numbers to 360 by 2030. But one thing is serious that IAF has again cut the Sukhoi-FGFA stealth fighters order to 127 from previous cut order of 144 aircrafts, but IAF may go for 87 more aircrafts by 2030-35 as first 127 jets will be inducted by 2030.
IAF 2030
127 Sukhoi-FGFA
65 HAL AMCA
360 Sukhoi-Super-30
200 Dassault Rafaels
254 HAL LCA Tejas
51 Mirage-2000H Mk-3
148 Jaguar-SL-UPG
total 1,205 combat jets & 60 squadrons.....!!!!!

 

[deepak.chauhan2312]

But Jairam Ramesh must be pulling his hair out considering that he wanted the money to buy toilets instead!!

dont worry toilets will be constructed too