India to buy 60-63 Rafales jets off the shelf from France; MMRCA deal off:

[Ammyy]

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has stated today these Rafales will be in service within two years

Yeh just read that tweet, is this really possible to manufacture 36 Rafales in 2 years?

Keeping in mind that final decision for contact/money not signed yet.

 

[Gandhi follower]

12:03 PM Rafale to be inducted in IAF in a span of two years: Parrikar:

Hailing Prime Minister narendra Modi's announcement that India will purchase 36 of these fighter planes that are ready to fly, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said that the deal is a great decision taken on the terms and conditions that are better.

"India has finally broken the ice over the deal which hasbeen pending for the last 17 years. The fighter jets will be inducted in the IAF in a span of two years," he said.

 

[ito]

The number of Rafale is 36 + 108 or 144

The title should be changed to reflect the new number

@MilSpec @SpArK

 

[The_Sidewinder]

@SuperSubrayan
bro, change the title of the thread.

On public demand off cource..

 

[Assault Rifle]

https://twitter.com/x/status/586778147393122304

 

[Capt.Popeye]

Yeh just read that tweet, is this really possible to manufacture 36 Rafales in 2 years?

Keeping in mind that final decision for contact/money not signed yet.

Why??? Those jet will not be made by HAL. They will come off the Dassault production line which is already up and running.

 

[Ammyy]

So all 36 will be delivered within 2 years or they will start delivery of first batch within 2 years?

 

[Ammyy]

Why??? Those jet will not be made by HAL. They will come off the Dassault production line which is already up and running.

So increase the production for 18 more aircraft per year and that too for only 2 years is possible?

 

[Indian Patriot]

2 years is too optimistic, will take six years in the least.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

So increase the production for 18 more aircraft per year and that too for only 2 years is possible?

Aw, c'mon; just check how many pending orders are there with Dassault and also check what their production capacity is.

 

[Bang Galore]

The number of Rafale is 36 + 108 or 144

Nobody knows what the heck is happening. Better to wait for the bigger number to be announced (if at all) than to go by assumption. This is a crazy deal, nobody has any idea what is really happening.

 

[IND151]

So all 36 will be delivered within 2 years or they will start delivery of first batch within 2 years?

Later must be the case.

 

[ito]

Nobody knows what the heck is happening. Better to wait for the bigger number to be announced (if at all) than to go by assumption. This is a crazy deal, nobody has any idea what is really happening.

I was watching NDTV. This the figure quoted by them.

 

[Bang Galore]

I was watching NDTV. This the figure quoted by them.

You watch/read enough sources, your brains will run right outside of your head. There is so much crazy, contradictory information, don't think anyone knows for sure.

 

[Manindra]

2 years is too optimistic, will take six years in the least.

Current rate of Rafale production is 11 which would increase 2.5 fold if they got order which turn 28 or 27 jet a year.
They have to deliver 24 jets to Egypt & 36 jets to IAF.
Why do you think they can't complete within 2 years?