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It surely will but Air crafts are not the only thing you want to Put your money on right ? upgrading , maintaining the old fleet , SAM , AWAC's , Radars , and so many other things , if you just keep stuck with Rafale and F-16's it wont be any good ..
capability Gripen E/F or Falcon 70 would make sense.
thinking Gripen E/F would be the favorite
-low cost and maintainability
-can operate from short runways and roads
-swashbuckler radar+Meteor=unmatched BVR combat
but then the Falcon 70
-much better range
-better growth potential
-more diverse weapon selection
-potential upgrade to F-35 in the future
-troll Pakistan with better F-16 and weapons
Growth potential .. F 16 reached its max capability.. can't expect more blocks..
not necessarily. still growth for avionics,EW and weapons. really talking about 10 years down the road. you would see a block 75
@Starlord What you said is totally right. I don't see a logical point why IAF is trying to induct more platforms which only creates a logistical nightmare and maintenance issues at the same time sucking all of IAF's funds. This would also result in laying a death kneel for any indigenous project like the LCA. We don't have any immediate threat right now and we could possibly make it with the existing fighters as of now. Developing the Kaveri GTX engine with Dassault and order 1-2 more squadrons of Rafale and partner with Dassault to develop and enhance the combat radius & range of LCA-1A and make the LCA-Mk2 into a world class fighter and also increase its production rate by giving the assembly & manufacturing to private entities and get the FGFA/PAK-FA in the long run. Inducting the Falcon isn't a logical choice as it is an american aircraft and comes with a lot of strings attached and PAF pilots know in and out of the falcons and are well versed with it. Even if IAF is offered the F-16 Block 70/72 which maybe 60-70 mil a pop is damn expensive and may only have an advantage against PAF in BVR combat but PAF will have a clear edge in dog fights due to it's experience as it is the same airframe.
It has nothing to do with that. USA wants India to have F-16's because this would allow India to select the F-35 once it has matured.Modi's closeness to US alone makes F16 the front runner.
F 16 stretched to its peak .
Two more negatives for the Gripen are that it will be seen as a competitor to our Tejas and that Gripen uses a lot of Non Swedish equipment.either the Gripen E/F or Falcon 70 would make sense.
thinking Gripen E/F would be the favorite
-low cost and maintainability
-can operate from short runways and roads
-swashbuckler radar+Meteor=unmatched BVR combat
but then the Falcon 70
-much better range
-better growth potential
-more diverse weapon selection
-potential upgrade to F-35 in the future
-troll Pakistan with better F-16 and weapons
Tejas has failed to deliver what it hoped for hence it might have to be scraped.
Let me put it in perspective. F16 with AESA procured from Sweden. May be armed with Meteor missiles. F16 at present form whatever the upgrades are US can't afford to TOT share some of its technologies. We recently saw Saab offered its specific Radars for India. May be they senses that India could go for f16. Large number of F16 could become a small potent mini airforce. PAF totally put it strategy on some 76 f16s as their front line fighter. Now think what 100+(may be 200) most advanced F16 with better AESA from SAAB can provide India.in morning thread it was grippen . ohhh god pick me up until mmrca done here on this shitty planet