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Asim There is no lobby here in huge IAF thing, our armed forces are not **** they will evaluate each inch and go for the one.
there is lobby but that doesnt really efefct the decision that much.
Now tell me Malay how can u say that the "Split" is certain.There have been no indications from the IAFIf they were buying 200 aircraft they cud have split it.But recently they have steadfastly maintained that the deal is for 126 planes only.I dont think they will split.Which means the Mig-35 is 100% sure as we cant afford 126 F-18s.
There is so much wrong informations in this forum and also in IDF sometimes, why dont you Neo invite some better guys from sinodefence/WAB/Keypub to increase the quality of discussion?
The better aircraft (and more expensive too) IMHO is the F-18E/F. Comes with the the best munitions the US has to offer, an AESA and most importantly a vastly reduced RCS. Its less 'athletic' than the MiG-35 but most A2A engagements are going to be BVR. A2G it is obviously the better aircraft. It'll got more scope for upgrades than the MiG-35 thank to unkil.I'm pretty sure, as much as you know it too, that IAF wants the better plane, which is Mig-35.
I assumed 3D TVC would be a pretty nifty thing to have on the LCA. The RD-33K's power output is also significantly improved I've heard. Besides these engines will be produced indigenously, that's a +. But, I guess those in the higher echleons know what they are doing.Vnomad> your nuts lol, why the hell will we use RD33K engines here? we are already moving ahead with GE404 which is used in Gripen and SR71 - Blackbird, not only the engine has less smoke it has better MTBF as usual american/british/european engines do.
GE404 will give LCA a perfectly matched performance vis-a-vis Gripen provided there is AESA else it will LOSE.
How does the RD-33K compare with the GE-404 as far as thrust, cost, engine life and servicebility go? The RD-33K has the advantage of being 3D TVC. The Gripen is more maneuverable than the LCA thanks to its canards. The LCA can beat that advantage if it gets the RD-33K.
Russian engines suck in terms of MTTR and MTBO in comparison to the US and Western engines. The more stuff like TVN you throw into the mix, the bigger the reliability problems.
As an example, the MKI's engine's require an overhaul after every 1K hours, in contrast, the MTBO for the F-16's PW and GE engines is in the neighborhood of 4000 hours. The downside is the cost of the US and western engines and their susceptibility to sanctions etc.