J-10 is not keen to be exported by PLAAF unlike France try asking every nation to buy Rafale.What kind of analysis is this ?
There are several factors playing in the choice of a fighter jet.... Each air force has specific needs and different requirements,some need heavy fighters,others light or medium ones,some need air superiority fighters,others multirole ones etc. There are also several factors playing such as economy and of course politics.
Economically the Rafale didn't benefit from economy of scale as during several years only the French air force acquired it and in quite "small quantities". (180 ordered yet) Many countries rejected it because they considered it to be quite an expensive fighter,to buy and to maintain taking into account their disposable budget. The Rafale outperformed the Gripen and Eurofighter in Switzerland,yet the Swiss went with the Gripen.
Politics can also play a big part in the choice of a fighter and not purely based on the fighter,its price and performances. Morocco chose the Rafale before going with F16s due to US pressures for exemple. One among many others.
There's also another reason which isn't mentioned is we were very bad at marketing,French politicians also torpedoed every breakthrough in negociations Dassault made,something that was fatal in many countries.
While people boast about the Chinese jets on this forum,how many,outside China bought the J10 for exemple ? Does that mean it's a bad jet ?
Despite what people say,the Rafale is the best choice India could have made. Not only for its performances but also politically,France will always back India no matter what..... Very small chances of French sanctions on India,or halting supplies to support the Rafale fleet,no matter what...
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Let's explain the third million time to people who think "muh India bought a $300 million jet".
According to the French government,the flyaway cost of a Rafale as of economic conditions of 2014 was as follow ;
€78M for a Rafale M (Naval version)
€73M for a Rafale B (Two seater)
€68M for a Rafale C (Single seat)
The €8 billion package India paid includes offsets (half of that cost,invested back in India),training,new infrastructures to induct a new type of aircrafts into the Indian air force,maintenance packages..... undisclosed number of air to ground bombs and air to air missiles,key Indian demands regarding the integration of specific weapons and systems etc.
The number of J-10 produced in China are enough to keen per unit low. There are more than 550units of J-10 produced.