Two magazine articles on Rafale

[arp2041]

^^^ well doc, now the AESA radar of rafale for French Air force is delayed, do you think it will impact Indian deal, also what is the production rate of the aircraft in Dassault production lines, when can we get all 18 in fly away condition??

 

[sancho]

AESA is not delayed, first Rafale with AESA will join French forces in september according to latest news. Serial production of the AESA started in 2010 so no issue for the production of the 18 x early MMRCA, or the assembly in our production line. More interesting will be how fast we can absorb the ToT to produce it on our own.

 

[DrSomnath999]

^^^ well doc, now the AESA radar of rafale for French Air force is delayed, do you think it will impact Indian deal, also what is the production rate of the aircraft in Dassault production lines, when can we get all 18 in fly away condition??

no as sancho told 1st aesa radar equipped plane is going to be inducted in septwmber only.Regarding indian deal it wont affect any
thing ,as india would sign the deal probably in this year end perhaps & by the time we induct rafale starting from year 2014 we would easily have a aesa installed rafale .
SO nothing to worry about that
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