Will IAF fly this Super Viper fighter aircraft?

[majesticpankaj]

United States aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corporation has offered India its tailor-made advanced F-16IN Super Viper aircraft for the Indian Air Force.

Michael R Griswold, director of advance development programme, Lockheed Martin, told mediapersons on Thursday that the offer of the customised fighter plane should be seen as a step ahead of the F-16 series.

"F-16s have a long history of operations around the world. As everyone understands, the F-16s that we are offering here to India is by no means the end of the line of F-16s. In fact, it represents the beginning of what we think is a great future for F-16s in India," said Griswold.


The advanced version of the F-16 has been designed after long discussions between the IAF and Lockheed Martin Corporation.

Features like active electronic scanned array, enhanced high-thrust engine, and large weapon inventory have been specially integrated to suit the needs of the IAF.

"We had to show all our requirements during trials. The IAF had a very rigorous process in place to step through the requirements one-by-one and check them all," said Griswold.


"So, in the case we had to provide new capability beyond what the F-16 block has, say a new weapon that the IAF wanted or the new sensor IAF wanted, we had to put that capability in many cases. We demonstrate in flight whenever we could on the F-16. In some cases it was not practical in incorporating on the aircraft so we did it in assimilation in the laboratory environment. But every single of those requirements we have shown to the IAF we are capable of it," he added.

He declined to comment on United States President Barack Obama's visit to India in November.

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"I read a lot of stories about what the President's visit is or is not going to accomplish. I think clearly if you look at the trajectory the relationship is on between the two countries, it is more of growing closer in many areas, not just defence but across the broad spectrum of commercial and cultural, social and defence issues. No reasons to believe that all the generals will be part of the visit. But defence probably will come up. By no means will it be all that they will discuss," Griswold noted.

The F16IN Super Viper is a fifth generation fighter, sharing a heritage with the F-35 Lightening II Joint Strike Fighter and the F-22 Raptor.

 

[majesticpankaj]

if we go for super viper, does pakistan has any chance against us??

 

[majesticpankaj]

India-US defence ties are multi-billion dollar prospect

NEW DELHI: As US President Barack Obama comes visiting India this week, expected on the platter are some multi-billion-dollar defence pacts to push bilateral military ties that have now started expanding rapidly after decades of mutual mistrust.

The biggest grab Washington is eyeing is a lucrative $10-billion project for 126 fighter bombers that the Indian Air Force plans to buy and for which two American companies -- Boeing and Lockheed Martin -- are among six contenders.

As India still keeps its options open on finalising the mother of all defence deals that has entered its last lap, sources told IANS the decks have been cleared for another mega contract of 10 C17 Globemaster III heavy transport aircraft through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) route.

FMS is a government-to-government route of selling US defence equipment built by private manufacturers.

The value of the C17 Globemaster aircraft project has not been revealed as yet. But according to an official notification to the US Congress, the heavy transport planes are likely to come with a price tag of some $5.8 billion.

This overtakes the $2.1 billion contract for eight Boeing P-8I maritime reconnaissance aircraft inked last year.

The sources said the IAF is also likely to order four more P-8I aircraft and the contract is likely to be signed during the Obama visit. This contract would be worth around $1.1 billion.

Another project expected during the US president's visit is the procurement of nearly 100 GE 414 engines built by the US giant GE Aviation to power India's indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA).

Defence cooperation between the US and India - which buys 70 percent of its military hardware from Russia - has seen rapid transformation over the years after four decades of mutual suspicion and mistrust during the Cold War era.

The visit of President Obama, who has described India as a "natural strategic" partner, follows a series of high-level trips of US civil and military officials this year.

Under Secretary of Defence for Policy Michele Flournoy who was here in August, like every visiting official from the Pentagon, expressed the desire to build on "growing" strategic and defence partnership between the two countries "which includes defence trade, military-to-military training exercises and technology cooperation".

Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony visited Washington in September, underlining the importance the two countries give to strategic ties. However, the contention over pending key agreements that the US is pushing hard remains amid India's reluctance.

The pacts that will ease high-tech defence exports to India have been in a limbo for long.

These are the Logistics Support Agreement (LSA), the Communication Interoperability and Security Memorandum Agreement (CISMOA) and the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geospatial Cooperation (BECA).

Official sources said the finalisation of the three military agreements was unlikely as New Delhi was "unsure" if signing the pact related to military logistics, technology safeguards and geospatial information would indeed benefit India because of some "misgivings".

The sources in the South Block said India had "yet not" changed its stance on the "restrictive" Communications and Information Security Memorandum of Agreement (CISMOA) and "intrusive" Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geo-spatial Cooperation (BECA).

 

[Chanakyaa]

The F16IN Super Viper is a fifth generation fighter, sharing a heritage with the F-35 Lightening II Joint Strike Fighter and the F-22 Raptor.

Fifth Generation ?

 

[SpArK]

Fifth Generation ?

Yup.. they added only 0.5 by mistake.

 

[!!craft!!]

reading this article i think we should go for the famous and long history of operations around the world platforms like messerschmitt me 262 or Supermarine Spitfire ... well proven platforms and will also give us an edge!!!

 

[!!craft!!]

if we go for super viper, does pakistan has any chance against us??

may be, in lame mans, it will be like a fiat premier padmani with a bigger better engine and top notch displays and handling.. why go for it if we have a ferrari zondas and bugattie on offer?

 

[Jungibaaz]

if we go for super viper, does pakistan has any chance against us??

F-16IN is superior to the Pakistani F-16 block52+ in terms of engine, displays, radar and it has IRST.

BUT given the decades of experience of the F-16 with PAF pilots, I doubt India will go for it.

 

[mjnaushad]

Who knows...


Anyway source anyone?

 

[Kinetic]

India going for F-16 is very very low. IAF will not consider a fighter of the next level that is operated by PAF for many decades, even though they put fifth generation systems on it.

 

[hahahaha]

one day india ll fly everything.. non sense..

 

[Tshering22]

HAHAHA! In Obama's dreams! F-16 was simply a courtesy call. Super Vipers or Hyper Vipers... they're still "naye packet mein cheez purani". The contest I believe is going to be between European contenders.

There was a chance for Super Hornet to win but the trouble US created with stripping C-130Js and possibly C-17s along with pressing for CISMOA, would have removed any doubts from the minds of IAF and MOD top brass of SH being a suicide case.

 

[Rank]

HAHAHA! In Obama's dreams! F-16 was simply a courtesy call. Super Vipers or Hyper Vipers... they're still "naye packet mein cheez purani". The contest I believe is going to be between European contenders.

There was a chance for Super Hornet to win but the trouble US created with stripping C-130Js and possibly C-17s along with pressing for CISMOA, would have removed any doubts from the minds of IAF and MOD top brass of SH being a suicide case.

C130 (naye packet main cheez purani)
Russian Aircraft Carrier (naye packet may intehaye porani cheez)

lol @ ur bs

 

[mikey]

United States aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corporation has offered India its tailor-made advanced F-16IN Super Viper aircraft for the Indian Air Force.

Michael R Griswold, director of advance development programme, Lockheed Martin, told mediapersons on Thursday that the offer of the customised fighter plane should be seen as a step ahead of the F-16 series.

"F-16s have a long history of operations around the world. As everyone understands, the F-16s that we are offering here to India is by no means the end of the line of F-16s. In fact, it represents the beginning of what we think is a great future for F-16s in India," said Griswold.


The advanced version of the F-16 has been designed after long discussions between the IAF and Lockheed Martin Corporation.

Features like active electronic scanned array, enhanced high-thrust engine, and large weapon inventory have been specially integrated to suit the needs of the IAF.

"We had to show all our requirements during trials. The IAF had a very rigorous process in place to step through the requirements one-by-one and check them all," said Griswold.


"So, in the case we had to provide new capability beyond what the F-16 block has, say a new weapon that the IAF wanted or the new sensor IAF wanted, we had to put that capability in many cases. We demonstrate in flight whenever we could on the F-16. In some cases it was not practical in incorporating on the aircraft so we did it in assimilation in the laboratory environment. But every single of those requirements we have shown to the IAF we are capable of it," he added.

He declined to comment on United States President Barack Obama's visit to India in November.

Prev More
"I read a lot of stories about what the President's visit is or is not going to accomplish. I think clearly if you look at the trajectory the relationship is on between the two countries, it is more of growing closer in many areas, not just defence but across the broad spectrum of commercial and cultural, social and defence issues. No reasons to believe that all the generals will be part of the visit. But defence probably will come up. By no means will it be all that they will discuss," Griswold noted.

The F16IN Super Viper is a fifth generation fighter, sharing a heritage with the F-35 Lightening II Joint Strike Fighter and the F-22 Raptor.

my question- ARE THEY GONNA OFFER F 22 TOO as both are 5thgen AND WHY US STOPPED ITS INDUCTION ITSELF WITHIN its forces ?? Why You people replacin 5th gen aircraft with F 35 ? ?

 

[Gabbar]

F-16IN is superior to the Pakistani F-16 block52+ in terms of engine, displays, radar and it has IRST.

BUT given the decades of experience of the F-16 with PAF pilots, I doubt India will go for it.

I totally agree with you. It's one thing to have extra reatures on but having decades of experience is another thing. I hope they go for Eurofigher or Gripen.