Dassault Rafale wins MMRCA !

If so, I'm sure it won't be rafale. GoI would to keep others happy too.

They even Dreamed about Rafale:



Photoshop Rafale for PAF

yeah we have to satisfy Uncle with overpriced and over valued fighter, therefore we are going for second tender. Rafale will not be part of this tender.

So Rafale won................ Finally a decision and let's see if this means more export customers for Rafale now. Let's hope IAF gets what it wants out of this deal. At least we have full TOT i hope.

Dassault has confirmed the news folks:



Rafale is coming in IAF colors.

What's the bet that Sarko would French smooch MMS in the next meeting they hold?

Who will be paying for the Eurofighters for Pakistan?

Kunal and other Digach, maybe we need a dedicated thread on Dassault Rafale

The MMRCA contract is 126 with an option for 74. I can't imagine they would launch a new tender when they are already paying for the option.

I don't think we'd be going for a second tender, people. A second tender for what is what is the question. Strategic Forces Command squadron? Even then, a SU-35BM would win it rather than an F-16 or F/A-18.

what will be the name for this bird?

IAF would do its nut not to diversify any more. Let's face it; we don't have the cash to operate 3 stealth platforms (assuming that F-35 is being considered). Superbugs and F-16s simply don't qualify our needs due to different conditions. This seems more like a Masala reading to me to keep viewers engaged and increase TRP.

I'm reading all over in various forums silly comments on the allocation of the remianing 80 aircrafts. The remaining 80 aircrafts must go towards purchasing 5th Gen aircraft. It makes no sense to buy another set of 4 Gen . Why would you reopen a new RFP and tender, to only buy older gen aircraft or buy one that you have rejected for dassault? Look at what Korea is doing ... F35 is the obvious choice. Plus it's a hedge against Russian infamous delivery schedules on PAK FA.

Official Press release by Dassault Aviation

Rafale selected to equip the Indian Air Force

http://www.dassault-aviation.com/en/...ash=8328870e9f

If USA wants to sell F35 they better send 20 of them free of cost then we will buy 80 of those, if found unfit we will return the 20, BTW this time we should start 5G tender for 80 fighters only.

Well you are grossly mistaken in your understanding, first nothing is free in this world. And please don't underestimate our engineering capability. Instead of putting generalized statement, will you elaborate, which part of the technology will be impossible to understand?


Well, first, the quota system should be abolished, but that is irrelevant to this thread, we can discuss it at some other place.

Well friend, you are mistaken again, no body gives you complete know how, Their is lot that goes on to designing the plane, for example if you really believe some body will give away the test data of the plane and explain that how they arrived to some particular set of steps for testing, you are dreaming to say at least. here the Tejas experience comes in. Tejas has given a lot to develop our aero space industry.

I tend to agree with you here, the kaveri seems to be coming good, it is time to use them in some trainer versions initailly, and gradually shifting to combat version, which will allow to log up the flight hours, and further improve understanding of how it performs/ way to increase performance of the engine.

Well the GTRE-Snecma deal is for a 95 KN version, of which two can be enough to power AMCA, and single can be chosen to power the LCA MK2 in MLU, as well as Rafale. Russia, I don't think is coming in to the picture for this deal at least, may be we will use the Gomov facilities for flight testing, but that has to be seen.

Yes, what we are seeing is one of the most crucial phase in transition of Indian aviation industry.

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