blue marlin
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the us is only tyre kicking in endevour of trying to make Us jet in india. what are prospective products/jet the us can export. the f16, f18, and f15.
lets start with the f16. no its as simple as that. pakistan has this jet and has had the jet for over 25+ years. and they have advance versions of the jet . yes the proposed f16-in is the most advanced f16 ever but, try telling that to senior airforce officials. i do know saab is a good contender to replace iaf's singles engined jets.
the f18. also no because its not suitable for india due to is geography. india is huge. and they need jets to stay in the air for long periods of time like the mki. the f18 does not provide this. and it's price of $65 million for an advanced version is not worth it as an mki is faster, got more payload and got a higher range and most of all cheaper but only by a small margin.
the f15. now this jet has promise to it, especially the se version with internal weapons bays. well the f15 se is very similar to iaf's mki with the exemption of the stealth coating and internal weapons bay. the se was meant of f15 users. south Korea and Israel who already rejected the jet and opted for the f35.
the f35. well thats out of the question
lets start with the f16. no its as simple as that. pakistan has this jet and has had the jet for over 25+ years. and they have advance versions of the jet . yes the proposed f16-in is the most advanced f16 ever but, try telling that to senior airforce officials. i do know saab is a good contender to replace iaf's singles engined jets.
the f18. also no because its not suitable for india due to is geography. india is huge. and they need jets to stay in the air for long periods of time like the mki. the f18 does not provide this. and it's price of $65 million for an advanced version is not worth it as an mki is faster, got more payload and got a higher range and most of all cheaper but only by a small margin.
the f15. now this jet has promise to it, especially the se version with internal weapons bays. well the f15 se is very similar to iaf's mki with the exemption of the stealth coating and internal weapons bay. the se was meant of f15 users. south Korea and Israel who already rejected the jet and opted for the f35.
the f35. well thats out of the question