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  1. abingdonboy

    Dassault pitches Rafale M for Indian Navy's IAC-II

    It's a pretty expensive proposition for most nations and much of the world is actually cutting its defence budget. Recently the Rafale has seen quite a turnaround in its fortunes- export success in Egypt and advanced talks with Qatar, UAE, India and Malysia. Of all the MMRCA contenders the F-18...
  2. abingdonboy

    Dassault pitches Rafale M for Indian Navy's IAC-II

    No one is making any orders yet, Dassualt is just pitching and the IN is weighing up its options, they have about 5-6 years to make a choice- ample time to evaluate all options. The IAC-2 will be in service by 2027 IMO. The trend for carrier aviation is for medium sized fighters- MiG-29K, F-18...
  3. abingdonboy

    Dassault pitches Rafale M for Indian Navy's IAC-II

    Don't think the N-FGFA will ever become a reality sadly. it is far too large (which is a factor that made the IN opt for the MiG-29K over the Su-33) for carrier ops and it is unlikley to be able to launch from catapults- a major drawback.
  4. abingdonboy

    Dassault pitches Rafale M for Indian Navy's IAC-II

    This procurement is for the long term, by the time these fighters are in service (2024/5) India will have the third largest economy in the world and India's defenc ebudget will be >$120BN USD a year.Money really isn't an issue.
  5. abingdonboy

    Dassault pitches Rafale M for Indian Navy's IAC-II

    Entirely wrong analysis. This is nothing to do with foreigners- the IN wants a 65,000+ ton CATOBAR carrier (likely with EMALS and thus N-powered). The N-LCA isn't an option because it isn't an air superirotiy fighter and is being small and single engined is barely suitable for the carrier role...
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