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http://www.sps-aviation.com/news/?id=707&catId=1&h=SASMOS-delivers-1000th-F/A-18-electrical-panel-assembly-to-Boeing

Seems like some movement on the trial front. Will be interesting to see if they can hold their promises.

https://www.boeing.co.in/products-and-services/defense-space-and-security/boeing-defense-space-and-security-in-india/fa-18.page?sf193413314=1

Nope, it's costly because it's more capable, be it more flight performance, superior EW and so on. But that doesn't matter when the prime criteria for IN is suitability for Indian carriers and when both forces are limited today by budget cuts, which means they can't afford the best anymore, to...

JDAMs, JSOW, HARM are already available, SDB2, the new HARM and JAGM are planned too. So A2G weapons are not the problem.

No they are not, since contrary to LGBs, they don't have large fins in front sector. The tail reaches beyond the MER anyway, so if the weight is not an issue, it will be able to carry the same amount of JDAMs too, but I highly doubt that will be an operationally required load.

Not if all those bombs would be JDAMs. The fact is, the F18 has a very good weapon load layout and with the CFTs now, it will be able to use all hardpoints to the full extend.

That are the known costs so far, but the "fixed-price-incentive-firm contract" might suggest some concessions.

=> https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2018/06/28/Boeing-awarded-15B-contract-for-Super-Hornet-aircraft-for-Kuwait/4401530191737/?spt=su

Kuwait finalise Block 3 order

Lol because you have no clue about it and get to conclusions without any base, it's my imagination? Go inform yourself for once and not just claim things.

Inform yourself about the NDAs SPM policy. And since that's nothing but a claim, it doesn't mean much. Boeing needs to prove that they can do it during trials. Just as Dassault has to prove that they can fit the M on our carriers.

Rafale was in and US fighters out during MMRCA, but times have changed frim no political deals and focus on capability, to political deals and costs. That's why F16s and F18s have much higher chances now. However, for the navy the main advantage starts with suitability to the carriers, which is...

Not really, since we always had the French Senat figures as the Base for the flyaway cost and the F3R had to be costlier. In fact we always had better info's on Rafale costs, than on other fighters and it was clear that it was one of the costliest fighters, partially because it was much more...

Which was and remains a matter of cost! But the higher costs also provided a clearly more capable fighter, at least during MMRCA. The block 3 upgrade certainly added some advantages to the F18, but there are still some weak points too! US legacy fighters are outclassed by European fighters in...

Of course you are not convinced, because you prefer to ignore facts (US government flyaway costs of F18 and Indian government flyaway costs for Rafale), but 20 the 30 million less per fighter in flyaway condition is a big point and when you add the lower operational costs, which were confirmed...

Let me repeat myself: http://defenceforumindia.com/forum/threads/indian-air-force-news-discussions.57142/page-128#post-1410394 If we recap reports of the last 6 months, we have seen... IAF - prioritising SE MMRCAs to make up numbers at lower costs and explaining GoI why Tejas is not...

Navy recognition interview on F18 block 3:

More at: http://www.livemint.com/Companies/CsPNnEuRKZrkl070PiqBCL/Boeing-makes-a-pitch-for-FA18s-to-India.html

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