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offered without ToT and it has no use for India. Stick with fgfa, unless until its a tactic to pressurize Russians to speed up the development. I don't understand one thing, why are we even considering f35. US is not going to give India any technology.

Looks like these things are unending and again all of us will see that India buying not 100+ but just 30 Gripens to keep the friends in sweden happy. I am 200% sure that in no case India is going for f-16s All of you get ready for all sort of disappointment. The project is already delayed...

The combo sorties with Su30 i was referring to. Su30 can accommodate a Bmos AMCA in passive mode can't be detected by J20 and vice versa unless until in a very close proximity. But AMCA and an AWACS near by may detect the J20

It only a matter of speculation for us about the combo sortie and it's effectiveness against CBG or other raids.

If LCA is stationed at andemans then it can't play a role of SE MMRCA to counter Chinese CBG I was not convinced at all with need of SE MMRCA But it's just the payload and ferry range which is missing in Mk1 can't say about Mk2 because then it will have a new F414 powerplant. There I am...

Actually this policy is a part of 2.5 front war. And also a part of TOT. They are after tot and not actually any fighter.

Yes but F414 400IN whether it comes with Enhanced Durability Engine tech retrofitted or not for improvement in specific fuel consumption well I have never seen any news on that. May be it is included.

yes but also consumes more fuel, althought the thrust compensates it so longer range. F404-GE-402 consumes 83 kg/kN h, and F414-400 consumes 84 kg/kN h.

Most probably due to payload capability and ferry range with external fuel tanks. With Mk2 F414 will consume obviously more fuel than the current power plant.

Well if it doesn't have space for EW and avionics or to extend payload capacity this would be a major drawback when it comes to marketing. You are forgetting the two sitter trainer which can when required be converted into single sitter to accommodate complete new EW and Avionics up gradations...

But then if IAF already has ordered rafale and as discussed in previous times F414 engine would be put in upcoming Mk2. So I don't think there is a need of a new bid. New hard points can be engineered too. No doubt Mk2 will be delivered earlier to prevent the depleting SQN And by the way if they...

So JAS 39 NG is LMRCA, wt: 14t and JAS 39E/F wt: 16t (approx.) is MMRCA? In MMRCA deal , Offered was Jas 39 NG which is similar to Jas 39 A in weight. So now what is being offered is Jas 39 E which is 16t. Compared to F16 it's way lighter and I doubt it is even Medium. Where as if you see...

F16 and 39 Gripen is LMRCA if we follow IAF and Fin Min terminology. What category then LCA comes into? What is the criteria of deciding which is medium and which is Light?

Both gripen and F16C/D were already a part of the contest and they lost it. So the first contest was 'dual engine MMRCA' now second one seems to be some stupid 'single engine MMRCA'. :shock: To me it only makes sense that IAF wants dual engine but Fin Ministry is not reluctant in paying...

I also said they should invest in avionic upgradation in LCA because its that EW suite which is the dominatory factor now. It has been tested over ladhak skies and it does well. Pay load is never a poblem for this bird. Especially for combat sorties on the western front. And why would you need...

I dont really understand the need of new single engine fighter when they have LCA already, They should rather look for avionics than whole aircraft. They have wasted precious 10 years just to get 36 dual engine aircrafts and now what? Are we never going to fill the depleting number of sqdrns...

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I know the research industry in India.. those who are brilliant they leave the country to pursue more knowledge and they never return as they will not have platform in India to do something or their work will never be recognized. Example, world's largest project in Particle physics , INO is...

One more thread on imported fighters? I can tell you even if martians give their most sophisticates spaceship to IAF, the IAF will find some incapability or mismatch and reject it.