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It is upto Indians to show competency and supply the same parts at cheaper rates and move up the chain. Your argument is flawed.

Exactly, these guys are forgetting that it is business as well as setting up aero space eco system in India. It is up to us Indians to grab what ever tech we get and develop our own.

I think LM and Boeing has proposed engine development with India once the production facilities are approved by GOI. They also said that they will share the technology for the development of AMCA. You need to watch that interview. India cannot face china and Pakistan with inferior weapons...

India needs a technological push, even USA gets its some of the critical components from outside their country. Public private partnership in defence technologies is the next big thing and this is part of that initiative. No one is saying IAF is going to induct F16 and there by it will have...

You are missing the point, the manufacturing establishes an eco system here. Indian companies establish themselves as players in this field . Our Aerospace industry grows. We are not selecting F16 as of now, we are getting jobs in aero space sector. LCA development will have advantages with...

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/India-to-get-access-to-almost-99-of-U.S.-defence-technologies-White-House-official/article14403073.ece

IAF is not inducting the F16's , India is manufacturing it. It is one of the choice for IAF. IAF has already committed to induct Tejas mark 1 and mark 2.

Except that we have a 4 th gen fighter jet and can design a 5th gen fighter jet.

Americans are transferring almost all technologies except few. This is a very good offer . The idea is grab these technologies and give a boost to our indigenous industry. The agreements are signed regarding the transfer of technologies.

If spares are blocked, Pakistani fleet will become obsolete, they have some spares supplied by Turkey but that is license production. Secondly, Indian pilots do have some experience with F16's and they know in and out of this jet. Singapore airforce places their jets in India. Mixing the F16's...

F16 manufacturing lines are going to be shifted to India. If India opts for F16, India will cater the spare parts to the entire world. By opting to F16, India will nullify the Pakistani advantage, we also have LCA, Su 30 MKI and Rafales.