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SE MMRCA at current is turning to be a single vendor situation(with little to no competition ) , as far as Gripen is concerned, Gripen E won't be coming before 2023(For Swedish Airforce only) , while the current Gripen is an LCA. And Bl70 does stands in the mind with no prototype to demonstrate the capabilities. And don't forgot that Both Gripen and F16 "failed" to full fill IAF requirements at LEH, so it's not that this thread includes only two aircraft, but it also includes their competitor which is an indigenous result, LCA is a "Competitor " of both the fighter and will remain so until it defeats those two, and don't think that magic will be done and This gov will wrap up the deal for IAF, coz next year is elections and their rafale deal has already been questioned. And if you think that the deal will be sign in 2020, than you are forgetting that HAL, DRDO and ADA will be at more strong foot to offer LCA in mass.90% of the article and the dicussion is LCA related. While 0% of both adds anything to the topic if this thread, because the only relation was, that the author wrongly concluded LCA could take over the SE MMRCA requipment. Even your own statements were about LCA, which should make clear, that they have no importance in this thread.
Note:-the tender is 20 billion dollars.(Airforce can get the same no. in 15 billion dollars in the avatar of MK2, at the same time frame. ) And last, if the contract is signed in 2020 for f16s, then don't think iaf will get initial 18 from LM, coz last F16 has already been rolled out, and LM ain't gonna doing that again in future.
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