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Rafale is NOT happening. The primary reason is the tender process followed by last government is highly defective.

There is no way BJP government will take the risk to pass this tender.

Rafale may be a good plane but the procedures have not been followed.

The mis-management of defence contracts has lowered the reputation of India already. This is the reason many vendors have lost interest.

Gripen is unlikely also. The problem is the defective tender. Nothing can come out of this tender. (The Rafale deal has been studied by the new Govt. Although Govt is maintaining silence on this issue, it is understood that the tender is faulty and problematic.)

I am afraid IAF is stuck with buying Tejas in large quantities. Better for IAF if common sense dawn early.
 

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The only option for IAF was a government-to-government deal with USA for F-16. However that has not materialized as USA has not made any offer to Mr Modi.

Gripen, Rafale, Typhoon - all are in the same category as each has to come out of the tender process which is beset with problems.

If IAF remains aloof from ground realities, then it will fight with current set of planes, whatever that means in terms of casualties in war.
 
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I believe you are saying that we don't want new type of aircrafts ... when it comes to numbers yes we need more in todays scenario....

The squad fleet of 42(Which is down to 32 or so) is not sufficient to counter balance Pakistan and China Together.....

I also do not think other than Tejas PakFa AMCA(Future) we need any other aircraft.....
SU MKI 270 is a great force in itself....
TEjas MK1 and MK2 could form a light base that means atleast 150 in service....
Perspective FGFA/T-50 will also be in good numbers 144....
AMCA will come into equation after a decade or so when the upgraded aircrafts/oldies will start retiring....

We need to induct Tejas MK1 then MK2 , FGFA parallaly to raise the squad size .....

What do you think should we stick to 42 or increase it.....????
I think we must increase it.
 

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Brazil's decision to buy the Swedish JAS-39E/F Gripen (or Gripen NG) has opened a tantalising possibility for India's defence ministry (MoD), which is frustrated after 33 months of negotiations with French company, Dassault on the proposed purchase of 126 Rafale medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA).

On Monday, Swedish defence giant, Saab, which builds the Gripen, announced Brazil had signed a contract for 36 Gripen NG fighters for $5.475 billion.

Brazil chose the Gripen NG over the Rafale (Dassault, France) and the F/A-18 Super Hornet (Boeing, USA).

Brazil will now ask Saab to develop the Sea Gripen, says defence analyst, INS Jane's. Twenty-four of these "navalised" fighters will equip Brazil's aircraft carrier, Sao Paulo.

IHS Jane's also highlights the Indian Navy's need for the Sea Gripen for two carriers that Cochin Shipyard is building - the 40,000-tonne INS Vikrant and a larger, yet unnamed, successor referred to as the Future Indigenous Carrier.

So far, the Indian Navy had planned to fly a naval version of the indigenous light combat aircraft (LCA) - the Naval Tejas - from these carriers. However, the Naval Tejas, which the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) is developing, may not be ready for service by 2018, when the Vikrant will be commissioned.

The Sea Gripen constitutes a new option as the Vikrant's light fighter. The navy already has a medium fighter, the MiG-29K, on order from Russia.

Indian analysts, like Manoj Joshi of Observer Research Foundation, say buying the Sea Gripen would let the DRDO engage Saab as a design partner for the Naval Tejas and Tejas Mark II, both advanced versions of the current Tejas Mark I.

In 2011, then DRDO chief V K Saraswat had approached Saab to collaborate in developing the Tejas Mark II. In 2012, the DRDO and Saab held detailed discussions. In January 2013, Saab was issued a Request for Proposal, which the DRDO examined and discussed. Yet, nothing came of it.

The DRDO's interest in Saab stems from the numerous technical parallels between the Tejas and the Gripen. Both are light fighters in the 14-tonne class. Whilst developing the Gripen NG, Saab changed the engine to the more powerful General Electric F-414 turbofan, and added more fuel; which is exactly what the DRDO proposes for the LCA Mark II. Fitting the bulkier, heavier F-414 into the Tejas would require re-engineering of the fuselage; a problem that Saab has promised to solve.

"The greatest benefit to the Tejas Mark II could be from the Gripen's superb networking. Aerial combat is no longer about eye-catching aerobatics; it is about data links; networking, and cockpit avionics, which is Saab's strength," says Joshi.

The DRDO was also hoping to learn from Saab's maintenance philosophy, which has made the Gripen the world's most easy-to-maintain fighter. According to independent estimations, the Gripen requires three to five man-hours of maintenance per flight hour. That means, after an hour-long mission, 6-10 technicians require only 30 minutes to put the fighter back in the air.

In contrast, the Rafale is estimated to require 15 maintenance man-hours per flight hour; while the F-35 Lightening II requires 30-35 man-hours.

According to a Jane's study, the operating cost of the Gripen is $4,700 per hour. The Rafale is thrice as expensive, at $15,000 per hour.

"The Tejas Mark I has not been designed with operational availability in mind. It is a maintenance nightmare, with sub-systems inaccessible. The Tejas Mark II will need Saab's help in radically re-engineered these," says a DRDO engineer.

Senior Saab officials say, off the record, they are keen to partner India in developing the Tejas Mark II. They say the Tejas Mark II, built cheaply in large numbers, would eliminate the need for a heavy, costly, highly sophisticated fighter like the Rafale. Saab sees major profit in co-developing the Tejas Mark II.

Brazil's contract for 36 Gripen NGs comes on top of Stockholm's decision to buy 60 of these fighters for the Swedish Air Force.

In 2011, Switzerland too had selected the Gripen over the Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon. However, in an astonishing, nationwide referendum on the proposed $3.5-billion purchase, the Swiss people voted to spend the money instead on education, transport and pensions.

The current version of the Gripen NG, the Gripen D, is currently in operational service with the Swedish, Czech, Hungarian, South African and Royal Thai Air Forces, and also with the UK Empire Test Pilots' School.

Brazil chooses Gripen over Rafale | Business Standard News
 

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the previous government was loosy as ever! nearly 80% of procurement where pending they only worried about party and courtesans !
 

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So at the end of the day Gripen E/F C1 will be there, they already developed it and offered it in MRCA.

But SAAB won't develop Gripen E/F C2, if Swiss say no for Gripens.

What about fifth generation Gripen then?
Wait till 18/05/ 2016.
It is not that far anyway.

...........Gripen NG will be obsolete by the time it comes. They are better off in developing something like Japan's ATD-X, Korea's KF-X or Turkey's XXX.

NG will be a whole new aircraft, instead go for a 5th gen development and offer it to the export market as a competitor to the F-35. As of today F-35 has only PAKFA as a competitor followed later on by a Chinese model. 5th gen aircraft will have a major market in the future, so companies need to get into the game quickly.
As they said it..................

Gripen is constantly evolving. Because it’s designed with the future in mind. May 18 we will unveil the next chapter in the story of the Smart Fighter: the latest capability expansion for the current Gripen versions and the exclusive roll out of the next generation Gripen aircraft. It’s a key event in the evolution of the Smart Fighter. Join us and be part of it.

http://saab.com/air/gripen-fighter-system/gripen/gripen/evolution-evolution-event/
 
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Gripen NG is built to adapt to changing threats and operational requirements that modern air forces face.
Based on the proven Gripen C/D platform, the Gripen Next Generation (Gripen NG, also known as Gripen E/F) carry this heritage and continues to be one of the most advanced multi-role fighters in the world - revolutionary because it combines advanced technology and operational effectiveness in an affordable package that no other fighter aircraft can even hope to match.
TRUE MULTI-ROLE FIGHTER
Gripen Next Generation (NG) is a fully NATO-interoperable, true multi-role fighter with outstanding availability, tailored for the future Network Centric Warfare (NCW) environment. Gripen NG will meet the demanding operational requirements of the 21st century air forces and its unrivalled multi-role capability provides excellent tactical flexibility.

OPERATIONAL DOMINANCE
Gripen NG offers operational dominance and flexibility with superior mission survivability. Air-to-air superiority is guaranteed with METEOR, AMRAAM, IRIS-T, AIM-9 missile capability and supercruise. Air-to-surface capability is assured through the use of the latest generation precision weapons and targeting sensors. Gripen NG's superior situation awareness is ensured through an AESA radar, IRST passive sensor, HMD, cutting-edge avionics, next generation data processing and a state-of-the-art cockpit.

NETWORK CENTRIC WARFARE
Together with proven Network Centric Warfare capabilities including advanced data communications, dual data links, satellite communications and video links, make Gripen NG the ideal independent fighter of choice. On-board sensors, in combination with HMD/NVG, deliver the ability to detect and destroy a wide variety of targets, even at night or in poor weather conditions.

In order to explain why Gripen is the smart fighter system, let us present what a modern multirole-fighter need to perform. A fighter mission can be compared to large scale chess games, where the fighter allows you to get the right situation awareness in order to communicate the right information to take the adequate decision. The same analogy to chess games applies regardless if the mission to perform is air-to-air, reconnaissance or air-to-ground. In all the case the fighter needs the following:

  • Information
  • Movements
  • Weapons


Information is obtained by the usage of the sensors and the possibility to communicate with other units, the fighter is integrated in a network of communications.



The performance of the fighter allows the aircraft to have the right movement dependent on the situation provided to him from its own sensors or other sensors from other units (land, sea or air).
In order to participate in an active role in the chess game a modern multi role fighter needs to be a balanced design between, performance, sensors, communication, weapons carriage, countermeasure, stealth and cost among other criteria. Cost has always been a design parameter and Saab’s engineers are asked to maximise performance at a given cost, not just to maximise performance freely.



The Gripen NG fighter is equipped with the latest available technics in those keys areas.
http://saab.com/air/gripen-fighter-system/gripen/gripen/the-fighter/gripen-ng/
 

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AESA
The radar for Gripen NG is produced by Selex in Scotland and called ES-05 Raven. ES-05 is an AESA radar, which is state of the art for new fighters nowadays. AESA stands for Active Electronically Scanned Array and means that, in contrast to older generation radars, it has not only one antenna but a full array of small antennas, called elements.

Tactical advantages

This means that the radar can simultaneously and independently track different targets, and also track targets independently of search volumes. The ability to control the elements separately and the high speed re-direction give Gripen a significant tactical advantage.

Radar summing up

 

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IRST


The IRST for Gripen NG is produced by Selex in Italy and called Skyward G. IRST stands for Infrared Search and Track and is an electro-optical system mounted in the nose of Gripen NG. Its sensor sits on top of the nose, just in front of the canopy, and is looking forward in a wide sector registering heat emissions from other aircraft, helicopters and from objects on the ground and sea surface. The IRST is a passive sensor, meaning that it never emits any energy. It only listens for energy coming from other sources. The tactical advantage of a passive sensor is that it will not give your position away. Opponents will have no indication whatsoever that Gripen NG is using its IRST to monitor their activities.



IRST Summing up:

 

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ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW)

Gripen NG has a highly advanced Electronic Warfare (EW) system. The EW system can function as a passive sensor, working like a Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) indicating if a radar is looking at you or MAWS (Missile Approach Warning System) indicating the approach of an missile. In an active mode the EW system can also actively jam the enemy radars, making the fighter disappear from radar screens or appearing in another location.

Coupled to the countermeasure such as chaff and flares the EW system can enhance the survivability.

Electronic warfare summing up

 

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WEAPONS - INTEGRATION OF ALL MODERN WEAPONS

In addition to the wide range of weapons and stores already in the arsenal, almost any weapon can be integrated, giving Gripen very high weapon flexibility. This is partly due to the flexible avionic architecture. Because of its well-documented ease of new weapon integration, Gripen served as the main test platform for Meteor, the latest long range air to air missile. The high weapon flexibility in Gripen basically means that the weapon solution, to a great extent, can be customised at a lower cost than for equivalent fighter platforms.



Summing Up

 

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COMMUNICATION RADIO AND DATA LINKS

Gripen NG is a Network Centric fighter. This means that the aircraft has the possibility to communicate two ways with all armed units. It has a secure and multi-frequency data links system that provides total situation awareness for all involved participants in an operation.

The communication is secured by the usage of encryption. The codes for the encryption are under control of the customer.

The acquired information – along with information about each Gripen’s position, fuel and weapon status – is shared with other Gripen fighters via the data link.



Communications summing up:

  • Secured communication with customer sovereignty over encryption.
  • All type of information can be received or transmitted between Gripen or from other sources
    • For example fuel information, radar information
  • Different links:
 

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SENSOR FUSION AND DECISION SUPPORT

Having a large amount of information in the aircraft computer is of no use if it is too hard for the pilot to understand. In Gripen, a great deal of effort is focused on presenting the situation clearly and understandably, ensuring that the Gripen pilot always has superior situational awareness.

The information is presented in an advanced fully digital cockpit layout with three large colour, Multi-Functional Displays (MFD) and in the head-up display (HUD). The information from all sensors are displayed in order to get the pilot an easy to understand overview of all available information to help him to take the right decisions.

This combine with a Hands-On-Throttle-And-Stick (HOTAS) command, giving direct access to all needed functions (fly command and system command), the pilot can perform his work with a superior combat advantage.

Sensor Fusion and presentation summing up:Information from all systems and sensors are melted together into one single picture

An easy to understand picture is presented to the pilot through

 

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MOST COST EFFICIENT FIGHTER ON THE MARKET

Gripen has a very moderate life cycle cost compared to its competitors. Life cycle cost equals acquisition cost plus operational costs during the entire lifetime. Flight hour cost is a parameter included in operational cost. When comparing these costs, it’s important to calculate with equal conditions, i.e. to compare “apples with apples”. An independent study based on open source ordered by Saab was conducted by IHS Jane’s with the following results:



Gripen has a considerably lower flight hour cost than its competitors. Some competitors are even several times more expensive than Gripen. There are three main reasons for this:

Cost consciousness from the start:

  • Cost has always been a design parameter and Saab’s engineers are asked to maximise performance at a given cost, not just to maximise performance freely.
  • Cost is a design parameter
  • Maintenance and mean time between failure is part of the design variables
  • We select the best suppliers
    • Saab is a systems integrator for Gripen.
    • For every system category, we look for the best price-performance, choose freely, and select the suppliers that best meet our high standards.
  • Lean and model based development
    • The models provide early design validation which reduces risk.
    • The models help engineers to visualise systems’ behaviour and thereby help avoiding misunderstandings
Cost Summing up:

 

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SURVIVABILITY AND COUNTERMEASURE

Radar Warning Receiver



Gripen is built for high survivability in a combat environment. Gripen tactics are based on smart use of a variety of electronic warfare capabilities. The RWR (Radar Warning Receiver) is the source for an accurate sensor for detecting emitting threats such as radar.



Missile approach warning system

Gripen NG has a sophisticated Missile Approach Warning (MAW) system. The MAW system uses passive sensors and can detect and track incoming missiles of all types! Not only radar-guided missiles but also passively guided IR missiles can be detected and the correct defensive actions taken.

Countermeasures

Gripen is a survivor. There are many reasons for this, one of them being the fact that it can carry a vast number of chaff packets and flares – substantially more than many competitors. For the Gripen NG, this ability is further enhanced with an even greater number of chaff, flares and pyrophoric chaff – so called hot chaff.

If ever attacked, a Gripen pilot can rely on the strong protection provided by all the defensive countermeasures released, tricking incoming missiles to change their course.

Survivability and countermeasure summing up:

Effective system awareness with

AESA Radar

IRST

EW system

RWR – Radar Warning Reicever

MAWS – Missile approach warning system

Large amounts of countermeasure dispensers

Chaff, hot chaff, flares in pre-programmed sequences
http://saab.com/air/gripen-fighter-system/gripen/gripen/the-fighter/Gripen-NG/
 

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RANGE AND COMBAT RADIUS


Ferry range



Gripen C has an overall maximum ferry range of approximately 3000 km. The ferry range is reached at high altitude when carrying the maximum allowed external fuel and no weapons attached. The ferry range for Gripen NG with large drop tanks (optional) is approximately 4000 km.



Combat radius



The maximum combat radius for Gripen NG on an air-to-ground mission is approximately 1500 km. Such a sortie involves flying to a target releasing A/G weapons and returning to home base. The actual combat radius depends on how the configuration of the carried external stores and the type of profile flown. Gripen NG has a combat radius well in parity with most competitors.



Time on station
The maximum time on station during a mission depends on the stores carried and the distance from the home base to the CAP (Combat Air Patrol) station. For example, in a typical air-to-air configuration, Gripen NG can patrol more than two hours on a CAP station more than 900 km from the home base. Gripen NG has a relatively long time-on-station capability compared with most competitors.



Range and combat radius summing up:

 

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
TECHNICAL DETAILS FOR GRIPEN NG
Lenght over all 15.2 meters
Width over all 8.6 meters
Maximum take off weight 16500 kg
Max thrust 98 kN
Hardpoints 10
Maximum speed Mach 2 (Supercruise)
Combat turnaround air-to-air
10 minutes






BATTLEFIELD NETWORK
The Gripen data link system (TIDLS), along with a Link 16 or National Data Link provide the following capabilities:

  • Data link within the Tactical Air Unit
  • Data link between Gripen. AEW&C and C2 centries on ground or at sea
  • Data link with Forward Air Controller
MULTI-ROLE CAPABILITY
Gripen NG has weapons for all types of mission, from guided glide bombs for precision engagement with low collateral damage, to long-range and agile air-to-air missiles and heavy anti-ship armaments. Additionally, the aircraft has an inherent precision strike and stand-off capability.


The single-seat Gripen NG is equipped with a 27 mm Mauser BK27 gun. This can be used in air-to-surface attacks against land and sea targets and is suitable for air policing missions. Gripen NG can also carry pods and sensors for reconnaissance and special missions. These include Litening, Reccelite, DJRP and MRPS pods.



It is one of the easiest aircraft of its kind to add new weapons to. This makes it a favourite among weapons companies as they can quickly and easily use Gripen for development. For example, it was selected for testing the Meteor missile. This benefits users, as new armaments are available to them more quickly compared to other aircraft.


http://saab.com/air/gripen-fighter-system/gripen/gripen/the-fighter/Gripen-NG/
 

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Wonderful marketing by SAAB, unfortulately India is already covered in the area where Gripen might be in use with our own Tejas.
 

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