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I agree sir, you have more experience of courtsNitesh bhai you dont know what can happen in court.
I agree sir, you have more experience of courtsNitesh bhai you dont know what can happen in court.
I agree sir, you have more experience of courtsNitesh bhai you dont know what can happen in court.
Sure... India is going to want to make much of the engine anyway, so this will just speed along the Kaveri-Snecma JV.Armand, will France offer to integrate the new GTRE Snecma engine with Rafale? Do you feel this might be realistic approach
Her engines failed to impress. Now that US is not going to be able to sabotage Rafale... it is clear sailing.2 American planes in the MRCA and neither made the shortlist?? interesting. F-16 blew the tiny chance it had when they started making sales/gifting to Pak from the start, but I thought SH had a decent chance??
http://www.flightglobal.com/article...rance-orders-meteor-missiles-for-rafales.htmlOne more thing, some time before IAF asked for new A2A missile, Armand, can you please confirm that rafale should be able to integrate Meteror also with it. If not, then EF is the way........
There is also the extra P8I's. I am interested in knowing the fate of Meteor in all this will we get TOT or joint production ??Now it's time for much haggling, getting the two contenders to sweeten the deal and throw in more freebies and goodies. We must make sure that neither Europeans shaft us big time like they've done so in the past. Spare parts, technology transfer and other terms must be clearly laid out and negotiated. I wonder if any of them will be willing to transfer the blue prints and R&D details.
Not sure if Uncle will want to piss on the party, apparently the C17 deal was cleared as well, that should keep them happy for the time being.
Ganesh I would like to differ a little from you. No one will offer you complete TOT .I am vouching for EF. Dont they have more attractive TOT offer?
Anyways, let the dogfight between 2 begin. :thumb:
how about a AESA radar offer???Ganesh I would like to differ a little from you. No one will offer you complete TOT .
RAFALE is a completely developed platform with mature AESA while for EFT its still under development.
Both countries will oursource manufacturing of some components to fulfill the offset clause. Biggest game changer in this could be Snecma integrating its core with Kaveri . That will just revolutionize Metallurgy research and will bridge the gap in almost no time. we have already gained lots of knowledge working on Kaveri and it will just build on it .
I guess EADS also offered crystal blade technology but I am sure that as per IAF requirements plane should be fully developed. You can only trust thats already there not something thats yet to come on future.
LF I think best they will offer is co development of AESA . That means putting extra money for it . I think we have made decent progress in AESA fabrication and project is already going on for co development of LCA AESA so why waste money ?how about a AESA radar offer???
They have to come up with something Russians had offered full Zhuk AESA TOT if the MIG won.LF I think best they will offer is co development of AESA . That means putting extra money for it . I think we have made decent progress in AESA fabrication and project is already going on for co development of LCA AESA so why waste money ?
Thanks LF saar, but as IAF asked, the missile should get mid course guidance also. Just wanted to be sure that French should not push for MICAhttp://www.flightglobal.com/article...rance-orders-meteor-missiles-for-rafales.html
France orders Meteor missiles for Rafales