Indian Air Force: News & Discussions

[Spitfire9]

IAF is confirmed to be interested in acquiring Greece's Mirage-2000-5s, although the level of discussion is very initial as of now.

A/ΓΕΕΘΑ: Με έχουν εντυπωσιάσει οι ικανότητες της Ινδίας-Επιβεβαίωσε το ενδιαφέρον του Ν.Δελχί για την αγορά των Mirage 2000-5 - Directus

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If the Greeks no longer want them, make them an offer they cannot refuse!

 

[Blademaster]

If the Greeks no longer want them, make them an offer they cannot refuse!

offer them LCA tejas or other weapons in a swap barter type of deal or something

 

[SilentlAssassin265]

offer them LCA tejas or other weapons in a swap barter type of deal or something

They have all nato standard weapons, barter is impossible.
They will sell the mirage but ask for 2 billion at least.
Honeywell did same thing for jaguar engines.

Rather we could just ditch mirage and opt for more mk1a

 

[binayak95]

They have all nato standard weapons, barter is impossible.
They will sell the mirage but ask for 2 billion at least.
Honeywell did same thing for jaguar engines.

Rather we could just ditch mirage and opt for more mk1a

They are offloading the Mirage because they have Rafales now.

 

[Spitfire9]

They have all nato standard weapons, barter is impossible.
They will sell the mirage but ask for 2 billion at least.
Honeywell did same thing for jaguar engines.

Rather we could just ditch mirage and opt for more mk1a

I gather that Greece is trying to reduce the number of types it has in service. Reducing its fleet by one type by retiring M2K only to take on an extra type by buying Tejas Mk1A does not reduce the number of types in service.

What makes you think that Greece would want 2 billion or more for its M2K fleet?

On the tack of India dumping M2K in favour of Mk1A, Mk1A is not the type envisaged to replace M2K. Tejas Mk2 is.

 

[MirageBlue]

If the Greeks no longer want them, make them an offer they cannot refuse!

It will be the other way around..the IAF is likely to be one of the more promising customers. Mirages are comparatively harder to sell in the second hand market than F-16s. Which is why the Greeks must be sensible and keep the asking price at a level where the IAF doesn't lose interest.

 

[MirageBlue]

They have all nato standard weapons, barter is impossible.
They will sell the mirage but ask for 2 billion at least.
Honeywell did same thing for jaguar engines.

Rather we could just ditch mirage and opt for more mk1a

They won't ask even close to that amount.

The Greeks are looking to finance another buy of 6 or so Rafales with the proceeds of this sale, which would be probably in the USD 600-700 million range IMO.

 

[MirageBlue]

Astra Mk2 test firing coming in the next few months!

Interesting that the range quoted is 120-130 kms versus what was earlier thought to be 150 km range BVRAAM.

https://aninews.in/news/world/asia/india-to-test-130-km-strike-range-astra-mark-2-missile-this-year20240416204025/

 

[MirageBlue]

2 HJT-36 Sitaras undergoing testing in Goa..though these aren't recent pics as per Indranil Roy.