Know Your 'Rafale'

[WolfPack86]

36 Rafale order

 

[MirageBlue]

36 Rafale order

What is the source of this "additional 36 Rafales under consideration and MRFA may be cancelled"? I haven't seen any article stating this.

 

[BON PLAN]

Bihar BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy flies Rafale fighter jet at A ..

Bihar BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy flies Rafale fighter jet at Aero India show in Bengaluru | Patna News - Times of India

Former Union minister and BJP MP from Bihar’s saran, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, who holds a world record for being the only licensed commercial pilot parliame

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

"It is a fifth-generation fighter aircraft"

 

[Love Charger]

Bihar BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy flies Rafale fighter jet at A ..

Bihar BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy flies Rafale fighter jet at Aero India show in Bengaluru | Patna News - Times of India

Former Union minister and BJP MP from Bihar’s saran, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, who holds a world record for being the only licensed commercial pilot parliame

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

"It is a fifth-generation fighter aircraft"

Oh he is an indian politician, why he did God knows.
Most indian politicians don't know the difference between different types of airctafts, that's anyway too much for them.
Once our defense minister called in the field Marshall to make him understand the difference between howitzer and a field gun.
And he was a defence minister
What ever indian politicians say about defense equipment, is biased in the sense that he from the ruling party so he called it fifth generation.
Because his secretary that's what most advanced types of jets are.
If he were from opposition, he would have said meh, the jet is not good at all it has no leg space plus very small size.
Only two people can sit in it.
At maximum, the government is a fool to buy these, and should buy more such jets which can carry more people.
That's why whatever an Indian politician says about any defense equipment whether good or bad should not be given any attention

 

[Super Flanker]

An underside view of Rafale carrying the ASMPA nuclear missile on its central pylon. This is one of the most clearest pics of Rafale's underbelly view that I personally have come across.

 

[Fonck83]

Paris tries to convince Abu Dhabi to locate its Rafale offsets in India

Émirats/FRANCE/INDE : Paris tente de convaincre Abu Dhabi de localiser les offsets de ses Rafale en Inde - 28/02/2023 - Intelligence Online

Le transfert vers l'Inde du contrat bloqué de compensation industrielle (offset) des 80 Rafale émiratis s'invite à la table des négociations entre Dassault aviation et Tawazun. Paris souhaite tirer - 2/28/2023

www.intelligenceonline.fr

The transfer to India of the blocked industrial offset contract for the 80 Emirati Rafale aircraft has been brought to the negotiating table between Dassault Aviation and Tawazun. Paris wants to take advantage of this contract to settle the delays of the French manufacturer in its offset in Delhi. [...]

 

[BON PLAN]

First Rafale F4 delivered to the french forces

 

[MirageBlue]

Paris tries to convince Abu Dhabi to locate its Rafale offsets in India

Émirats/FRANCE/INDE : Paris tente de convaincre Abu Dhabi de localiser les offsets de ses Rafale en Inde - 28/02/2023 - Intelligence Online

Le transfert vers l'Inde du contrat bloqué de compensation industrielle (offset) des 80 Rafale émiratis s'invite à la table des négociations entre Dassault aviation et Tawazun. Paris souhaite tirer - 2/28/2023

www.intelligenceonline.fr

The transfer to India of the blocked industrial offset contract for the 80 Emirati Rafale aircraft has been brought to the negotiating table between Dassault Aviation and Tawazun. Paris wants to take advantage of this contract to settle the delays of the French manufacturer in its offset in Delhi. [...]

How would that work? Can't read the article since it requires a subscription. What is Dassault's proposal?

 

[BON PLAN]

Indonesia seems near to ink an order for 18 Rafale, and 18 other at the end of this year.
Total : 6 already ordered + 18 + 18 = 42 as intended.

 

[BON PLAN]

Dassault CEO is confident this year for an order of 26 Rafale M for India, 14 for Colombia and Serbia.

Ventes de Rafale : 2023 pourrait être meilleur que 2022 pour Dassault Aviation

Dassault Aviation pourrait signer plusieurs contrats de Rafale en 2023. Soit un potentiel évalué à au moins 130 appareils : 42 pour la France à la fin de cette année et 88 à l'export, dont la mise en vigueur de 36 appareils en Indonésie.

www.latribune.fr

 

[Haldilal]

Ya'll Nibbiars

 

[BON PLAN]

Cabinet Committee on Security likely to seal Rafale-M deal today

Cabinet Committee on Security likely to seal Rafale-M deal today

NEW DELHI: The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to clear the multi-billion dollar acquisition of 26 Rafale M

www.newindianexpress.com

 

[MirageBlue]

Cabinet Committee on Security likely to seal Rafale-M deal today

Cabinet Committee on Security likely to seal Rafale-M deal today

NEW DELHI: The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to clear the multi-billion dollar acquisition of 26 Rafale M

www.newindianexpress.com

While I'm elated for the IN (if it comes through) I'm also very disappointed that the IAF is still not pragmatic enough to go to the MoD and GoI, request to cancel the MRFA and go in for 74 Rafale C/Ds in a Govt to Govt contract that will allow for 100 Rafale M/C/D to be built in India.

 

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[Corvus Splendens]

Throwback to this gem

 

[hit&run]

I will wait till it is done.

 

[blackleaf]

The one big worry about the Rafale deal for the navy is whether France can deliver them quickly enough. Is there any extra capacity in the assembly line in France after the UAE and Indonesian deals?
With the F-18 at least we would get all the aircraft within 3 to 4 years since the assembly line doesn't have any more orders.

 

[BON PLAN]

Throwback to this gem
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Bangladesh don't have the money to purchase such bird.
Instead of acknowing that they tried to explain the jet is not suitable... lamentable.

 

[BON PLAN]

The one big worry about the Rafale deal for the navy is whether France can deliver them quickly enough. Is there any extra capacity in the assembly line in France after the UAE and Indonesian deals?
With the F-18 at least we would get all the aircraft within 3 to 4 years since the assembly line doesn't have any more orders.

SH 18 is already a old horse.
it clinch far too few export orders : it's a proof it is not efficient (or at least cost efficient) as the legacy F/A 18.

What is better : receive in 3 years a plane already old schooled or wait 2 more years for a modern alternative ? (and this lead time may be shorten by the lease of some french rafale M...)

 

[SKC]

Ya'll Nibbiars

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We can definitely afford 126 of these.