Dude, I already provided an article written by an IAF official talking about the 2001 MRCA.
I would recommend actually doing your own research from here on.
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Dude, I already provided an article written by an IAF official talking about the 2001 MRCA.
I would recommend actually doing your own research from here on.
Dude, i can provide multitudes of articles to counter your claim.
Yet you're unable to quote even one single line to substantiate your claims. I dont care about articles, all i care about is the exact words that were spoken by the source.
BTW, this is the very first line in that article you asked me to look at.
"If the Indian Air Force (IAF) had stuck to its original 2001 RFI plan for the MMRCA programme, it would have gone in for a lighter multi-role aircraft – in all probability the Mirage 2000-5.."
Note: "light multi-role aircraft" and not Single-engined aircraft.
Anything else??
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From the same article you quoted:
"Mr Parrikar has also suggested that any augmentation in the number of Rafales to be acquired would also follow the G2G route. Second, while he has not categorically ruled out the indigenous production of Rafale fighters in the country (preferably, in a PPP-Public Private Partnership scenario), his recent statements contain veiled suggestions to follow a different path to build up IAF’s combat force levels."
Read - the SE fighter competition under SP model, again proving your claim that IAF instigated the SE split from MMRCA, as false.
You should read your own sources before throwing them on others faces.
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So light multirole aircraft being M-2000, F-16 and Gripen, the RFI entrants are not single engine aircraft?
From the same article you quoted:
"Mr Parrikar has also suggested that any augmentation in the number of Rafales to be acquired would also follow the G2G route. Second, while he has not categorically ruled out the indigenous production of Rafale fighters in the country (preferably, in a PPP-Public Private Partnership scenario), his recent statements contain veiled suggestions to follow a different path to build up IAF’s combat force levels."
Read - the SE fighter competition under SP model, again proving your claim that IAF instigated the SE split from MMRCA, as false.
You should read your own sources before throwing them on others faces.
Parrikar didn't decide anything for the IAF.
I told this to Hellfire also a long time ago. The govt can only make a request and choose the order, nothing else.
IAF Chief Dhanoa himself said the IAF prioritized SEF. Look back on the previous links I posted related to Dhanoa.
Well I am well aware of what exactly is happening. Cmde Mao is likely to take premature retirement by july this year. trying to get him onboard for MSA. Have already discussed it with him.
Where is the crying emoji when we need one ! .... The question is why go to this process again !?... this is getting ridiculously funny!
Who's Cmde Mao?
Anyway, so will you be going back to a SE design for MSA to target the IAF's SE requirement?
It's better than the earlier game plan of delaying Rafale's MII procurement all the way to 2030+. By then it would have become irrelevant.
With the current plan, we can at least start seeing MII Rafales by 2026 or 2027.
Cmdr Mao coming on-board would be a massive leap for you plans and will add a lot of credibility. Best wishes Sir
So light multirole aircraft being M-2000, F-16 and Gripen, the RFI entrants are not single engine aircraft?
Good thing you conveniently decided to omit MiG-29 (twin engined). Or it could have been confusing.
Please stop your pathetic attempts at manufacturing fake arguments to support your theories.
If you're debating on facts, stop changing the goalposts every now and then.
Yes, the Minister of Defense do not have any authority over what IAF buys.
Are you honestly saying these words?
The fact that MoD asked the IAF to select an SE jet instead of additional Rafales have no meaning to you?
Dude, I'm not changing goalposts anywhere. For the current SE MII also, the IAF sent out a letter to the Russians. It's simply a process.
The Mig-29 had no chance in the MRCA RFP because it was overweight. The limit is 20T. The Mig-29A is 19T, the Mig-29M is 24.5T. The contest was between three single engine jets, and it was in fact rigged in favour of the M-2000 anyway.
How do you explain IAF sending out letters to Boeing and Mig for SE MII?
Nobody is shifting goalposts, your lack of process knowledge is creating problems for you. Google what RFI means.
You don't know how the process works.
IAF created the requirement for SE and TE MII. It has nothing to do with the govt. Read DPP in detail.
Commodore Jaideep Maolankar.
I will stick to SE design as MII under strategic partnership model is already decided in favour of Rafale.
Commodore Maolankar. Was the head of the NLCA test program.
Yes you are. First you said single engined tender, then when i asked you again, you changed it to MRCA RFI, when i pointed out that wasn't the case you went to light fighter!
My entire point of contention was your argument that IAF issued a tender for a SE jet other than LCA, which never happened.
The MRCA RFI was for a light-weight multi-role aircraft (not SE).
There was no MRCA RFP. The competition changed to MMRCA during the RFP stage in 2007 and MiG had no problems replying to it with their Mig-35.
Go through the whole MRCA/MMRCA timeline once more.
Rigged or not, that's a separate fact. Again, IAF didn't go for the M'2000 because it was a SE jet.
Sending RFI is one thing. Getting actual replies is another. An aircraft becomes part of the competition only when an offer has been received in response.
The Russians replied to both the MRCA RFI and MMRCA RFP.
On one hand you have Parikkar saying that he himself asked the IAF to consider SE jet instead of Rafales for the time being.
On the other hand, there's you saying you dont believe any other report except that of Dhanoa who says IAF is considering SE jets (where he never mentions that the whole SE thing was IAFs idea)
I dont know what else to say to convince you.
Thanks. It had slipped my mind.
I thought so. This may end up being the only 5th gen aircraft with a single engine.
Big Lockheed Martin propaganda. Their Data fusion does not work. Rafale F4 connectivity will be better than F-35 one and will work first.
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