Tejas is mere an up gunned Mig21, everyone in this forum eill agree on it. If GOI can make IN to give up an ultra modern b737 based P8 system with c295 based DRDO system which lacks range, fire power & sensor package w.r. t p8I, then they can easily replace rafale with Tejas. ( the hefty price we are paying for selecting un educated personals as MPs/MLAs, may not be all but most of them are.)
And where is the urgency from GOI on MRFA? None.
Why do you distort the truth? Why don't you quote what was actually said.The IAF said that one Rafale squadron could replace 2.5 SU-30 MKI squadrons so to replace 114 Rafales would require at least 285 SU-30 MKIs.
Third place is actually Indonesia with 42 Rafale. India gets fourth place tied with Qatar. You'll have to step down from the podium.
Egypt's end goal is about a hundred Rafale. So we can expect more Egyptian repeat orders once their current order is delivered.
France is spearheading ESSOR and the NATO combat cloud.
With the Emirati and Indonesian orders, Dassault will need to open up a new production line if more large orders appear. No other way to ramp up production enough to meet demand otherwise. So this is the perfect time for India to order as many Rafale as it can to get that new production line be opened up in DRAL's Nagpur facility instead of in Merignac. 36 IAF + 26 IN should be enough.
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They already did, when the IAF released the RFI in April 2019. RFIs are released when there's a requirement, not otherwise.
The next step for SPM is the AoN, then EoIs, followed by the RFP.
We are in the AoN stage, which will hopefully be completed before May so EoIs can go out in June or July.
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I doubt 2024 will affect the tender. The political side of the deal will likely happen after 2024, so even if Congress wins, they will not have an issue with the IAF's process until then, like flight testing and shortlisting. Tenders usually get into trouble during the negotiations stage.
It will be a GOI call, they can do what ever tjey want.
If you hadn't mentioned the M2000, I wouldn't have thought of it. This is a wonderful example. It was not until the M2000-5 that France successfully developed a flat slot radar, which reached the level of the F16A/B radar.Rafale can supercruise, and we have seen it dog fight with the F-22 quite well. Whereas when it comes to information, the French have been using centralised computer architecture called MDPU since the late 90s with the Mirage 2000-5. So this is about 6-7 years before the F-22. And SPECTRA that was released in 2004 on the Rafale boasts the same RWR and ESM features as the F-35. What separates the F-35 from the Rafale is the F-35 has a better man machine interface, like the HMDS, which is being corrected on the Rafale F4.
The French have been operating with sensor fusion since the late 90s.
Whoa, whoa, Link 16 is crap, India uses an Israeli developed link called ODL, and now we are switching to the BNET.
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At this point in time, there isn't a more networked major air force in the world than the IAF. The US is using the IP-based TTNT, but the main link on fighters is still Link 16, along with NATO. All other US allies are also on the old Link 16. The upgrade to TTNT is yet to happen. Apart from Israel, only small air forces have made the transition to an IP-based network, using Israeli tech. Russia is not yet on an IP-based network, while I doubt China has made the same change. So quite literally India is the only major country today using an IP-based network.
As for the tri-services common link, the army is yet to transition to an IP-based network, the air force and navy already have.
Once it's completed this year, India will have a fully IP-based networked force. Only the army's last mile connectivity will be pending, giving soldiers and armoured vehicles individual comm systems. Israel's BNET-AR will provide the IAF with last mile connectivity. The IN is using an Indian solution.
Can say that LINK16 is garbage, I admire your courage,
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If there's any will left, now is the time for follow on orders.Last batch of Rafale jets to arrive next week - INDIAN AEROSPACE DEFENCE NEWS
The last batch of three Rafale fighter jets are scheduled to arrive in India next...
