MTCR Guidelines and the Equipment, Software and Technology Annex
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MTCR Guidelines and the Equipment, Software and Technology Annex
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Okay.
The SCALP-EG, by being below the 500 kg payload threshold, is a Category II item, by the way. All it takes is a promise India won't retrofit a nuclear, biological or chemical warhead on it.
1. The purpose of these Guidelines is to limit the risks of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (i.e. nuclear, chemical and biological weapons), by controlling transfers that could make a contribution to delivery systems (other than manned aircraft) for such weapons. [...]
2. [...] The transfer of other Category I items will be authorised only on rare occasions and where the Government (A) obtains binding government-to-government undertakings embodying the assurances from the recipient government called for in paragraph 5 of these Guidelines and (B) assumes responsibility for taking all steps necessary to ensure that the item is put only to its stated end-use. It is understood that the decision to transfer remains the sole and sovereign judgement of the Government.
8. [...] The adherence of all States to these Guidelines in the interest of international peace and security would be welcome.
Guidelines, not rules, that state that transfers are still allowed at the sovereign judgement of the government doing the transfer. Following the guidelines is not binding.The SCALP-EG, by being below the 500 kg payload threshold, is a Category II item, by the way. All it takes is a promise India won't retrofit a nuclear, biological or chemical warhead on it.
Forget India. There are a 100 nations willing to give such an undertaking. What's so special about India doing so?
Two identical articles appeared on Rafale recently, seems opposition media campaign progressing in full swing:
On Rafale, go beyond costs and ask why Modi govt scrapped older ...
ThePrint-21-Jan-2019
On Rafale, go beyond costs and ask why Modi govt scrapped older process ... in the older process could have covered not 126 but 189 aircraft, ...
Question the government on Rafale
Hindustan Times-4 hours ago
But we also need to go beyond the question of costs and look at the causes and ... of the decision to scrap the older process for acquiring 126 aircraft. .... The parsimony and incompetence of the Modi government have dealt a ...
ThePrint-21-Jan-2019
On Rafale, go beyond costs and ask why Modi govt scrapped older process ... in the older process could have covered not 126 but 189 aircraft, ...
Hindustan Times-4 hours ago
But we also need to go beyond the question of costs and look at the causes and ... of the decision to scrap the older process for acquiring 126 aircraft. .... The parsimony and incompetence of the Modi government have dealt a ...
What's special about India is that it has bought the weapon in question; the same cannot be said of your 100 other nations.
Qatar to receive first Rafale fighters early for February
Jan 24, 2019
Photo by Swiderek Maciejka
The Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) is set to receive first recently purchased Dassault Rafale multirole fighters.
The new Rafale fighters have already painted in a full two-tone grey camouflage color scheme, and are expected to be delivered on 7 February to Qatar.
According to deputy commander of the QEAF, the first Qatari squadron will be deployed at Doha Air Base. Also noted that all oredered fighter aircraft will arrive in the emirate between 2019 and 2022.
Qatar will operate a future fleet of 36 Dassault Rafale fighters, based on a contract signed May 2015
The Rafale is relevant against both traditional and asymmetrical threats, it addresses the emerging needs of the armed forces in a changing geopolitical context, and it remains at the forefront of technical innovation.
Thanks to its versatility, its adaptability and its ability to meet all air mission requirements, the Rafale is the “poster child” transformational fighter which provides a way forward to air forces confronted to the requirement of doing “more” with “less”, in an ever-changing strategic and economic environment.
Of a moderate size, yet extremely powerful, superbly agile and very discrete, the latest type of combat aircraft from Dassault Aviation does not only integrate the largest and most modern range of sensors, it also multiplies their efficiency with a technological breakthrough, the “multi-sensor data fusion”.
Qatar to receive first Rafale fighters early for February
Jan 24, 2019
Photo by Swiderek Maciejka
The Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) is set to receive first recently purchased Dassault Rafale multirole fighters.
The new Rafale fighters have already painted in a full two-tone grey camouflage color scheme, and are expected to be delivered on 7 February to Qatar.
According to deputy commander of the QEAF, the first Qatari squadron will be deployed at Doha Air Base. Also noted that all oredered fighter aircraft will arrive in the emirate between 2019 and 2022.
Qatar will operate a future fleet of 36 Dassault Rafale fighters, based on a contract signed May 2015
The Rafale is relevant against both traditional and asymmetrical threats, it addresses the emerging needs of the armed forces in a changing geopolitical context, and it remains at the forefront of technical innovation.
Thanks to its versatility, its adaptability and its ability to meet all air mission requirements, the Rafale is the “poster child” transformational fighter which provides a way forward to air forces confronted to the requirement of doing “more” with “less”, in an ever-changing strategic and economic environment.
Of a moderate size, yet extremely powerful, superbly agile and very discrete, the latest type of combat aircraft from Dassault Aviation does not only integrate the largest and most modern range of sensors, it also multiplies their efficiency with a technological breakthrough, the “multi-sensor data fusion”.
Qatar to receive first Rafale fighters early for February
Repeat after me :
"Of a moderate size, yet extremely powerful, superbly agile and very discrete, the latest type of combat aircraft from Dassault Aviation does not only integrate the largest and most modern range of sensors, it also multiplies their efficiency with a technological breakthrough, the multi-sensor data fusion”.
All the attributes of a true LM 5th gen aircraft !!
powerfull <=> Supercruise
agile
very discrete = Stealth
Multi sensor data fusion.
"Of a moderate size, yet extremely powerful, superbly agile and very discrete, the latest type of combat aircraft from Dassault Aviation does not only integrate the largest and most modern range of sensors, it also multiplies their efficiency with a technological breakthrough, the multi-sensor data fusion”.
All the attributes of a true LM 5th gen aircraft !!
powerfull <=> Supercruise
agile
very discrete = Stealth
Multi sensor data fusion.
How so? ISE is a 1 time payment and would have no relation to another Rafale procurement, unless the ISE changes (future upgrades, based on different requirements).
Nope, because neither UPA, nor NDA ever reached the stage in the MMRCA negotiations, to talk to MBDA about the weapons.
Secondly, the weapon pack, just as ISE is not negotiated by politicians, but based on IAFs operational requirements. So no matter if UPA or NDA were able to sign the MMRCA deal, the weapon pack and ISE would had been the same.
The only difference to the Rafale deal is, that because of the 3 year delay Dassault caused, Meteor now was integrated and available, the only real F3R upgrade IAF chose.
Exactly, that's why.
The general public only looks at total cost and number of aircraft. So the more aircraft India buys, the smaller the ISE's cost per aircraft will be.
I think MTCR applies to all countries that the US doesn't like. If the US likes you, then you can even run clandestine nuclear and ballistic missile programs and even run a black market for these systems.
If you refer to Israel, that's only because America is largely run by theocratic loonies who believe Israel is a necessary component of the ritual to summon the second coming of Christ.
Yea but it's not really a problem since Israel is Israel - the only democracy in the entire Middle East, one of the few rational actors (also aligned to US interests) in the region, and a responsible nuclear power. To my knowledge, Israel also hasn't proliferated nukes the way China did and Pakistan tried. America letting a country like Pakistan get away with nukes & missiles is a much bigger concern than the US relationship with Israel - even if part of that relationship's basis comes from Evangelical belief.
You may imagine India ordering 36 more Rafale F3R with indian specifis package (already paid) , with no more air bases accomodation (2 squad per base, classical), at less than 100 € millions each + some more spare parts and some more weapons.
The first indian pilots and technicians to train the newer ones.
