Pentagon to offer F-35 to India in upcoming tech transfer talks

[kaykay]

F-35s along with E-2D would most probably make their way on Ins Vishaal if we chose to go with EMALS from USA but no F-35s for IAF.

 

[Grevion]

Will they offer TOT.

 

[kaykay]

Will they offer TOT.

No ToT, No Make in India, and delivery only in next decade.

 

[Grevion]

No ToT, No Make in India, and delivery only in next decade.

You forgot to mention the likelihood of American influence on a strategic assest like f-35.

 

[Delnavaz B]

Pentagon to offer F-35 to India in upcoming tech transfer talks
Saturday, July 23, 2016
By: Financial Express

Accompanied by a high-level official delegation and representatives of several US defence companies, under secretary of defence for acquisition, technology and logistics Frank Kendall will arrive here next week. Topping his agenda would be the review of existing transfers and identifying new high-end technologies to strengthen New Delhi’s military capabilities. Kendall, a top Pentagon official, will reach Delhi on July 27 for the joint technology group meeting with India’s defence secretary G Mohan Kumar. He is also the US’ point person for the bilateral Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI).

Highly-placed sources told FE that the heads of several defence majors including General Atomics, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Honeywell and Raytheon are accompanying him and they will interact with the Indian defence industry captains at a breakfast meeting on July 27. In a joint statement at the end of PM Modi’s recent visit, the US welcomed India’s ratification of the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage earlier this year and the significant steps taken by Nuclear Power Corporation of India and Westinghouse towards finalising contractual negotiations by June 2017 on a deal to build six AP1000 reactors in India by 2030. The joint statement stated, “Once completed, this project will fulfill the promise of the US-India civil nuclear agreement, will create jobs in both the United States and India, and will advance our shared clean energy objectives”.

US company General Atomics, which is in talks with the Indian Navy for unmanned aerospace systems, is also a world leader in radiation monitoring systems for nuclear power plants at over 120 sites globally. General Atomics is eyeing huge opportunities in India along with Westinghouse and other nuclear reactor makers. Vivek Lall, global chief executive at General Atomics, will also be interacting with the Indian industry captains. Incidentally, American aerospace majors Lockheed Martin and Boeing have been offering shifting of whole production facilities to India for the F-16 and F-18 ‘Hornets’. “Both companies have made two rounds of presentations to the ministry of defence. Lockheed Martin has been told by the authorities that India is not keen on F-16s and Boeing, which through its tie up with Tata Aerospace, is already making components in India that are used on board its fighter jets,” said sources.

However, after getting clearances from the Obama administration on what information can be provided to India by the two aerospace companies, Lockheed Martin is expected to offer F-35 for the Indian Air Force and Boeing might offer making more parts that could be fitted on board the F-18s.

http://www.defencenews.in/article/P...to-India-in-upcoming-tech-transfer-talks-6936

F-16, F-18 and know F-35 impressive
Soon US will transfer all the assembly lines of defense equipment to India and will use make in India jets.

@Windjammer

 

[kaykay]

F-16, F-18 and know F-35 impressive
Soon US will transfer all the assembly lines of defense equipment to India and will use make in India jets.

@Windjammer

They are offering off the shelf F-35s only...no ToT or assembly lines in India for F-35s.

 

[Ankit Kumar 002]

Let them actually sell mini UAVs first..... Drones , TOT on GE404/414, EMALS, F35 are far away.

The line
"India is not keen on F-16s ."
http://www.financialexpress.com/ind...fficial-to-visit-india-for-tech-talks/326050/

These words are gold for me.

 

[OrionHunter]

Hope they can find a way to get additional C17s for IAF as well.

Unfortunately, production of the C-17 Globemasters have stopped. The only way to augment the fleet now is to make them in India.

They are offering off the shelf F-35s only...no ToT or assembly lines in India for F-35s.

There are more than 35 contractors and sub contractors in the US and Europe for the F-35. It would be impossible to make them in India alone. However they can be assembled here from SKD kits.

 

[dadeechi]

Let them actually sell mini UAVs first..... Drones , TOT on GE404/414, EMALS, F35 are far away.

The line
"India is not keen on F-16s ."
http://www.financialexpress.com/ind...fficial-to-visit-india-for-tech-talks/326050/

These words are gold for me.

Lockheed Martin has been told by the authorities that India is not keen on F-16s


Need to read this statement as not outright rejection but the need to sweeten the offer. F-16 deal opening the opportunity for F-35s has been there for some time now. There is nothing new here.

So here is the picture for 90 jets under MII

LM - F-16 & F-18 or F-35s
Saab - Gripen E
Russia - Su-35
France - more Rafis

DM MP - early Pak FAs or more MKIs(filling the gap)

Is there any possible fighters left in the world? why note add Japanese tech demonstrator

The 90 jets under MII would go to RAFALE.

The discussions with LM would be a separate deal under DTTI for engine tech. Adding F-35 to the mix does not help as they use P&W.

Gripen would be involved with LCA MK2 for Manufacturing tech and assistance from France on Kaveri.