Boeing's F-15EX Eagle-II fighter may join race for Indian Air Force contract

[STREANH]

If there is a future foreign fighter jet purchase it'll be only Rafale.

 

[Wood]

The MRCA tender does not seem to be funded. But if India finds the money for it, then Rafael will be the most likely choice. However, I'd like India to switch from SU 30 to F15 if fantasies can come true

 

[Princeps Senatus]

j-10 pushed Indians for F-15

cmon man

 

[TheSolution]

The MRCA tender does not seem to be funded. But if India finds the money for it, then Rafael will be the most likely choice. However, I'd like India to switch from SU 30 to F15 if fantasies can come true

This will happen in the future

India will move away from Russian aircraft

 

[siegecrossbow]

F-15EX is a great plane. If MKI's radar upgrade doesn't pan out it could fill the niche of twin-engine heavies in the IAF.

 

[Wood]

This will happen in the future

Unlikely. India cannot afford American hardware in large numbers that are required. This along with the willingness to share some level of technology makes Russia the predominant arms supplier for the foreseeable future.

Although, I'm not a fan of Russian arms as I think that they pose a strategic risk for India's security.

 

[TheSolution]

Unlikely. India cannot afford American hardware in large numbers that are required. This along with the willingness to share some level of technology makes Russia the predominant arms supplier for the foreseeable future.

Although, I'm not a fan of Russian arms as I think that they pose a strategic risk for India's security.

I don't see India sticking with Russian aircraft in the future after their experiences so far and also the Ukraine war

 

[LeGenD]

So it has never been seen carrying 22 missiles?

Correct.

This aircraft is armed with a built-in 30 mm GSh-30-1 cannon with 150 rounds of ammunition. It has 12 underwing hardpoints and can carry up to 8 000 kg of ordnance including air-to-air missiles (8 x PL-12 medium-range and 4 x PL-9 short-range), anti-ship and anti-radiation missiles, cruise missiles, free-fall, satellite-guided and laser-guided bombs and rockets.

In 2018 a J-16 was seen armed with the newer PL-10 short-range and PL-15 long-range air to air missiles. The PL-15 is an active radar-guided long air-to-air missile with a range of over 150 km and a speed of Mach 4 (4 939 km/h).

Shenyang J-16 Multi-Role Fighter | Military-Today.com

The J-16 is a two-seat multi-role fighter. It evolved from the J-11 air superiority fighter. It is a more advanced version with an added ground attack capability.

www.military-today.com

Compared to JH-7A, J-16 is expected to have a more powerful radar (AESA), a greater weapon load (8t) and a longer range (4,000km). - Chinese Military Aviation

 

[Wood]

I don't see India sticking with Russian aircraft in the future after their experiences so far and also the Ukraine war

I don't see this being a choice for India. Those of us who follow Indian budget closely know that the country's finances are at the edge.

 

[JohnWick]

Correct.

This aircraft is armed with a built-in 30 mm GSh-30-1 cannon with 150 rounds of ammunition. It has 12 underwing hardpoints and can carry up to 8 000 kg of ordnance including air-to-air missiles (8 x PL-12 medium-range and 4 x PL-9 short-range), anti-ship and anti-radiation missiles, cruise missiles, free-fall, satellite-guided and laser-guided bombs and rockets.

In 2018 a J-16 was seen armed with the newer PL-10 short-range and PL-15 long-range air to air missiles. The PL-15 is an active radar-guided long air-to-air missile with a range of over 150 km and a speed of Mach 4 (4 939 km/h).

Shenyang J-16 Multi-Role Fighter | Military-Today.com

The J-16 is a two-seat multi-role fighter. It evolved from the J-11 air superiority fighter. It is a more advanced version with an added ground attack capability.

www.military-today.com

Compared to JH-7A, J-16 is expected to have a more powerful radar (AESA), a greater weapon load (8t) and a longer range (4,000km). - Chinese Military Aviation

Sir
I don't know why paf don't like twin engine fighter jets?
Afaik the Reasoms are
Twin engine maintenance
---- So it is their duty to maintain the fleet

 

[SQ8]

“F-15 hota” statements will come too

 

[hussain0216]

If India does end up with the 15EX, it will have a fighter capable of going toe-to-toe with the J-16 on all fronts. Of course, operating a mix of Russian, French, and possibly U.S. aircraft might present logistical troubles, but nothing that the IAF can't handle if history is anything to go by.

History says otherwise

2021 a bloody year for military aviation: CDS among 22 dead in 11 crashes, 5 involving MiG-21s

Total number of crashes this year is more than twice that in 2020. But defence sources say this is ‘within expected levels’ when measured against the total flying hours.

www.google.com

 

[Clutch]

The Indian Air Force (IAF), which is acquiring 114 multi-role combat aircraft (MRCA) from the global market, will relish the option of buying the highly capable F-15EX Eagle-II, developed and built by The Boeing Company.

The Eagle-II is the world’s fastest (Mach 2.5, or 3,100 kilometres per hour) and most heavily-armed (payload of 13.6 tonnes, or 30,000 pounds) fighter, with the longest strike range (1,200 nautical miles or 2,222 kilometres). It has scored 104 kills in air-to-air combat without suffering a single loss.

Boeing has obtained a mandatory licence from the US government for discussing an F-15 sale with India. Pratyush Kumar, until recently Boeing’s chief in India, now heads the F-15 Eagle-II programme in the US. During his tenure in New Delhi, Kumar was associated with the induction of multiple Boeing platforms into India’s military, including the P-8I Poseidon maritime aircraft, the C-17 Globemaster III heavy-lift transporter, the Apache AH-64E attack helicopter and the Chinook CH-47F heavy-lift chopper.

When Kumar was transferred to Boeing’s F-15 programme in Saint Louis, USA, his golden touch logged up the United States Air Force’s (USAF’s) purchase of 144 F-15EX Eagle-IIs. These will replace the venerable F-15C, which has, for decades, been the USAF’s primary air dominance fighter.

Last year, the USAF took delivery of its first game-changing Eagle-IIs, while Qatar received its first F-15QA Ababil fighters. Boeing also contracted with Japan to upgrade the Japan Air Self-Defence Force’s legacy F-15J fighters to the F-15 Japan Super Interceptor (F-15JSI).The club of existing F-15EX operators includes the US, Israel, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and, most recently, Qatar. Kumar describes the F-15 Eagle-II as “the ideal high-end fighter for the high-end fight”.This latest avatar of the F-15 is designed to deal with the world’s most potent air threats that are emerging from China. These threats include hypersonic, re-targetable, long-range missiles; and advanced “early warning and control” (AW&C) aircraft that can observe low-flying fighters at longer ranges. To deal with these threats, Boeing is equipping the Eagle-II with faster missiles that have longer ranges, faster processors for radars, better data-link capabilities and that can take more weapons into the fight.

Kumar says the F-15EX will be continuously upgraded, since it has adequate physical space, computing infrastructure, structural strength and engine power.

The Eagle-II will be competing in the Indian MRCA tender against seven other types of combat aircraft. Of these, six were offered to the IAF by six original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in response to a 2007 tender for 126 fighters (six squadrons).That tender – the world’s biggest at the time – fizzled out into a much smaller purchase of 36 Rafale fighters. Now, with the IAF initiating a fresh acquisition of 114 fighters (six squadrons) in 2019, improved variants of those six fighters have re-entered the fray.

Besides the earlier six, another two fighters have thrown their hats into the ring for the current tender, which is likely to be even bigger at $15-20 billion.

In 2007, the IAF was offered four twin-engine aircraft: Boeing’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet; Dassault’s Rafale, Eurofighter GmbH’s Typhoon, and Russia’s RAC MiG-35. In addition, two single-engine aircraft were fielded: Lockheed Martin’s F-16 Super Viper; and Swedish firm, Saab’s Gripen E/F.

The new tender, initiated in 2019, is likely to see two more big, twin-engine fighters competing: the F-15EX Eagle-II and Russia’s Sukhoi-35.

Boeing faces a difficult choice over which fighter to offer in the MRCA tender: the Eagle-II or the Super Hornet. “Offering the F-15EX would result in Boeing pulling out the Super Hornet from the MRCA contest,” says a senior company official.

However, Boeing is extremely confident in its offer of the Super Hornet for the Indian Navy’s tender of 57 “twin-engine deck-based fighters” (TEDBF). However, with uncertainty over the prospect of a second indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-2) in the navy, the 57-TEDBF competition seems to be morphing into the purchase of a smaller number of jets.

The MRCA’s specifications are not yet out, so Boeing is uncertain about whether the Eagle-II or the Super Hornet would be a better fit for the IAF. “India needs to relook at their force structure in the light of Rafale and Tejas orders. If the gap is at the high performance end, the F-15EX could be a fit. But these are early days,” says the Boeing official.

Boeing's Eagle-II fighter may join race for Indian Air Force contract

Move may result in the US aircraft manufacturer pulling out Super Hornet from MRCA contest; tender value could be $15-20 billion

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Pakistan should get the J-20 to counter this....

 

[Khanivore]

Clearly the Su-30MKI failed then. It seems the Feb 2019 encounter with Pakistan shook Indian air force so bad that now Su-30MKI doesn't even count to living up as the backbone platform, hence the need for Rafale and possibly F-15EX? What a logistical nightmare that'll be.

 

[SQ8]

Sir
I don't know why paf don't like twin engine fighter jets?
Afaik the Reasoms are
Twin engine maintenance
---- So it is their duty to maintain the fleet

Why is the impression that they are not “liked”?