Dassault Rafale, tender | News & Discussions [Thread 2]

[SpArK]

So finally the bird is coming.

 

[Secularindian]

a Single rafale can Carry upto 10 Meteors

5 Is Significant Numbers if you use It Wisely To take Out AEWS And Radar Stations of Enemies

Nevertheless As Per Latest Official Diplomatic confirmation all 36 Will Delivered To us by December 2021

https://twitter.com/x/status/1287638352674664448

 

[Armchair]

PAF has surprise waiting for them.

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

PAF has surprise waiting for them.

Good for them

 

[Windjammer]

Imagine Rafale coming to India via Pakistan in an arrow head formation

You often imagine these wishful thinking....no harm in dreaming but then there are certain realities.

 

[Jobless Jack]

Arrive in 1 weeks time, crash one in 2 weeks time and get the rest shot down in 3weeks ? Cradle to grave so quick it will make your head shiver..

J10C with the PL15 will have the match of the Rafale, and China is capable of turning them out quicker than anything India can purchase.

and then ask the French for refund of cash

#MasterStroke

 

[Malik Shani]

Hehehe,

Imagine, An Armed Thunder over Arabian sea, Locks a Rafale over Indian waters,
And suddenly Rafale’s RWR starts bleeping

Rafales are unarmed

Just out of curiosity, The current NOTAM by Pakistan is set to welcome Rafale? Would be nice to at least lock them using our SAM's

https://www.caapakistan.com.pk/upload/Notams/A0448-20.txt

 

[Lord Of Gondor]

So finally the bird is coming.

Long time!
Cheers!

 

[truthseeker2010]

Nothing. With or without the Rafaels, the IAF is toast against the PLAAF. The Chinese would seize air superiority within the first 24 hours of hostilities and maintain it for the rest of the war. The 36 Rafaels would offer only a token capability upgrade against the hundreds of J-10C and J-16 fighters (not to mention the J-20). Besides, the Indians would need years to familiarize themselves with the Rafael ... if war is to happen within that few years, the token capability upgrade would be even smaller.

A better option would be to employ french pilots with combat experience (which is impossible) because that will atleast give some value for money.

 

[Dustom999]

5 Being accompanied by Two French tankers number 4061 and 4063 all the way from France! Just about arriving near to Bahrain. Haven't started loosing attitude for landing yet.

 

[BON PLAN]

Hammer may avoid that :
The last 2 seconds, the image tracking system was lost... Fortunately the bomb inertia was too high to modify significantly the formed trajectory.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1287261731450830850

With Hammer, a most fast weapon, no such problem !

 

[dbc]

It will be a fast delivery purchase. Maybe already delivered....
Taken on the french inventory (as the first Meteor).

..which means a much shorter shelf life. Great for France, not so much for India.

 

[BON PLAN]

Latest update from flight radar.
They are about to land in UAE

 

[dbc]

Hammer may avoid that :
The last 2 seconds, the image tracking system was lost... Fortunately the bomb inertia was too high to modify significantly the formed trajectory.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1287261731450830850

With Hammer, a most fast weapon, no such problem !

Makes no sense, the weapon used in 1999 was laser guided not TV guided so image tracking is irrelevant.

 

[BON PLAN]

..which means a much shorter shelf life. Great for France, not so much for India.

The Bomb is a standard US one.
The booster : I don't know the life span.
The seeker and actuators are free of maintenance.

And I only think a small quantity is or will be delivered. Just a stop gap measure.