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[GORKHALI]

Eurofighter- The Invincible

 

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MILITARY AVIATION AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY NEWS: US to lobby for $11-bn fighter aircraft deal
SOURCE : The Indian Express Limited Ahead of Aero-India 2011 in Bangalore next month, a high- technology business development trade mission from the US, led by US commerce secretary Gary Locke, is expected to push for US fighter aircraft manufacturers for the $11-bn (medium multi-role combat aircraft) MMRCA deal. Locke, who would lead the trade mission to India from Feburary 6-11, said the US government views high- technology defence sales as a cornerstone of the US-India strategic partnership. Six manufacturers, including Boeing F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet, Dassault Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon, Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 60, Saab Gripen, and RSK MiG-35, are in race for the $11-billion deal for 126 fighter aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF). The process for the 126 MMRCA, initiated in August 2007, has entered its final phase after IAF carried out the flight and weapons evaluation of the six competing aircraft for what has been described as the ‘mother of all deals ’. According to sources in IAF, “Since the technical evaluations are down, the MoD is likely to down select the contenders after the air show, possibly by April. This would decide who goes in for contract negotiations. “ Another source, however, indicates that while there is no fixed number of aircraft for the shortlist, the Offsets liability have yet to be decided and that all six aircraft types could, in theory at least, advance to the contract stage. It maybe recalled that earlier India was seeking offsets of 30% for defence programmes, but the requirement has been raised to 50% for the MMRCA with plans to create more jobs and transfer of technology. Over 70 companies applied to participate in the US mission in order to promote US exports of high technology products and services in key economic sectors: civil-nuclear trade, defence and security, civil aviation, and information and communications technology. Advanced technologies, including aerospace, specialised materials, information and communications technologies, electronics and flexible manufacturing systems, underpinned this growth, the department of commerce said. Overall, US exports to India were $16.4 billion in 2009, making India the 17th largest export market. Exports to India through October 2010 reached approximately $16.1 billion.

 

[SpArK]

FLASH! Two Rafales Coming To Aero India 2011​

This was a rumour doing the rounds for a while. Finally got an official confirmation from Dassault. Two Rafales will make their first public Indian appearance at Aero India 2011 next month at the IAF's Yelahanka air force base. Dassault will also be bringing a Falcon 7X and a Falcon 2000LX. More details shortly.

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[GORKHALI]

FLASH! Two Rafales Coming To Aero India 2011​

This was a rumour doing the rounds for a while. Finally got an official confirmation from Dassault. Two Rafales will make their first public Indian appearance at Aero India 2011 next month at the IAF's Yelahanka air force base. Dassault will also be bringing a Falcon 7X and a Falcon 2000LX. More details shortly.

Livefist - Indian Defence & Aerospace: FLASH! Two Rafales Coming To Aero India 2011

mon amour rafale venant dans l'Inde aéro

 

[luckyyy]

The process for the 126 MMRCA, initiated in August 2007, has entered its final phase after IAF carried out the flight and weapons evaluation of the six competing aircraft for what has been described as the ‘mother of all deals ’. According to sources in IAF, “Since the technical evaluations are down, the MoD is likely to down select the contenders after the air show, possibly by April. This would decide who goes in for contract negotiations. “ Another source, however, indicates that while there is no fixed number of aircraft for the shortlist, the Offsets liability have yet to be decided and that all six aircraft types could, in theory at least, advance to the contract stage.

if all advance to final stage then it will be MIG-35 or Gripen winning...

 

[ironman]

@sancho

Ever happened to visit 'Gripen for India' campaign website ?

Gripen for India - the Independent choice

Here is an image posted there..

Can we see an IRST there.. or rather you like these words..

A combination of low radar, IR and visual signatures, along with state-of-the-art AESA radar, an IR search and track (IRST) sensor and superior sensor fusion...

And it continues..

With the world’s only 2nd generation AESA radar, ES 05 Raven, Gripen IN will secure its advantages in situational awareness. The ES 05 Raven developed by Selex-Galileo, together with Saab Microwave, is the only fighter radar on the market with a moving swash plate allowing cover of scan angles up to ±100°

by the way, there is a big HQ picture of Raven is posted out there..

Gripen for India - Tailor-made Enjoy

 

[SpArK]

FLASH! Two Rafales Coming To Aero India 2011​

This was a rumour doing the rounds for a while. Finally got an official confirmation from Dassault. Two Rafales will make their first public Indian appearance at Aero India 2011 next month at the IAF's Yelahanka air force base..... Dassault will also be bringing a Falcon 7X and a Falcon 2000LX. More details shortly.

Livefist - Indian Defence & Aerospace: FLASH! Two Rafales Coming To Aero India 2011

Further update

[@6.00PM IST] The Rafale was seen as something of an underdog in the MMRCA competition for a while, though recent reports have put it on top of the pack in the $11-billion deal for 126 fighter aircraft. Conspiciously closed to the media in India, Dassault's bird has been the least visible of the six contenders in the competition -- a deliberate strategy, it so happens. Its appearance next month outside Bangalore will be the first time the aircraft will be seen in public in India (in September 2009, the aircraft was in India for trials, and was usefully snapped at the time by a single photographer).

Dassault believes that the MMRCA competition is a professional tender, and that flaunting the aircraft (at considerable expense, of course) at an air show in India is an unnecessary exercise. It would therefore be interesting to know what's changed now. Does Dassault smell a win? Clearly the company is convinced that this is the one time that it shouldn't be conservative about displaying their contender.

There's no confirmation yet on the MiG-35, but chances are it'll be there too. So it looks like we're going to have a full line up of all six MMRCA horses in a pretty little courseline at Yelahanka. How sweet would that be.


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[razgriz19]

when in the world will they make their decision????

 

[satishkumarcsc]

when in the world will they make their decision????

From March to June...sometime inbetween. We are talking about the Indian MoD...so expect delays....

 

[sancho]

Can we see an IRST there.. or rather you like these words..

Of course we can see it, because an IRST is planed for the Gripen E/F, but we talked about IRST on older Gripen versions. You might have missed the quote that I replied to.


A good report of Vishnu Som that now flown the normal and the Gripen NG:

http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/bi...aster-the-world-s-best-flying-machines/187964

 

[sancho]

FLASH! Two Rafales Coming To Aero India 2011​

This was a rumour doing the rounds for a while. Finally got an official confirmation from Dassault. Two Rafales will make their first public Indian appearance at Aero India 2011 next month at the IAF's Yelahanka air force base. Dassault will also be bringing a Falcon 7X and a Falcon 2000LX. More details shortly.

Livefist - Indian Defence & Aerospace: FLASH! Two Rafales Coming To Aero India 2011

Excellent news!

 

[GORKHALI]

Of course we can see it, because an IRST is planed for the Gripen E/F, but we talked about IRST on older Gripen versions. You might have missed the quote that I replied to.


A good report of Vishnu Som that now flown the normal and the Gripen NG:

Bigger Higher Faster: The world's best flying machines

Dint get it ?? Normal gripen NG PART.

 

[sancho]

Dint get it ?? Normal gripen NG PART.

I meant the Gripen that is operational now (Gripen C/D) and now tested the Gripen NG prototype as well.