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A new week, so new rumors:

MMRCA bid winner in 10 days

The government is expected to announce who bags the contract for the multi-million dollar medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) for the Indian Ari Force (IAF) in the next 10 days...

MMRCA bid winner in 10 days | Deccan Chronicle


Final word on IAF fighter deal soon

India is set to announce the winner of the multi-billion dollar deal to procure next generation fighters by the end of this month with complex calculations to find the cheapest option set to conclude over the next few days...

Final word on IAF fighter deal soon - Indian Express


Interestingly the only more or less official statement comes from Serge Dassault, president of Groupe Dassault, although it's unlcear about which competition he talks:

Serge Dassault confident about a first Rafale export soon ?

Sunday January 15, during a debate about French economic issues on I-Tele, Senator Serge Dassault, president of Groupe Dassault, estimates that good news about Rafale export could be announced soon. However, he didn't tell which country could be concerned by this export.
The current 3 main export prospects for the Rafale are India, the UAE and Brazil.

Rafale News: Serge Dassault confident about a first Rafale export soon ?
 
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Will we get AIM-120D with EF.

That version was never integrated and EF partners plan to replace them with METEOR, there might be a higher focus on integrating METEOR to Captor M and the future AESA.
 
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That version was never integrated and EF partners plan to replace them with METEOR, there might be a higher focus on integrating METEOR to Captor M and the future AESA.
Currently there are no plans for AIM-120D, but since we will be paying for a lot of upgrades, why not try one with the cheaper[my imagination] but probably equally effective missile, after all we'll be needing them in the thousands
 
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Currently there are no plans for AIM-120D, but since we will be paying for a lot of upgrades, why not try one with the cheaper[my imagination] but probably equally effective missile, after all we'll be needing them in the thousands

The biggest advantage of METEOR is said to be, that it maintains the high speed throughout the whole flight, while current missiles have full speed only at launch and then gets slower. The speed advantage of METEOR increases the no escape zone and the kill probability. The US have started similar developments to improve Amraam in future, but that will take some time and with many European countries not buying it anymore, the unit cost of Amraam gets higher too.
Btw, why do you think we need 1000s of these missiles? Each EF carries 4 BVR missiles x 126 fighters = 504 missiles. Even if we take the same numbers as spares, we hardly hit 1000 and don't forget that no other fighter in IAF fleet will be able to use them except of MMRCAs! It's more likely that we will go for 1000s of Astra, since MKI, LCA, Mig 29SMT & K will use it and by the fact that it will replace R77.
 
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Then, maybe we will have METEOR for good. By the way is it any more resistant to jamming like DRFM.
 
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will use it and by the fact that it will replace R77.

Will it?

The range seems to be less for Astra then R-77 and the seekers are same.

Astra II with Ramjet engine might replace R-77s
 
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EADS Snubs Last-Minute BAE Offer For Jet-Fighter Bid Role - Source - WSJ.com


LONDON (Dow Jones)--European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. (EAD.FR) has snubbed a last-minute approach by its Eurofighter Typhoon partner BAE Systems PLC (BA.LN) to become a joint prime bidder for an estimated $10-billion Indian air-force jet deal, a person familiar with the matter said.

India may shortly make a decision on replacing its ageing air arm with 126 new fighter jets. Dassault Aviation S.A.'s (AM.FR) Rafale fighter jet and the Eurofighter Typhoon are the two remaining aircraft in contention.

The person said that BAE Systems had approached EADS whose Germany-based Cassidian unit is a prime bidder.

EADS had been "flattered" but had "politely" declined to bring BAE into the bidding process at such a late stage, the person said. EADS had already taken the majority of the risk to get to the final stages of bidding and negotiating work-share terms, the person noted. EADS has determined the levels of production that could potentially be done within India itself. Levels of technology transfer and possible investment in the country, known as offset, are also part of the negotiations.

BAE Systems had no comment on the possibility of a joint-prime bid for the Indian contract but noted its role within the Eurofighter consortium.

"Bids for the Indian MMRCA (Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft) competition were submitted in the third quarter of 2011 supported by BAE Systems and the other Typhoon partners," a spokesman for the U.K. defense group said.

The Eurofighter consortium is made up of BAE Systems, Italy's Finmeccanica SPA (FNC.MI) and EADS. Different members of the consortium have taken the lead in bidding for possible contracts with government customers. Prime bidders can expect a larger share of the future benefits of a successful deal than other consortium partners.

BAE was the prime bidder for order with Japan but lost out in late December to Lockheed Martin Corp.'s (LMT) F-35 Lightning II Joint Striker Fighter. BAE Systems is also prime bidder for contracts in Malaysia and Qatar and has previously secured a Typhoon order from Saudi Arabia.

Earlier this year, the British company said it hadn't yet agreed with Saudi Arabia the next stage of the country's Typhoon order and that a "significant cash payment," which analysts estimated at GBP500 million, would be deferred until negotiations were completed. That raised concerns BAE wouldn't be able to meet a forecast of stable 2011 underlying earnings a share compared with the previous year.

Under the 126 Indian fighter-jet order, the first 18 jets will be bought in "fly-away" condition and the remainder will be produced with the selected vendor in India.

--Kaveri Niththyananthan, Dow Jones Newswires; 4420 7842 9299; kaveri.niththyananthan@dowjones.com
 
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India may choose winner of fighter jet contract in 2 weeks


NEW DELHI: India may announce the lowest bidder for a contract worth about $10 billion to buy fighter jets for the country's airforce in the next two weeks, N A K Browne, chief of the Indian Air Force said.

The Eurofighter, a four-nation consortium, and France's Dassault are left in the race to sell India 126 fighter jets and help revamp the country's defence industry in line with its rising global clout. American, Russian and Swedish bids were rejected in April.

"I am hopeful that in another two weeks' time we will be able to shortlist the name," Browne told Reuters on the sidelines of an event.

Eurofighter, which makes the Typhoon fighter jet, is a four-nation consortium of EADS, representing Germany and Spain, Britain's BAE Systems and Italy's Finmeccanica.

Their competitor is France's Dassault, which makes the Rafale plane.



India may choose winner of fighter jet contract in 2 weeks - The Times of India
 
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India may choose winner of fighter jet contract in 2 weeks


NEW DELHI: India may announce the lowest bidder for a contract worth about $10 billion to buy fighter jets for the country's airforce in the next two weeks, N A K Browne, chief of the Indian Air Force said.

The Eurofighter, a four-nation consortium, and France's Dassault are left in the race to sell India 126 fighter jets and help revamp the country's defence industry in line with its rising global clout. American, Russian and Swedish bids were rejected in April.

"I am hopeful that in another two weeks' time we will be able to shortlist the name," Browne told Reuters on the sidelines of an event.

Eurofighter, which makes the Typhoon fighter jet, is a four-nation consortium of EADS, representing Germany and Spain, Britain's BAE Systems and Italy's Finmeccanica.

Their competitor is France's Dassault, which makes the Rafale plane.



India may choose winner of fighter jet contract in 2 weeks - The Times of India
Didnt they say 10 days remaining just 2 days ago ?
 
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