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IRST was also one of the requirement of MMRCA
You still don't get it. IAF sets the requirement of IRST, Dassault replies with (now) diverting ToT and the production of the IRST to India, but that adds additional costs to start a new production line and even more for a newly developed IRST. The customer then has to decide, if they still need IRST with additional costs, if they want to spend even more for the development, or if they can compromise as French forces, with the advantages the TV channel offers and partially MICA seekers. So only because it was part of the RFP, doesn't mean that it's available now, nor that we have to take it at the end, if the cost is too high. That's what the FSO is the prime offer, with the IRST channel as an option to fulfill the initial requirements, what comes out at the end will be decided now at the price negotiations.
thats your over optimistic claim not the fact
Or a simple logical based on what the vendors officially states in their advertisements! Btw, if you apply your logic, we must get a lower number of T/R modules in the RBE 2 AESA than French forces too, which then puts the performance of the AESA far lower, but as Thales and Dassault stated, it has around 1000 T/R modules and that's the benchmark that a customer will get as well, just as Captor-E is given with around 1500 T/R modules. Don't deny the obvious only because you don't like it!
In terms of radar the Rafale was always meant to be behind, but that's not a big issue, since the priority was given to the passive detection capabilities anyway, but with the lack of proper IRST capabilities that will be reduced too.
Radar 1+ or 2 which is for partner states would have serious enhancement in detection range
Radar 1+ is most likely the fully developed export version, while Radar 1 was the early version, that was meant to have A2A modes only (a similar split of the same version as T3A and B, or P2E-A and B). But since no export customer was ready to fund it, the EF partners now directly go to radar 1+ for exports and radar 2 for them, which reportedly is 80% similar to radar 1+.
but for INDIA they gonna have to develop their own radar
Which is wrong, there is and never was an own radar development for India. They only could offer a radar with A2A modes according to the original timeline of the RFP. The radar they now have funded, is meant to be ready around 2017 (fits the current time line) and fully multi mode capable, except for the advanced modes that are limited to partners only, since their versions will be developed only for the retrofit around 2019.
plus we have to pay extra in R/D on aesa radar of captor e which is for IAF's typhoon as we going to be partner so we have to be a partner in bearing the expenses of R/D of captor E radar
And gain IP rights in return, but I doubt that it's that much of a cost issue when you keep in mind that the costs are shared between India and 4 partners, while we now have to fund Litening integration, IRST production line and HMS for Rafale alone. That's even why I don't understand why the French went alone with the F3R, since joint development also would had meant joint share of costs. But it is now as it is and we have to add costs for Rafale as mentioned too.
BUT whats the big deal for INDIA ???
The once that you claim form Rafale, just that they will be available much later only.
Far higher field of view and detection range, which makes it more suitable in mini AWACS roles than Rafale F3+ or F3R, therefor an equal if not superior alternative to the MKI in these roles. Most likely EA capability of the AESA, far earlier than Rafale can have it, which then would make it superior choice in the deepstrike and SEAD roles against China (simple example, MKI with Brahmos around covered by Rafale and SPECTRA jammers, or by EF with Captor-E and EA capabilities, what would be preferable?).
beleive it or not funds is the crunch issue at the moment for consortium group
Which again is just a wrong conclusion! The EF "consortium" is developing and pre-funding AESA for years and even in seperated programs. What was lacking was the government funding (EF "partners") for the final radar and that step now finally was taken, which makes the rest not a big deal anymore. The repositioner is developed, basically even for the Gripen NG, where Selex is benefitting too, just as Cassidan is from the joint development with Thales on AESA modules. So they don't start from scratch as you might think, in fact the development and production of the radar 1+ might be easier than than the development of radar 2, where the partners (especially Germany or Spain) have to agree on joint funding again, while they might be ok with the less advanced radar 1+, which leaves UK either alone or with the Italians to push for radar 2.
Meanwhile you keep on ignoring rafale thales already signed the deal for EA/ESM version of rbe 2 aesa study
Which as already mentioned is aimed on the MLU upgrades and only because you don't like the fact that the EF might have that capability earlier, doesn't change the fact that the F3R is not aimed to have EA capability, nor GaN, side arrays, engine upgrades, weapon pods and other things that are studied now. When they will be available, they surely will add Rafales capabilities, but that's a decade away and not important for the MMRCA in short or mid term.
