Does Indian Air Force need Rafale at all?

[Manindra]

BULLSHIT ARTICLE by a Civilian..........

FACTS OF THE MATTER -

1) LCA Radar -Issue Resolved ELTA
2) Engine - GE 414 22,000 lbf (98 kN)
3) There is NO DEFENCE Budget Cuts - Dig this is Your SKULL.
4) We have invested over 2 Bn USD on Tejas-LCA even if it does not deliver, will HAVE no Iota of Impact.
5) JF 17 Till date doesnt have a PESA Radar forget AESA.
6) If God forbid RAFALE is not bought or Delayed we will acquire Second Hand MIRAGE 2000
7) We want a Mix of Hi- Lo - Median A/C SU`s will not Exceed 14 SQNs
8) Dont Paste Articles from a Civilian who Doesnt No A jerk of Flying!!!! Who has NEVER made a Sortie in Kiran even.............

JF17 is no More than a Mordernised Mig 21 Type 15. It has 5 Hard Points and a Rubbish Radar. Forget Days of Dog fight. If I can paint you 80 Km away...I will NOT let Go this advantage and Say Let me come close and have Dog-Fight.

Doing my calculations on Power: Thrust on JF17 gives me TAS of 1.6 Mach assuming Bird is at 30,000 Ft

Some LOLLY-POP Journalism

Brother , can you give me the source which says JF-17 has 5 hard points. In my knowledge it has 7 hard points

 

[President]

Tejas is good for the navy's air force

 

[AUSTERLITZ]

Rafale's SEAD and EW capabilities are unmatched in asia.Meteor and RB2 AESA will make 'keema' out of older designs here.

IAF has already confirmed deal will be signed this yr.Case closed.

 

[Truth Finder]

We need them for reverse engineering. We did the same with automobiles in 1980s, with softwares in 1990s and with pharmaceuticals in early 2000s. Now doing it in defense and manufacturing.