India Launches Global Search for Single-Engine Fighter Jets

[GURU DUTT]

It is simply a juiced up version that has no future.

The production lines of F-16 are closing and that's what is being sold to us.

Do you really think Lockheed Martin would just hand over its core technologies that too, of its most successful jet to anyone, let alone us?

Sure we may have done a few deals but let's face it: it is all business and when it comes to a conflict, having our ballsacs in the hands of US is the last thing you'd want.

Gripen needs to be roped in to integrate its technologies with Tejas.

IAF is in a mess. They are behaving like teenagers on hormonal overdrive.

well the same juiced up versions radar internal jammers EW and ECM and avionicks and JHMDS is 4X times as powerfull or advanced as that on blk52

and can track more than 64 target at the same time while engage at least couple of dozen at the same time

and can carry the same ammount of waepons load as that of a MKI but still have 550+Km combat radius at 6-8Km altitude on internal & CFT fuel

and still use almost less than half the fuel as an MKI and is less than half as maitainence oriented as MKI

plus since all PAF warfare doctroines are based around use of F16 what better way to confuse them by having F16 counter them while keeping MKI and rafale for the PLAAF

and why do we keep waisting time on TOT when LM is ready to set up/tranferr complete production line with complete tooling and overhauling facilities to india under MII scheme as now MNCs in defnce can have almost 100% FDI in defence manufacturing

we need fighters and bloody leathel fighter and at a very fast pace and at a good price so shout cut off all this high morality and socialistic type beurocratic BS and talk some sense as no one will share there tech with us out of love all want mosny so let them have money and we get the best bang for our money whats wrong in it

 

[dadeechi]

Both F16s and Gripens would be procured.

Gripens would replace LCA MK2 project and bring in Manufacturing & AESA Tech for LCA MK1A.

F-16s would be bring in fighter and engine assembly lines to India and would fill in the falling fighter numbers.

 

[GURU DUTT]

Both F16s and Gripens would be procured.

Gripens would replace LCA MK2 project and bring in Manufacturing & AESA Tech for LCA MK1A.

F-16s would be bring in fighter and engine assembly lines to India and would fill in the falling fighter numbers.

no Rafale and F16 will be procured and they both were also selected even during trials in UPA regeime when even then there was requirement for one twin engined medium-long range MRCA and one single engine medium range MRCA but SAAB played the games with help of corrupt IAF and MOD babaoos which delayed the whole MRCA prcess by almost two years


so its F16 and rafale and LCA as supporting/point defence multi role with super sukhoi M2K and fulkrums and jags in IAF and thats it till FGFA/PAKFA and AMCA come to join the party and thats almost a decade and a half away

 

[Rajaraja Chola]

45 squadrons? As per my knowledge, that is for two front war with Pakistan as well as China, Two front war is a BLUFF. China will never fight a war for Pakistan. China has good enough relations with India, will never fight a war of its own as well. Jingoism aside, while border skirmishes will happen, Pakistan knows there can not be a full fledged war with India, it existential. We (Pak/India) are spending way too much money on so called defense, its NOT defense, its offense. IAF is just adding fuel to already uncontrolled fire.

As they say prepare for the worst and hope for the best, which will be no war scenario. China-India will never go to war. Period.

 

[GURU DUTT]

As they say prepare for the worst and hope for the best, which will be no war scenario. China-India will never go to war. Period.

many pakistani top generals have again and again on national TV said that Chian will never attack india for pakistan and will get into a conflict with india that started deu to pakistan cause the time it does that it will give japan , Skorea , taiwan vietnam to have a go at China from ots most vonruble side and china would never risk such a situation and that too for pakistan at the most it will give a big hamper of weapons to pakistan to fight india free of cost and thats it

 

[Super Falcon]

Gripen is main contender but india will buy new single engine jet which bring PAF decades back in tech with iaf

PAF must act fast it needs either 50 SU 35 or EF 2000

 

[Skull and Bones]

Both F16s and Gripens would be procured.

Gripens would replace LCA MK2 project and bring in Manufacturing & AESA Tech for LCA MK1A.

F-16s would be bring in fighter and engine assembly lines to India and would fill in the falling fighter numbers.

Lol.

PAF must act fast it needs either 50 SU 35 or EF 2000

I'm not trying to sound negative here, but Indian diplomatic efforts will make it hard for PAF getting Su-35 from Russia. Eurofighter or latest gen of F-16s will be much easier.

 

[Sergi]

DM's words cannot be taken at face value.

He also said that India did not have money before closing the RAFALE deal.

F-16 deal is very much alive.

You didn't understand what he said.
He never said India didn't have money. Prove it. What he actually said was worth of money and cost effectiveness. Not having and Not over spending are two different things