India Looks for Alternative to France’s Rafale Fighter Jet

[[Bregs]]

does that means IAF and MOD at last have decided to buy 108 Su-35S instead of rafales

This is much better and wise decision, then three factors went in favor of rafale were lower rcs, terrain mapping, and aesa radar. Su 35s is a bit behind rcs and radar but is way ahead in other factors like weapons carrying capacity and most crucially cost factor

 

[GURU DUTT]

This is much better and wise decision, then three factors went in favor of rafale were lower rcs, terrain mapping, and aesa radar. Su 35s is a bit behind rcs and radar but is way ahead in other factors like weapons carrying capacity and most crucially cost factor

mark my words it is Su-35S for IAF all else dont realli matter

 

[[Bregs]]

mark my words it is Su-35S for IAF all else dont realli matter

This will be mush wiser move if this decision is taken in next summit level meeting between Putin and Modi in dec in moscow

 

[samlove]

does that means IAF and MOD at last have decided to buy 108 Su-35S instead of rafales

actually for this we have to wait for modi russia visit , let see wht comes out of this

 

[GURU DUTT]

actually for this we have to wait for modi russia visit , let see wht comes out of this

there is an old cliche in : jo bachha jyada shor machaye usko ek laddoo de do (meaning which kid makes too much noise to keep him quite give him a extra laddoo/sweet)

 

[samlove]

there is an old cliche in : jo bachha jyada shor machaye usko ek laddoo de do (meaning which kid makes too much noise to keep him quite give him a extra laddoo/sweet)

to me if we should go for pakfa rather than rafale as price is same, also dassault is getting stubborn as got order from other countried and also pakfa newer platform which mean lots of modification can be done in coming year

 

[GURU DUTT]

to me if we should go for pakfa rather than rafale as price is same, also dassault is getting stubborn as got order from other countried and also pakfa newer platform which mean lots of modification can be done in coming year

FGFA/PAKFA is still five years away at best so till then too keep IAF top brass and russians happy just order 6 full squads of Su-35S and for that we save billions on maintainence and training infra and wepons aswell

 

[samlove]

FGFA/PAKFA is still five years away at best so till then too keep IAF top brass and russians happy just order 6 full squads of Su-35S and for that we save billions on maintainence and training infra and wepons aswell

actually they are going for serial production next year but only 10-12 per year due to financial problem and new engine and avionics will come be in 2017 so it all depends on india how much they order.