India selects EF, Rafale for MMRCA shortlist

[jha]

RAF chief warns Libya stretching resources

Air Chief Marshal Sir Simon Bryant told lawmakers that operations in Afghanistan and Libya are placing a huge demand on equipment and personnel at a time when morale is "fragile" due to sweeping defence cuts.

The head of British air force combat operations has warned that future operations will be at risk if U.K. engagement in Libya lasts through the summer.

Air Chief Marshal Sir Simon Bryant told lawmakers that operations in Afghanistan and Libya are placing a huge demand on equipment and personnel at a time when morale is “fragile” due to sweeping defence cuts.

His comments in a briefing paper, leaked to Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper and published on Tuesday, were given to lawmakers last month, before Britain’s Navy chief Mark Stanhope said the government will face tough choices if the intervention in Libya’s civil war continues beyond six months.

Prime Minister David Cameron has insisted Britain can sustain its part in NATO operations in Libya as long as necessary.

Yes NATO strike on Libya should end..An election should be conducted instead..

 

[luckyyy]

RAF chief warns Libya stretching resources

Air Chief Marshal Sir Simon Bryant told lawmakers that operations in Afghanistan and Libya are placing a huge demand on equipment and personnel at a time when morale is "fragile" due to sweeping defence cuts.

The head of British air force combat operations has warned that future operations will be at risk if U.K. engagement in Libya lasts through the summer.

Air Chief Marshal Sir Simon Bryant told lawmakers that operations in Afghanistan and Libya are placing a huge demand on equipment and personnel at a time when morale is “fragile” due to sweeping defence cuts.

His comments in a briefing paper, leaked to Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper and published on Tuesday, were given to lawmakers last month, before Britain’s Navy chief Mark Stanhope said the government will face tough choices if the intervention in Libya’s civil war continues beyond six months.

Prime Minister David Cameron has insisted Britain can sustain its part in NATO operations in Libya as long as necessary.

weapons are too costly..

 

[sancho]

Yes NATO strike on Libya should end..An election should be conducted instead..

Buddy, Gaddafi is not dead and still in power of at least half the country and most of the military. The minute the air strikes stops, he will take all his force to attack the rebels and take them out, no matter how many civillians will die as well. If the UN resolution was to prevent a massacre in Benghazi, think about what will happen now with all the cities that the rebels captured now an, backing out now for cost reasons is a total no go!

However, back to topic!


Rafale on the way to the static display:

Interesting pic of the Topsight HMS, besides Rafale models and the RE 2 AESA in the background:

Also a digital color HUD for the Rafale, which is studied now and could be a future upgrade:

Le Bourget 2011, digital color HUD for the Rafale

The French DGA is developping a digital color Head Up Display for the Rafale. This would be the first color HUD in the world in a fighter jet...

Rafale News: Le Bourget 2011, digital color HUD for the Rafale

 

[SpArK]

Le Bourget, Paris Air Show 2011

EFT

 

[sancho]

As I expected in post #1712:

http://www.defence.pk/forums/india-...f-rafale-mmrca-shortlist-115.html#post1873397


Eurofighter sees the same difficulties with the offsets and diverting the ptoduction to India like Dassault, or Boeing:

(google translated)

EADS sees itself well positioned for the future

"EADS is stronger today than before the crisis and has every reason to be optimistic." CEO Louis Gallois, an optimistic take stock of his company, as the Saturday before the Paris Airshow, the media extensively briefed on the company and its divisions be...

...The Euro Fighter's success in India follow the further planning. The structure of industrial capacity as part of the job that would mean that 50 percent of the manufacturing done in India should be prepared. The production in India is still not possible with today's competency, said Zoller.

http://www.entity38.de/aerobrief/index.php?article_id=12108&issue=10471

 

[marcos98]

Captor-E AESA radar on target to be operational in 2015

Europe’s Typhoon fighter will be available with an operational active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar from 2015, the Eurofighter consortium has announced.

PARIS: Eurofighter to get operational AESA radar-22/06/2011-Paris-Flightglobal.com

 

[sancho]

New Rafale loadouts, planed especially for the UAE:

 

[sancho]

Some more pics of the Rafale at the Paris Air Show (from Home-Army Recognition)

 

[sancho]

A nice video of Rafale weapon launches:

 

[angeldemon_007]

Eurofighter at The Paris Air Show: The Indian Dimension | SLDInfo

 

[SpArK]

 

[sudhir007]

Eurofighter, Dassault Submit Revised Offset Bids, Indian MMRCA Contest Enters Final Round : Defense news

Eurofighter and Dassault, the two shortlisted bidders in India's MMRCA fighter tender submitted revised offset bids on June 17 signaling the start of the final round of evaluation at the end of which one of the bidders will walk away with the $10 billion tender to equip the Indian Air Force (IAF) with 126 (plus 66 options)Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA).


A source from one of the bidders told Defenseworld.net at the Paris Air Show 2011 that the updated offset bids included individual MoUs with third part equipment providers which supply critical equipment such as engine, avionics and other critical systems. Earlier offset propsal submitted had only offset commitments on the part of the bidders who are essentially platform integrators.

The Indian MoD has not given any timeframe for their next engagement with Dassault and Eurofighter, the sources said adding that they expect to hear from the customer within the next 2-3 months. After the studying the offset proposals, the MoD will call the two bidders for final discussions on price/contract performance and select one among them.

"The revised offset bids include 50% direct engagements with Indian companies such as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited(HAL), Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), and several other Indian private groups such as the Tatas, Mahindras, L & T and others", said the source.

The MoD had asked the two bidders to extend their commercial bids (price quote) till the end of the year. Generally, commercial bids are valid for two years from the date of the RFP.

 

[SpArK]

Almost a week since offset bids are placed. When is its going open..

Mr St. Antony... were are thou? Thy name shall be glorified. Choose one ASAP.

 

[Tshering22]

New Rafale loadouts, planed especially for the UAE:

So is the UAE officially buying he Rafales or not? They've been doing the pendulum for quite sometime. That would make us the third operator of the fighter jet after France and UAE if Rafale wins. Seems like Rafale is set to take it considering that Dassault has a big presence in India and that it is cheaper than EFT. Besides, I think it perfectly meets our needs after Gripen NG's disqualification.

 

[IND151]

This is freaking brilliant... Rafale.. babay... ...

where is jha ,DBC and Co.

gone with the wind !!!!!