India wants second line of fighter jets: Report

[al_asad_al_mulk]

Delhi: India is keen on manufacturing a second line of fighters besides Tejas, as per a media report.
NDTV quoted sources as saying that within six months process of deciding which foreign manufacturer will make the jets in India will begin.

The reports added that the Ministry of Defence has already had several rounds of discussions on the matter.

The website further quoted sources as saying the second line of fighters will be in the category of the medium multi-role combat aircraft, or MMRCA.

Besides meeting requirements of the Indian Air Force, The second line of fighters can also be exported, as per the report.
Tejas is a Light Combat Aircraft.

Meanwhile, as per a report on April 16, negotiations over the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets have entered the "final stages" as both India and France have managed to narrow down their differences over the pricing.

Government sources have said that the deal has not been concluded yet but it is in "final stages", as per PTI.



The development came nearly four months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande signed a memorandum of agreement (MoU) to purchase 36 Rafale combat jets.

(With Agency inputs)


First Published: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - 22:45
http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/india-wants-second-line-of-fighter-jets-report_1878218.html

 

[al_asad_al_mulk]

@The Eagle @Tipu7 @Abingdonboy @PARIKRAMA @Sipahi

 

[shree835]

Not sure ...what is cooking in IAF top management mind.

 

[dadeechi]

@sathya this is the US F-16 fighter deal under DTTI that I said would be confirmed in the next 3 months.

Move Over Tejas. India Wants A Second Line Of Fighter Jets.
All India | Written by Sudhi Ranjan Sen | Updated: April 20, 2016 16:39 IST
by Taboolaby Taboola

From July, the Air Force will induct 120 single-engine Light Combat Tejas fighters. The second line of fighters will be in the category of the medium multi-role combat aircraft.

New Delhi:
Highlights

1. Second line of jets will be medium multi-role combat aircraft
2. There are only around half a dozen fighter jet manufacturers in the world
3. Manufacturer may have to build under the Make in India programme

India is keen on manufacturing a second line of fighters besides Tejas, and within 6 months, will begin the process of deciding which foreign manufacturer will make the jets in India, sources told NDTV.

The Ministry of Defence has already had several rounds of discussions on this issue.

The second line of fighters will be in the category of the medium multi-role combat aircraft, or MMRCA, sources said. The Tejas is a Light Combat Aircraft. The second line of fighters will be chosen so that besides meeting the requirements of the Indian Air Force, they can also be exported.


There are only about half a dozen fighter jet manufacturers in the world. The manufacturer chosen will most likely have to partner with an Indian company under the "Make in India" programme. The Indian company will be the government's strategic partner for the fighter programme.

During the recent visit of US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar asked what kind of technology US companies can share.


Over the next 20 years, the Air Force will need at least 250-300 fighters besides the Tejas, as the aging fleets are phased out.

Starting July, the Air Force will induct 120 single-engine Tejas fighters. Besides, India is buying 36 Rafale jets from France.

But apart from just maintaining the current strength, "we also need to increase the numbers of fighters," a top Defence Ministry official told NDTV.

India needs 42 fighter squadrons, but currently has 33 and the numbers are likely drop drastically over the next few years, when the Russian-made aging MiG-21 and MiG-27 fleets are retired. By the end of next decade, most of the French-made Mirage 2000 and the British-made Jaguars will also be ready for retirement.

During the recent visit of US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar asked what kind of technology US companies can share.

Before his visit, US defence manufacturing giants Boeing and Lockheed Martin, which manufacture the F-16, met top defence ministry officials and proposed to manufacture F16 "Super Viper" and a customised version F/A-18 Super Hornet.

"They will be eligible for consideration once US clarifies the kind of the technology they will share with us," a top Ministry of Defence official told NDTV.


http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/move-over-tejas-india-wants-a-second-line-of-fighter-jets-1397555

 

[Hellfire]

@dadeechi Even I had shared your sentiment regarding MMRCA, but I guess you are saying F-16s while my version gives me F-18s with Super Carriers in mind over the next decades. Lets see what materializes.

 

[kasper95]

@dadeechi Even I had shared your sentiment regarding MMRCA, but I guess you are saying F-16s while my version gives me F-18s with Super Carriers in mind over the next decades. Lets see what materializes.

it looks like paid news .but yes something is cooking ,I see desperation in these news.

 

[Taygibay]

Lets see what materializes.

 

[airmarshal]

Make Tejas fly first in operations, induct all Rafales in IAF colors and then talk about ambitions.

 

[Iggy]

Yeyyy!!! Now we can spend another 12 years discussing about next MCRA..

 

[Hellfire]

it looks like paid news .but yes something is cooking ,I see desperation in these news.

I ain't going by the news. Instead by what I am coming to know

Yeyyy!!! Now we can spend another 12 years discussing about next MCRA..

I don't discuss LCA -----. waste of good time.

Don't waste your time if you feel that bad.

 

[sathya]

@sathya this is the US F-16 fighter deal under DTTI that I said would be confirmed in the next 3 months.

Move Over Tejas. India Wants A Second Line Of Fighter Jets.
All India | Written by Sudhi Ranjan Sen | Updated: April 20, 2016 16:39 IST
by Taboolaby Taboola

From July, the Air Force will induct 120 single-engine Light Combat Tejas fighters. The second line of fighters will be in the category of the medium multi-role combat aircraft.

New Delhi:
Highlights

1. Second line of jets will be medium multi-role combat aircraft
2. There are only around half a dozen fighter jet manufacturers in the world
3. Manufacturer may have to build under the Make in India programme

India is keen on manufacturing a second line of fighters besides Tejas, and within 6 months, will begin the process of deciding which foreign manufacturer will make the jets in India, sources told NDTV.

The Ministry of Defence has already had several rounds of discussions on this issue.

The second line of fighters will be in the category of the medium multi-role combat aircraft, or MMRCA, sources said. The Tejas is a Light Combat Aircraft. The second line of fighters will be chosen so that besides meeting the requirements of the Indian Air Force, they can also be exported.


There are only about half a dozen fighter jet manufacturers in the world. The manufacturer chosen will most likely have to partner with an Indian company under the "Make in India" programme. The Indian company will be the government's strategic partner for the fighter programme.

During the recent visit of US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar asked what kind of technology US companies can share.


Over the next 20 years, the Air Force will need at least 250-300 fighters besides the Tejas, as the aging fleets are phased out.

Starting July, the Air Force will induct 120 single-engine Tejas fighters. Besides, India is buying 36 Rafale jets from France.

But apart from just maintaining the current strength, "we also need to increase the numbers of fighters," a top Defence Ministry official told NDTV.

India needs 42 fighter squadrons, but currently has 33 and the numbers are likely drop drastically over the next few years, when the Russian-made aging MiG-21 and MiG-27 fleets are retired. By the end of next decade, most of the French-made Mirage 2000 and the British-made Jaguars will also be ready for retirement.

During the recent visit of US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar asked what kind of technology US companies can share.

Before his visit, US defence manufacturing giants Boeing and Lockheed Martin, which manufacture the F-16, met top defence ministry officials and proposed to manufacture F16 "Super Viper" and a customised version F/A-18 Super Hornet.

"They will be eligible for consideration once US clarifies the kind of the technology they will share with us," a top Ministry of Defence official told NDTV.


http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/move-over-tejas-india-wants-a-second-line-of-fighter-jets-1397555

You mean besides Rafale MII or instead of Rafale MII ?

 

[Hellfire]

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Thanks for enlightment?????

 

[SR-91]

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Already a winner. It will most likely stop here.
In the end There will LCA. MK1/MK2........RAFALES. .....FGFA and AMCA.

 

[Ankit Kumar 002]

The moment Rafale comes, other options go dow n the drain.

And looking at the situation....
It will be about the follow on tranche of Rafales to be built in India.

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Now that's a bad *** reply

 

[dadeechi]

@dadeechi Even I had shared your sentiment regarding MMRCA, but I guess you are saying F-16s while my version gives me F-18s with Super Carriers in mind over the next decades. Lets see what materializes.

1) Boeing has already been fairly compensated with C-17 Globemasters, Apache AH-64s, CH-47F Chinooks, P-8I Poseidons (and potentially V-22 Ospreys)

2) India already bought LM's C-130Js and IAF would procure LM F-16s

3) Navy would operate MIG-29s, RAFALE-Ms (depending on Barracuda bundling) and/or F-35Cs (depending on EMALS bundling)

You mean besides Rafale MII or instead of Rafale MII ?

In addition to RAFALE MII, India would procure US F-16s