Indian Navy Submitted an RFI to Dassault about the Rafale M Carrier Capable Variant

[Gabriel92]

Dassault Aviation chief executive officer Eric Trappier announced yesterday during a press conference that the French company has replied to a request for information from the Indian Navy on the naval Rafale M single-seat carrier-capable variant of its fighter.

A Rafale M with an AM39 Exocet Anti-ship missile is launched from the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. Archive picture: French Navy



India and France are in final negotiation for the procurement of 126 Rafale fighters for the Indian Air Force.

Indian Navy's current (INS Vikramaditya, INS Viraat) and near term (INS Vikrant) aircraft carriers are all fitted with a ramp for STOBAR type operations (Short Take-Off But Arrested Recovery). While likely capable of STOBAR operations, the Rafale M capabilities would be maximized with a CATOBAR type aircraft carrier (Catapult Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery) like the US Navy aircraft carriers or the French Navy aircraft carrier.


Indian Navy Submitted an RFI to Dassault about the Rafale M Carrier Capable Variant

 

[NKVD]

Dassault Aviation chief executive officer Eric Trappier announced yesterday during a press conference that the French company has replied to a request for information from the Indian Navy on the naval Rafale M single-seat carrier-capable variant of its fighter.

A Rafale M with an AM39 Exocet Anti-ship missile is launched from the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. Archive picture: French Navy



India and France are in final negotiation for the procurement of 126 Rafale fighters for the Indian Air Force.

Indian Navy's current (INS Vikramaditya, INS Viraat) and near term (INS Vikrant) aircraft carriers are all fitted with a ramp for STOBAR type operations (Short Take-Off But Arrested Recovery). While likely capable of STOBAR operations, the Rafale M capabilities would be maximized with a CATOBAR type aircraft carrier (Catapult Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery) like the US Navy aircraft carriers or the French Navy aircraft carrier.


Indian Navy Submitted an RFI to Dassault about the Rafale M Carrier Capable Variant

RFI pe RFI ye saala ye kab sign hoga? ?

 

[Abingdonboy]

Dassault Aviation chief executive officer Eric Trappier announced yesterday during a press conference that the French company has replied to a request for information from the Indian Navy on the naval Rafale M single-seat carrier-capable variant of its fighter.

A Rafale M with an AM39 Exocet Anti-ship missile is launched from the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. Archive picture: French Navy



India and France are in final negotiation for the procurement of 126 Rafale fighters for the Indian Air Force.

Indian Navy's current (INS Vikramaditya, INS Viraat) and near term (INS Vikrant) aircraft carriers are all fitted with a ramp for STOBAR type operations (Short Take-Off But Arrested Recovery). While likely capable of STOBAR operations, the Rafale M capabilities would be maximized with a CATOBAR type aircraft carrier (Catapult Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery) like the US Navy aircraft carriers or the French Navy aircraft carrier.


Indian Navy Submitted an RFI to Dassault about the Rafale M Carrier Capable Variant

The IN sent out a RFI for N-MMRCAs to Boeing, Dassualt, EFT and SAAB) a long time back to form a better understanding of their future carrier fighters for their future carriers.

RFI pe RFI ye saala ye kab sign hoga? ?

What's wrong with a RFI?

 

[MimophantSlayer]

When Rafale deal is finalized the Rafale-M if chosen could become easier to finalize.

 

[Abingdonboy]

When Rafale deal is finalized the Rafale-M if chosen could become easier to finalize.

True but this was just an RFI and sent to multiple manufacturers to get a more detailed understanding of their products, it may not come to anything and the IN may go for a govt-govt deal for, say, the F-35C.

 

[SR-91]

Im really hoping Indian Navy chooses F-35C.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Mauka Mauka , Mauka

Patakhe pharne ka muka kab milega

 

[Abingdonboy]

Im really hoping Indian Navy chooses F-35C.

It looks like the likely candidate which is a real shame because this is a white elephant if ever I saw one. The IAF's FGFAs will put the IN's F-35s to shame...

 

[SR-91]

It looks like the likely candidate which is a real shame because this is a white elephant if ever I saw one. The IAF's FGFAs will put the IN's F-35s to shame...

Here u go, this is ur white elephant. Usually found in Burma.

On topic!!

What r the chances of In version of FGFA?

 

[sancho]

Dassault Aviation chief executive officer Eric Trappier announced yesterday during a press conference that the French company has replied to a request for information from the Indian Navy on the naval Rafale M single-seat carrier-capable variant of its fighter.

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November 23, 2009 - Indian Navy eyes newer generation aircraft

Indian Navy eyes newer generation aircraft - The Hindu

 

[Hell hound]

Mauka Mauka , Mauka

Patakhe pharne ka muka kab milega

han yar ab lay lain yah log bhi 126 rafale ham bhi phir koi new jet purchase karnay ka sochain (shugal laga raha hon serious na ho jana ab saray)

 

[Abingdonboy]

What r the chances of In version of FGFA?

IMHO the chances are next to 0% based on what the IN has inidcated and the carrier they are designing, I'm sure @sancho is more optimistic of the N-FGFA's chances in the IN though...

 

[al-basri]

Realy?? Then what kind of a carrier is I.N designing.

 

[sancho]

IMHO the chances are next to 0% based on what the IN has inidcated and the carrier they are designing, I'm sure @sancho is more optimistic of the N-FGFA's chances in the IN though...

No I am not much more optimistic, given IN's focus on the USN as their idol. All I'm saying is, that FGFA offers all the capabilities to make it the best carrier fighter and that going for catapults doesn't necessary mean that we have to use it for fighters. It's just a matter of what is available for us, techwise, designwise and what is needed wrt operational requirements.
And as I told you before, the EMALS offer won't come for free, which is why I still think we will have to go for US carrier fighters, the one or the other way. Which however still doesn't reject N-FGFA automatically, since a hybrid carrier can support both, N-FGFA and F18SH. The Rafale M though has the least chances by now imo.

 

[GURU DUTT]

Realy?? Then what kind of a carrier is I.N designing.

one with 65K Tone wieght & neuklear propulsion and EMALS