It looks like the deal is finally done!!!!!!!

[Abingdonboy]

Yea sure...because India bought it.

Live in denial then, India has bought it so the Rafale suddenly becomes obsolete,


The French ‘Shot Down’ U.S. Stealth Fighter — War Is Boring — Medium

The French ‘Shot Down’ U.S. Stealth Fighter — War Is Boring — Medium

The J-XX are 5th gen planes on paper only, I for one have no expectations China is going to produce next gen platforms that are more technologically advanced than those in the West have been working on for decades but naturally because we are talking about your "big bro" China it must be the case....

 

[Hindustani78]

I think it was all related to Mirage2000 deliver . Seems during PM Modi visit deal will be offcially disclose.

 

[Donatello]

Live in denial then, India has bought it so the Rafale suddenly becomes obsolete,


The French ‘Shot Down’ U.S. Stealth Fighter — War Is Boring — Medium

The French ‘Shot Down’ U.S. Stealth Fighter — War Is Boring — Medium

The J-XX are 5th gen planes on paper only, I for one have no expectations China is going to produce next gen platforms that are more technologically advanced than those in the West have been working on for decades but naturally because we are talking about your "big bro" China it must be the case....

You do realize that these snaps of the HUD show that the target is at most 23NM away........F-22 will kill and scoot the Rafale from 100Km and be on it's way back.
F-22 design philosophy:
1-Look first, shoot first.
2-No need for dog fights
The outer limit of the FSO is severely limited in this aspect. French made a fighter that no one wants except India, and yet it can bring down the F-22 and JSF35.

Nice.

 

[IrbiS]

You do realize that these snaps of the HUD show that the target is at most 23NM away........F-22 will kill and scoot the Rafale from 100Km and be on it's way back.
F-22 design philosophy:
1-Look first, shoot first.
2-No need for dog fights
The outer limit of the FSO is severely limited in this aspect. French made a fighter that no one wants except India, and yet it can bring down the F-22 and JSF35.

Nice.

Low observability is the way of the future but doesn't mean that we should all the sudden ditch all 4, 4+ gen birds

 

[Donatello]

Low observability is the way of the future but doesn't mean that we should all the sudden ditch all 4, 4+ gen birds

Nope, but comparing 4th gen whatever with a dedicated 5th gen aircraft...is just comical.

 

[IrbiS]

Nope, but comparing 4th gen whatever with a dedicated 5th gen aircraft...is just comical.

It depends on the mission and role. 5th gen would be necessarily complimented by 4, 4+ they can't be left on their own to do all the chores. And for now, it doesn't seem that anyone is replace 100% of their 4s with 5s.

 

[Jaat Rock]

Should approve deal for $20 billion its too expensive

 

[Abingdonboy]

You do realize that these snaps of the HUD show that the target is at most 23NM away........F-22 will kill and scoot the Rafale from 100Km and be on it's way back.
F-22 design philosophy:
1-Look first, shoot first.
2-No need for dog fights
The outer limit of the FSO is severely limited in this aspect. French made a fighter that no one wants except India, and yet it can bring down the F-22 and JSF35.

Nice.

I would refute your points one by one but I would just be wasting my time as you are not going to accept any of it because, of course, India buying something automatically makes it inferior to what Pakistan and China fields.

 

[Luca1]

India is close on getting this plane. Or cancel this purchase.

If this deal drag on for more than 3 months, than Modi shows no leadership. What does most of you guys want?

 

[Hindustani78]

India is close on getting this plane. Or cancel this purchase.

If this deal drag on for more than 3 months, than Modi shows no leadership. What does most of you guys want?

Things will be disclose during the Pm Modi visit to France. French nuclear giant Areva, still awaiting a go-ahead five years after a bilateral civil nuclear accord, could also be taken up.

Its not just the Rafale but even Nuclear deal and other trade talks . PM Modi should even raise about the mishandling of Indian citizens in EU countries.

 

[Pichkari]

You do realize that these snaps of the HUD show that the target is at most 23NM away........F-22 will kill and scoot the Rafale from 100Km and be on it's way back.
F-22 design philosophy:
1-Look first, shoot first.
2-No need for dog fights
The outer limit of the FSO is severely limited in this aspect. French made a fighter that no one wants except India, and yet it can bring down the F-22 and JSF35.

Nice.

Thats not how stealth works sir. Stealth aircrafs dont use their radars like f16's and sukhois.
Please read more about passive detection,ir reduction measures, an/al 94, Spectra......