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India's Rafale edge: A look at the special features of the fighter aircraft
India got its first Rafale jet at a ceremony in France on Tuesday, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh taking a sortie in the combat aircraft.
After a 15-year procurement process, India got its first Rafale jet at a ceremony in France on Tuesday, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh taking a sortie in the combat aircraft. The first aircraft will arrive in India only in May 2020 - a batch of four Rafale jets will be dispatched to the Ambala airbase after training pilots.
For almost two decades, the IAF has been perceived to be handicapped on long-range weapons and sensors vis-a-vis PAF
Officials say for each Pak F16 in the air, two Su30MKI jets have to be scrambled because of superior radar & missiles of American jets.
COMPARED to SU30MKI fighter jets in the IAF, Rafale fares much higher
LOITERING CAPABILITY: 1.5 times of Su30MKI
RANGE: 780-1055 km vs 400-550 of Su30MKI
5 SORTIES per 24 hours against 3 by Su30MKI
THE DEAL:
India in September 2016 inked a direct deal with French government to purchase 36 Rafale jets for €7.87 billion. Deal includes over €3 billion of work for the Indian industry over the next 7-8 years India to get 28 singleseater jets and 8 twinseaters for training
TAIL NUMBER:
Indian Rafale jets carry the RB series of tail numbers, named after current IAF chief RKS Bhadauria.
The Edge:
The weapons package outguns all other weapons systems in the region and will give India the ability to engage Pakistani jets from a distance without being tracked. Also, air to-ground SCALP missile will be able to take down virtually any target within Pakistani soil.
Weapons
SCALP: Precision long-range ground attack missile that can take out targets with extreme accuracy. Has a range of much over 300 km.
METEOR: Beyond visual range air-toair missile that is possibly the best in its class. Can take out enemy aircraft at a range of over 100 km. Has a no escape zone of over 60 km and the missile easily outclasses the Americanorigin.
INDIA SPECIFIC:
While other nations, including France and Egypt operate Rafale jets, the ones supplied to India are more advanced and modified to meet specific requirements.
Helmet mounted sights & targeting system to give the pilots lightening quick ability to shoot off weapons.
Ability to take off from high altitude airbases like Leh on a ‘cold start’ for quick reaction deployment AMRAAM currently with Pak with dead accuracy.
Towed decoy system to thwart incoming missile attacks
French industrial support for 50 years.
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Read more on the following site
Source :: economic times
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Related article -- 》 India to have overwhelming air superiority against Pakistan April/2010 -- Defence.pk thread
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Another Thread to Check out in Airforce SubForum ----》 Our F16s and the Indian Predicament Spanning Nearly Four Decades.
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India got its first Rafale jet at a ceremony in France on Tuesday, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh taking a sortie in the combat aircraft.
After a 15-year procurement process, India got its first Rafale jet at a ceremony in France on Tuesday, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh taking a sortie in the combat aircraft. The first aircraft will arrive in India only in May 2020 - a batch of four Rafale jets will be dispatched to the Ambala airbase after training pilots.
For almost two decades, the IAF has been perceived to be handicapped on long-range weapons and sensors vis-a-vis PAF
Officials say for each Pak F16 in the air, two Su30MKI jets have to be scrambled because of superior radar & missiles of American jets.
COMPARED to SU30MKI fighter jets in the IAF, Rafale fares much higher
LOITERING CAPABILITY: 1.5 times of Su30MKI
RANGE: 780-1055 km vs 400-550 of Su30MKI
5 SORTIES per 24 hours against 3 by Su30MKI
THE DEAL:
India in September 2016 inked a direct deal with French government to purchase 36 Rafale jets for €7.87 billion. Deal includes over €3 billion of work for the Indian industry over the next 7-8 years India to get 28 singleseater jets and 8 twinseaters for training
TAIL NUMBER:
Indian Rafale jets carry the RB series of tail numbers, named after current IAF chief RKS Bhadauria.
The Edge:
The weapons package outguns all other weapons systems in the region and will give India the ability to engage Pakistani jets from a distance without being tracked. Also, air to-ground SCALP missile will be able to take down virtually any target within Pakistani soil.
Weapons
SCALP: Precision long-range ground attack missile that can take out targets with extreme accuracy. Has a range of much over 300 km.
METEOR: Beyond visual range air-toair missile that is possibly the best in its class. Can take out enemy aircraft at a range of over 100 km. Has a no escape zone of over 60 km and the missile easily outclasses the Americanorigin.
INDIA SPECIFIC:
While other nations, including France and Egypt operate Rafale jets, the ones supplied to India are more advanced and modified to meet specific requirements.
Helmet mounted sights & targeting system to give the pilots lightening quick ability to shoot off weapons.
Ability to take off from high altitude airbases like Leh on a ‘cold start’ for quick reaction deployment AMRAAM currently with Pak with dead accuracy.
Towed decoy system to thwart incoming missile attacks
French industrial support for 50 years.
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Read more on the following site
Source :: economic times
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.
.
.
-----------------------------------------------------
Related article -- 》 India to have overwhelming air superiority against Pakistan April/2010 -- Defence.pk thread
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.
.
.
-----------------------------------------------------
Another Thread to Check out in Airforce SubForum ----》 Our F16s and the Indian Predicament Spanning Nearly Four Decades.
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