Why we Indians are so outdated and backward thinkers ?
Why we are so emotional instead of practical think by Heart instead of Mind ?
Why we think from past perspective why cant we think from future perspective?
I like to put some reasons why India should go for F 35 and large no. of Drones instead of FGFA or Rafales
1) Being a baniya I will start with price point "In 2020 the US Government estimates that a F-35 will cost some $85m each or less than half of the 2009 initial examples cost." * Engines are not Including
https://web.archive.org/web/2013073...insight/2013/06/20/paris-air-show-day-3/8298/
Also operating cost of Reapers is significantly low compared to fighters also v long endurance 24 hrs compare to 2 hrs at max in case of fighters. plus USA is ready for transfer of TOT to MTCR friendly nations, already UK and Italy got it and some other are in process to get it as well, India have good chance to get TOT and build Aura faster and even better.
2) Why the hell India always looking for Obsolete technologies, at their end of relevance? Plz ignore F 16 and go for Gen ahead walk shoulder to shoulder with other countries instead of following them, F35 has great future till date already 12 countries choose it , this give project long term relevance, reasonable cost and periodic updates whereas in case of FGFA India first ordered 200+, then reduced to 144 now 74 something. Russia requires som 100+ only.
3) Is FGFA is really stealthy ? Is there EW suit is comparable to western standards ? (had this true, India would never went to Israel for su 30). How abt engines ?? It could be like JF 17 and others will laugh at us like we do today
Do we lifetime continue face these problems like in Mig 21 23 25 to SU 30 ? US proves it is EW which matters more then fighter itself, Israel good example against Gulf.
4) Do India dosent learn anything from AC Gorshkov, for FGFA they first asked 1 billion $ then raised it to hopping 6 billion when India show reluctance reduced it to 3.6 billion. What is this happening ? Circus ?
5) In actual this whole FGFA is a big scam with us, IAF pilots never allowed to go near to it forget abt Scientists. Already it is flying now phase is to detect problems and rectifying it. So INDIA is paying 3.6 for developing coolants and tyres hardly 8% total.
6) Most imp. development of PAK FA is against Indian interests, like in past when Russia provided China SU 27 against china bearing its development cost when India started crying Russia offered Indian Su 30 this time India bearing its development cost now building of SU 35 on Su 30 platform and provided it to china, similarly it will provide upgraded PAK FA as CHINA FA to China then its copies will be delivered by china to pakistan with Russian engines at 1/3rd only.
When India cant stop Russia 15 yrs back to supply engines how can now ?
Had India succeed in getting it, It will be a big joke on India.
Israel is working with Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office to maximize autonomy of its planned stealth fighter force, including its own command, control, communications and computing (C4) system, indigenous weaponry and the ability to perform heavy maintenance in country rather than at predetermined regional overhaul facilities.
Once the f
irst F-35Is arrive here in December, state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will begin installing a tailor-made C4 system on top of the central avionics embedded in the joint strike fighter.
“It’s open architecture, which sits on the F-35’s central system, much like an application on your iPhone."
http://www.defensenews.com/story/de...greater-autonomy-f-35-fighter-force/82619792/
Why you think FGFA will be better then F 35 ?