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I wonder why mighty indian Flanker is not even in the initial list something like su33mki.
Indian Flanker love story is over so?
And yea typcial Indian defence news who are opened half century before its execution as usual.
Go for F18 or Rafale
It's for IAC-1 which will inter by 2020
Just get a feeling, all this exercise is to get F-35 (& subsequently US co-operation on EMALS for Vishal class carriers).Cancel the tender and go for F35 !
It is a waste of time and money, political leadership and armed forces are incapable of selecting a jet and inducting it as we have seen in Rafale's case.
It's for IAC-1 which will inter by 2020
Just get a feeling, all this exercise is to get F-35 (& subsequently US co-operation on EMALS for Vishal class carriers).
As lockheed martin isn't participating looks like F/A-18 will take the lead. Boeing is thinking to upgrade them to inc service upto 2030-40 which was earlier going to retired from 2019.
F 35 has a long order wait list and therefore the whole situation needs to be looked into from pov of induction dates as well.
India doesn't operate any Generation V fighters and hypothetically if F 35 arrive, it will take a considerable time for their induction and weapon system integration. After that some more time would be required to establish support facilities and operations strategies.
this makes me believe that even if we order today, we won't have a fully operational squadron of F 35 before 2025-27 (~10years). This also is likely time of induction of Vishal class ACs, assuming we start building them from next year.
So in current scenario, our best bet is perhaps to get Rafale M, which will have a huge commonality with IAF Rafale.
perhaps @Vergennes can explain better how France is experiencing use of Rafale for both AF and on-board Charles De Gaul AC.
Indifferent. China has been in the position of the NO.1 shipbuilding countries and exporters in the world. Please feel free to doubt it.nope we believe ur words.
Indifferent. China has been in the position of the NO.1 shipbuilding countries and exporters in the world. Please feel free to doubt it.
I said—— "India stops building warships"???So what should India do ? Stop building warships altogether because china is No 1 ?