Bharat Rakshak

They offered full ToT to us ages ago. Will this lead to Rafale becoming RaFail again ?

the F-16s currently in blr seem to be carrying a centerline fuel tank though missions are short here. no underwing payloads as expected. makes me think IAF intends to always operate them with that tank hence testing it out like that. having the CFTs empty + full center tank maybe give some aerodyna...

The F/A 18 E/F don't have to win any competitions it is sustained by the USN. The 24 orders for the RAAF did not hurt either. So losing the competition will not be as bad as to others. If you look at it that way I would say the Swedes would be the desperate ones with the Gripen NG. With Brazil gone ...

Rafale just won the Brazil FX-2 tender. It should increase its chances in the MRCA

Dear Jean,

I heard the UAE order may consist of Enhanced thrust Engines. Is that a possibility if Rafale is selected for the MRCA ?

Next stage of flight tests of Zhuk-AE radar on-board MiG-35 completed successfully According to several reports from Russia Phazotron is in serious financial trouble and the IAF Mig 29 upgrade program is in jeoprady because of this. It would be very unwise to go with the Zhuk-AE even if the MIG-35 ...

My Dear Philip,

The Gates' proposals are getting a lot of stick within the United States. I am sure many of his proposals will be cut down by the congress. I expect to see more F 22s in service.

Notwithstanding the recent tragic crash of an Su-30MKI,the aircraft has had 12 safe years in service and more advanced versions of the aircraft should be considered to make up numbers instead of buying an inferior MMRCA at high cost. Inferior ? I am sorry the Eurofighter and Rafale are equal or bet...

Gripen NG AESA has new revolutionary design offering wider field of view. http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/4926/gripenaesaselex1.jpg Advanced mission capabilities provided with the Gripen NG AESA Radar Improved Target Tracking With the inherent beam agility, target tracking can be more adaptive an...

Meteor lacks the range and is simply to expensive. besides it wont be ready before 2015, by that time we'll have our own Astra-2 longer range version of home made AAM. Meteor lacks the range ? It is going to be the longest AAM with an active seeker on service. Astra 1 is not ready for induction yet...

Their Datalinks will probably be ditched for the IAF datalink in development. IAF ODL (Operational Data Link) will allow all ground and air assets to communicate with each other.

The Rafale in IAF colours . Photoshopped by Kovy in Keypublishing forums.

I think the Rafale being out has a lot to do with the stalling of the Mirage 2000 deal as well. What about getting 50 odd Rafales for our Mirage 2000s, rather than going for an expensive MLU ? It will be a good deal if Dassault can take back the Mirage 2000s as well. As for the MRCA this would let u...

nvm Rafael, Will Rafale be there ?

Err. Tom Clancy may be a biased American fool writing pro American propaganda through his works. But many of his works have very well described battle scenes, and he has very good knowledge about geography and weapons employed, I was comparing that aspect of his writing with Vivek's. Also Rahul I am...

With Respect to Rahul, I think the issue between Vivek and Hari came down to what it is now because of poor moderation. When Hari was being critical at first Rahul supported him saying he is the mentor of this thread and that he sets the pace. So its natural that he took the matter into his own hand...