Indian Army/Navy/Airforce hate locally developed components. One reason is the refusal of the OEM to work with Indian hardware. Advantage is that Indian missiles, torpedo and bombs could be easily integrated. So why did MOD fall for the imported one is most likely warranty on the planes.
No one can answer it right now. Wait till the final deal is signed. Any numbers till then are just speculative. What can be said is that this price is lowest among all the options we had.
This has been the requirement of MRFA after PM is back from visiting Putin.
So far the AoN for MRFA hasn’t been released. The requirements will come in the RFP, after the AoN. PM in fact included clauses where the plane has to be fully operational and price can’t be increased after the deal after he met Putin, since he came to know that Putin plans to increase the price to 1 billion usd per plane for Mig35 after winning the deal, along with development costs for making it fully ready.
Software upgrades to integrate different weapons etc , EW suit , Electronics & Radar
WhAP is Great Example , Got Export order , Dreaming about Stryker
You can count the TRMs on your own, or rely on others who have already done it before.
Following are the clauses added after PM's visit to Russia
NOT AT ALL POSSIBLE to convert existing jet to another OEM of engines in reality!!!
Rafale tech demonstrator was roled out in 1986, M88 wasn’t available till 1990, until then Rafale flew with twin GE F404 engines, even GE F414 engine has the exact same dimensions as F404, so F414 engine is a direct fit in Rafale, but the air intake requirement is bit different.
I already said in my last comment that all the TRM counts are from an image posted way back. You have not yet provided the official statement of Thales that says that there is any 840 TRM radar. First you provide source. I have already provided mine many times and will provide again once you show me your proof.
I said that when we get the 26 naval rafale jets we will have 62 jets. But for that many planes we will have commonality with the technology, spares, LRU, maintenance etc so it’s a significant number to make it worth setting up the support infrastructure. Once it’s time for its mid-life upgrade then we can install our indigenous Uttam radar or a similar or better variant of it.
The same idea had the Rafale developed with an AESA well before the Eurofighter, and coming in with a better all rounded package at lower cost. Not dealing with other countries inputs and desires has its ups and downs.
Thales has never stated the TRM count of the RBE-2 till date, neither 800 nor 1000. Radar manufactures seldom announce such things.
www.airforce-technology.com
I have already shown official Thales statement regarding this. But you claimed Thales showed that the radar has 840 TRMs. You didn’t say back then anything about counting or photo or anything. So why did you lie?Thales has never stated the TRM count of the RBE-2 till date, neither 800 nor 1000. Radar manufactures seldom announce such things.
What we have is an image of a production model equipped with the RBE-2 AESA. From that we can count the TRMs.
The image isn't from 2000s also as you claim. Here's an article from 2012 which covers the handover ceremony, where the nose-cone of the Rafale was opened to show the radar. Since then this very image used world over as an official source. At the end of the article it's clearly written when that specific image was taken.
French DGA receives first AESA-radar equipped Rafale fighter - Airforce Technology
Dassault Aviation has delivered the first Radar à Balayage Electronique 2 (RBE2) active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar-equipped Rafale combat aircraft to the French defence procurement agency (DGA) at its facility in Merignac, France.
We do not know but Stryker is part of another deal on which you have no choice.
