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I don't think IAF even have Meteor at this moment....... It's all coping mechanism
The truth always comes out, when they talk about an upgrade, In this case it's about the engine power
Was this reported by India?
With its current engine, The French pilot Ate said, that the Rafale can't stay with an A2A refueler in a turn, when it's hot and the aircraft loaded
Was this reported by India?
With its current engine, The French pilot Ate said, that the Rafale can't stay with an A2A refueler in a turn, when it's hot and the aircraft loaded
Make-in-India Rafale Jets Only Feasible If Full 140 Orders Placed; F5 Variant On Cards For IAF: Officials
A suspected leak from France’s Ministry of the Armed Forces a few days back suggests that India intends to procure 90 Rafale F4 multirole fighter aircraft, with an additional option for 24 next-generation Rafale F5 variants for the Indian Air Force (IAF). IAF had also reportedly moved a case for...
www.eurasiantimes.com
Not 90 jets, not 114, now 140 !!!
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Key words are "more" and "additional" Meteor
170 $ million => something like 100 missiles.
Just saying, the eurasian times is as bad of a website as ****. theyre not all that different from each other and sometimes even use the other as a source(lol).Make-in-India Rafale Jets Only Feasible If Full 140 Orders Placed; F5 Variant On Cards For IAF: Officials
A suspected leak from France’s Ministry of the Armed Forces a few days back suggests that India intends to procure 90 Rafale F4 multirole fighter aircraft, with an additional option for 24 next-generation Rafale F5 variants for the Indian Air Force (IAF). IAF had also reportedly moved a case for...
Not 90 jets, not 114, now 140 !!!
***
Key words are "more" and "additional" Meteor
170 $ million => something like 100 missiles.
Make-in-India Rafale Jets Only Feasible If Full 140 Orders Placed; F5 Variant On Cards For IAF: Officials
A suspected leak from France’s Ministry of the Armed Forces a few days back suggests that India intends to procure 90 Rafale F4 multirole fighter aircraft, with an additional option for 24 next-generation Rafale F5 variants for the Indian Air Force (IAF). IAF had also reportedly moved a case for...
Not 90 jets, not 114, now 140 !!!
***
Key words are "more" and "additional" Meteor
170 $ million => something like 100 missiles.
Substitute of delay in Tejas due to lack of engine supply and to somehow fill gap of 5th gen aircraft with the help of air defence systems.
What it says is ‘If Full 140 Orders Placed’, not 140 aircraft to be produced in India.
An oft repeated LIE to save face by HAL and government babus. Publish the contract with GE or stfu.
1. Placed an order for the engine well after the line was closed.
- If a line is closed, it means the sub-component lines were closed even before than
- Suppliers often cannibalize old lines and people for new projects
- Contract with GE has not been publicly released, so we don't know what was promised and by when, except for HAL/GoI claims
2. Five engines have been delivered starting in March, a single aircraft has not been delivered.
3. Cat-B engines were always available for flight certification and operational clearance, where is the operational clearance?
HAL/MoD/GoI is full of people who take no responsibility and always deflect their failures onto others in the name of nationalism and conspiracy.
I agree with you, but my post pointed towards incapability of producing a dedicated engine, just like before. Everything revolves around this material science and thermodynamics. Our boys are not able to crack equations with the current budget or expertise.
Rafale : l’avion français une nouvelle fois visé par une campagne de désinformation chinoise ?
Rafale: Is the French aircraft once again targeted by a Chinese disinformation campaign?
According to the satirical weekly Le Canard enchaîné, last November, Dassault Aviation was the target of a disinformation campaign on social media. This operation, detected by the French Digital Intelligence Monitoring Service (SIMIF), bears the unmistakable mark of Beijing's involvement.
Once again, the Rafale fighter jet finds itself in the crosshairs of a foreign power. According to a Viginum memo revealed by Le Canard enchaîné, Dassault Aviation was the target of a disinformation campaign on social media launched on November 25th. This operation was allegedly carried out by a self-proclaimed Pakistani digital communications expert.
This individual published a letter on X, purportedly written by Éric Trappier, CEO of the French group, informing his Indian client that the delivery of the 26 Rafale Marine aircraft could not take place without ten weeks of prior training for the pilots in New Delhi. On November 26th, the same thing happened again. While India and Pakistan clashed in aerial combat last May, a fake pro-Pakistani account circulated a second letter attributed to Éric Trappier, requesting that Indian authorities open an investigation into the "leak" of the alleged previous letter.
But that's not all. About ten days later, on December 8, a new document was circulated on social media: this time a fake letter, presented as coming from the Indian Minister of External Affairs, which berated the French ambassador in New Delhi. Contacted by Le Journal du Dimanche, Dassault Aviation stated that it "did not wish to comment on the matter" in order to avoid fueling this type of disinformation campaign.
Not the first time
Furthermore, this is not the first time that the flagship of the French aviation industry has been targeted. Last May, nearly a thousand fake accounts were created with the aim of undermining the reputation of the French fighter jet by disseminating doctored photos and videos. This content sought to spread the false impression that three Rafale aircraft had been shot down by Chinese planes used by the Pakistani air force.
The origin of this disinformation campaign was quickly identified: China. On November 18, the US commission tasked with examining the impact of Chinese economic activities on national security clearly pointed the finger at Beijing. This was just days before the latest disinformation campaign.
Rafale: Is the French aircraft once again targeted by a Chinese disinformation campaign?
According to the satirical weekly Le Canard enchaîné, last November, Dassault Aviation was the target of a disinformation campaign on social media. This operation, detected by the French Digital Intelligence Monitoring Service (SIMIF), bears the unmistakable mark of Beijing's involvement.
Once again, the Rafale fighter jet finds itself in the crosshairs of a foreign power. According to a Viginum memo revealed by Le Canard enchaîné, Dassault Aviation was the target of a disinformation campaign on social media launched on November 25th. This operation was allegedly carried out by a self-proclaimed Pakistani digital communications expert.
This individual published a letter on X, purportedly written by Éric Trappier, CEO of the French group, informing his Indian client that the delivery of the 26 Rafale Marine aircraft could not take place without ten weeks of prior training for the pilots in New Delhi. On November 26th, the same thing happened again. While India and Pakistan clashed in aerial combat last May, a fake pro-Pakistani account circulated a second letter attributed to Éric Trappier, requesting that Indian authorities open an investigation into the "leak" of the alleged previous letter.
But that's not all. About ten days later, on December 8, a new document was circulated on social media: this time a fake letter, presented as coming from the Indian Minister of External Affairs, which berated the French ambassador in New Delhi. Contacted by Le Journal du Dimanche, Dassault Aviation stated that it "did not wish to comment on the matter" in order to avoid fueling this type of disinformation campaign.
Not the first time
Furthermore, this is not the first time that the flagship of the French aviation industry has been targeted. Last May, nearly a thousand fake accounts were created with the aim of undermining the reputation of the French fighter jet by disseminating doctored photos and videos. This content sought to spread the false impression that three Rafale aircraft had been shot down by Chinese planes used by the Pakistani air force.
The origin of this disinformation campaign was quickly identified: China. On November 18, the US commission tasked with examining the impact of Chinese economic activities on national security clearly pointed the finger at Beijing. This was just days before the latest disinformation campaign.
LOL 2 Pakistani X accounts are suddenly a Chinese conspiracy, The Chinese are more subtle and clever, than to be so obvious
no. Not everything needs to be subtle. Not being subtle while maintaining plausible deniability has advantages.
Idk about these 2 accounts but that last sentence is simply not applicable to anything and everything.
Its in the same vein as india having "Unknown gunmen" shoot down terrorists in pakistan. Everyone and their mother knows that this is RAW sponsored or Mossad sponsored but ultimately they are still unkown gunmen.
Some news about the Rafale production line.
Update on Rafale deliveries in 2025, based on aircraft spotted at Dassault Merignac : it looks like the goal of 25 deliveries could be exceeded, with 28 new Rafales spotted so far this year.
Update on Rafale deliveries in 2025, based on aircraft spotted at Dassault Merignac : it looks like the goal of 25 deliveries could be exceeded, with 28 new Rafales spotted so far this year.
- France (12 or 13) : C165-C171 and B369-B373 have flown this year. A 13th Rafale should fly soon apparently (C172)
- Egypt (12) : EM10-EM15 and DM17-DM22 have flown
- Indonesia (3) : The first 2 aircraft have flown (T-0301 and T-0302), T-0303 spotted doing taxi tests so should fly very shortly. First dual seats is coming.
- UAE (1) : The 1st UAE Rafale (DU-1101) has flown