Comments - AEROSPACE - 10 Billion Dollar Budget - Medium Multirole Combat Aircraft - Indian Air Force - Competitive Intelligence2024-03-28T11:50:59Zhttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=2036441%3ABlogPost%3A28183&xn_auth=noCourtsey : Hudson Hawk -
www…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2009-11-10:2036441:Comment:282262009-11-10T13:19:19.362ZVivek Raghuvanshihttp://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/VivekRaghuvanshi
Courtsey : Hudson Hawk -<br />
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Eurofighter Typhoon<br />
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Sources opine that EADS has invited India to be part of the 4 country consortium provided the Typhoon is chosen by Indian Air Force<br />
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Lockheed Martin F - 16 IN Super Viper<br />
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Sources opine that IN series is an advanced version of Block 50<br />
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Mikoyan 29 OVT Mig 35<br />
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Sources opine that Indian Air Force has maintenance facilities for Mig 29, if IAF buys Mig…
Courtsey : Hudson Hawk -<br />
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<a href="http://www.corporaterisks.info">www.corporaterisks.info</a><br />
<br />
insight@corporaterisks.info<br />
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Eurofighter Typhoon<br />
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Sources opine that EADS has invited India to be part of the 4 country consortium provided the Typhoon is chosen by Indian Air Force<br />
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Lockheed Martin F - 16 IN Super Viper<br />
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Sources opine that IN series is an advanced version of Block 50<br />
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Mikoyan 29 OVT Mig 35<br />
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Sources opine that Indian Air Force has maintenance facilities for Mig 29, if IAF buys Mig 35, it will mean total reliance on Russians for product support.<br />
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Boeing F/A 18 Super Hornet<br />
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Sources opine that the first 18 aircraft will be made in the US and from the 19th onwards, assembly will start in India. It is expected that by the time 126th aircraft is delivered by 2020, about 30,000 parts in each plane will be indian.<br />
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Saab JAS 39 Gripen IN<br />
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Sources opine that it is custom built for India with higher payload capability.<br />
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Dassault Rafale<br />
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The IAF already uses Dassault's Mirage 2000. Sources opine that this aircraft is as of now only being used by French Air Force and Navy<br />
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These 6 aircrafts can be divided into 2 categories:<br />
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1. The light weight, flyaway single engined aircraft<br />
2. The heavier twin-engined machines