The gripen is a good aircraft but the decision for India is a political one as well, with competition from the US, Europe(Typhoon), and Russia. Sweden has much less to offer in terms of defence cooperation and alliance. being European id prefer them to order typhoon, but its overpriced and not meeting the IAFs requirements. so the F18 with all its upgrades is the much better choice, and an all round better aircraft.
@briscoe2811 India has selected French Dassault Rafale for final negotiations as it emerged as the lowest bidder in the shortlisted fighter aircrafts, the other being the Eurofighter Typhoon.The final negotiation will take 6 months. EADS Eurofighter is hoping that negotiation fells & they can take over.Cameron has already said that he will do whatever he can.The French led by Nicolas Sarkozy r not gonna make dat easy.World's Biggest fighter jet deal worth $ 20 Billion
Tejas Mark 2 will have all these and maybe even better features (due to its later entry and heavy modifications) which will make Gripen simply redundant in IAF. If Tejas was a medium fighter programme, Gripens could have been considered. Just a co-incidence that we chose similar fighter type for our first jet.
Although word has it that for AMCA mediuim stealth jet, India is in talks with SAAB. So we might even see Swedish participation in a 5G project with us on a minor scale
@chex29 Can't say dude. American jets are sanction prone and politically binding. Rafale and Typhoon are just too expensive not in buying but also operational costs. That leave MiG-35 which is a NO-NO since getting it will make IAF the Russian air force Number 2 on earth--all eggs in 1 basket.
So considering this angle, Gripen NG/IN miiiiigggghhhht win.
Gripen is a good fighter but what goes against it is the fact that the finished LCA will occupy this niche whether you call it last chance aircraft or the little cute angel.
Gripen needs to be seriously looked at along side Typhoon. If there is a possibility of getting engines from another source. The only backdrop I see is the engine sourced from yanks. If it could be fitted with another engine without losing any performance, then perhaps, India should get this, second after MIg 35.
The gripen is a good aircraft but the decision for India is a political one as well, with competition from the US, Europe(Typhoon), and Russia. Sweden has much less to offer in terms of defence cooperation and alliance. being European id prefer them to order typhoon, but its overpriced and not meeting the IAFs requirements. so the F18 with all its upgrades is the much better choice, and an all round better aircraft.
briscoe2811 1 year ago
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@briscoe2811 India has selected French Dassault Rafale for final negotiations as it emerged as the lowest bidder in the shortlisted fighter aircrafts, the other being the Eurofighter Typhoon.The final negotiation will take 6 months. EADS Eurofighter is hoping that negotiation fells & they can take over.Cameron has already said that he will do whatever he can.The French led by Nicolas Sarkozy r not gonna make dat easy.World's Biggest fighter jet deal worth $ 20 Billion
INDIAUNITEDFOREVER 3 weeks ago
as an Indian, my choice is with Eurofighter Typhoon
chayanjit1988 1 year ago
Tejas Mark 2 will have all these and maybe even better features (due to its later entry and heavy modifications) which will make Gripen simply redundant in IAF. If Tejas was a medium fighter programme, Gripens could have been considered. Just a co-incidence that we chose similar fighter type for our first jet.
Although word has it that for AMCA mediuim stealth jet, India is in talks with SAAB. So we might even see Swedish participation in a 5G project with us on a minor scale
Saffronwing1 1 year ago
I hope the Gripen does NOT sell to India. It would be fine if sold to Brazil or something like that, but India? No thanks.
DualofChaos 1 year ago
@DualofChaos India has already dropped the idea to get JAS 39, they lack quite a lot than the requirements of the IAF.
chex29 1 year ago
@chex29 Can't say dude. American jets are sanction prone and politically binding. Rafale and Typhoon are just too expensive not in buying but also operational costs. That leave MiG-35 which is a NO-NO since getting it will make IAF the Russian air force Number 2 on earth--all eggs in 1 basket.
So considering this angle, Gripen NG/IN miiiiigggghhhht win.
Saffronwing1 1 year ago 2
Gripen is a good fighter but what goes against it is the fact that the finished LCA will occupy this niche whether you call it last chance aircraft or the little cute angel.
ph22pd 2 years ago
If gripen switches to ej2000 engine,they have better chance of winning mmrca.i cannot comment on fx as im not brazilian.
taylorbanned 2 years ago
Go Gripen
mandalorian1986 2 years ago 6
Gripen needs to be seriously looked at along side Typhoon. If there is a possibility of getting engines from another source. The only backdrop I see is the engine sourced from yanks. If it could be fitted with another engine without losing any performance, then perhaps, India should get this, second after MIg 35.
bhartha2007 2 years ago
rightly said ,gripen needs to to be offered with the EJ2000 engine of the eurofighter,SAAB should understand the need of non yank fighter
kujilff 2 years ago
my turn to fly now
2canines 2 years ago