India has decided against considering fighter jets manufactured
by The Boeing Company and Lockheed Martin
Corporation for a $11 billion order and is
narrowing down its choice to two European-made planes- France's
Dassault Rafale and the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet and Lockheed Martin’s F-16 Super
Viper – both of which are powered by General
Electric engines – lost out to two European
airplanes that are still under consideration by the Indian
military. GE Aviation was expecting to see a healthy order flow
if either of the U.S. competitors was awarded the contract.
Too bad, so sad... for the Indian Air Force. Now, they've got to put up with more untested combat systems that will likely fail in a real war scenario. After all, the USA planes have the depth of experience unmatched by all the others, plus the kind of avionics and weapons that support them.
ReplyDeleteIndian air force has experience with European Fighter jets since 50 years, such as folland gnat, mistral, Jaguar and Mirrage 2000 etc , so it is a perfect choice.
ReplyDeleteSomeone said: "Indian air force has experience with European Fighter jets since 50 years..."
ReplyDeleteYeah! And just how that turn out for the Indian Air Force? It's always hard to teach an old dog new tricks. India should have dumped those junks and go for the tried and true fighters.