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Originally Posted by FullTank
The final call should be between the Rafale and the SHornet.
Eurofighter - too expensive
Mig -35 - shouldnt be even in the race.
F-16/Gripen - Single engine. F-16 available to pakistan.
But the Rafale would still be slightly ahead of the Shornet on the following points in the Indian scenario.
1) Infrastructure already present due to the Mirages
2) Close to the LCA program due to links with Dassault, Safran.
3) Politically less controversial. The left is likely to anyways cause delays incase the Shornet is selected.
4) Meets the requirement fully since its designed for both the roles without favouring one over the other. Remember that the mirage was anyways the first choice of the IAF and the Rafale is the natural progression.
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you are right about the pros of rafale.
But i dont think the mig is so bad that it should not be in the race.
MIG-35 IS GOOD FOR GOD'S SAKE ! nobody understands that.
I know that buying the mig 29 was suicidal for India, but thats exactly what the mig-35 is learned form of.
They have fixed all the problems of the mig-29 and added a lot of bonuses.
Let me remind you, in the indo-pak kargil war, the migs were successful against the f-16s. Although the pakistanis suggest otherwise(obviously).
The mirage was very useful for escorting the jaguars.