Price of the TOT included ?

Probably not, Neither would be the support infrastructure and weapons cost be included, but still would be fairly competitive with the cheaper birds (F 16, Gripen and MiG).

Another thing is that Boeing is in a position to deliver the aircraft much earlier than the other competitors.

+1 Russia just do not want to starve the population. I doubt it wants a Nuclear Iran anymore than America does. After all Iran is an Islamic republic and Russia is having trouble with Islamics for ages.

I raised the same issue since the very beginning. For that budget, only Gripen and Mig-35 are on the dancefloor.

The f 16 and F 18 are also in as well I would believe. But I doubt about the bigger Eurobirds.

Boeing was quoting like 55 million/super hornet 😮

I think you’ve misunderstood him. As I read it, he said that tooling was part of the deal, but a part that was not executed well.

Not executed well because BAE supplied the wrong tools and jigs.

The Indian media exaggerated the failure actually it was something fairly minor and they had to make some minor changes to pass the trials.

The Rafale is of course cleared for LGB but lacks the pod , it can ‘t use unguided rockets either . It can do all the rest .

How economical is using the AASM for a not so high value target, but a target you must take out none-the less. One of the best things about LGBs are they are relatively inexepsnive. The LGBs/POD combo still makes a lot of sense for many potential customers of the Rafale than the AASM.

We all know that the tooling was not a part of the deal that was good. Atleast that is what we heard from Hall. Let us see how they cope with next order.

Tooling as others pointed out was always part of the deal. The problem was that some of the jigs and tools were different. It is also believed that HAL had some issues assimilating the technology (BAE claim). All in all HAL was not entirely happy with BAEs dealings in the Hawk deal that is why there was talk about a new tender, which probably made BAE get its act together,

There is little point in getting another AJT and adding to the logistical nightmare.

INS Kamorta, the first Project 28 Anti-submarine Corvette, launched at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) today

Mrs Mamatha M, wife of Shri MM Pallam Raju, Hon’ble Raksha Rajya Mantri, today launched first of its kind Anti Submarine Warfare(ASW) Corevette at GRSE shipyard in Kolkata. Shri MM Pallam Raju, Mr Asim Kr Dasgupta, Hon’ble Minister of Finance & Excise, Govt of West Bengal, Shri RK Singh, Secretary of Defence Productions and Vice Admiral Anup Singh were present on this occasion.

The ASW Corvette belongs to the Kamorta Class of Warships with Anti Submarine Warfare capability and very low signature of radiated under water noise. This Corvette is designated to be a frontline warship for the Indian Navy. This ship is equipped with Sophisticated arrangement for mounting Ships machinery. The weapon Systems and sensor suits of this ship are fully indigenous. The ‘X’ form of hull and superstructure gives her a low radar cross section. The Ship’s hull form has overall length of 109 mtrs and can cut through the sea at a very high speed of 25 knots. She is built with special grade high tensile steel.

The propulsion system of the ship typifies power combined with flexibility and consists of two controllable pitch propellers. It has four indigenously made Diesel engines each of 3800 kw. The ASW Corvette is 13.7 mtrs wide. Four ASW Corvettes are presently under construction at GRSE.

The launching of this ship marked the completion of 50 years of GRSE’s glorious existence. Though it was set up in year 1884 as a private enterprise named Garden Reach Workshop Ltd, it was taken over by the Govt of India and placed under administrative control of Min of Defence in 1960. Since then the company has come a long way with steady expansion of infrastructure, keeping pace with time and catering to defence preparedness of the country.

Today the ship yard has six manufacturing units in and around Kolkata and one at Ranchi. GRSE is committed to building warships of highest standards for Indian Navy and Coast Guard. The Company is modernizing its infrastructure at an estimated cost of over 530 crores rupees. This includes building a large Dry Dock and an inclined berth, a 250 tonnes Goliath Crane and modular halls with allied workship facilities.

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