They’re fighter jets are they? you know designed with A-A combat in mind? No thought not.

I don’t think you quite got the point.

I think people refer to weapons package when they say Typhoon has US content, the AMRAAM, Paveway. Paveway can be replaced by israeli PGMs but then what about AMRAAM?, should wait untill Meteor comes out.

That’s not really a mandatory or vital part of the plane itself and not sold through Eurofighter GmbH. If for example India wanted to integrate the R-77 or some indigenous weapon, they’ll probably be able to.

And looking at sorties since the 1980s, wasn’t it that whenever A-A weapons have been employed, it was always two at most from a single plane? The average-AAMs-employed/sortie ratio for all recent conflicts is probably pretty damn low.

Two AAMs seems fine. Just pack more A-G payload in there.

Because Dassault already has ties with India. It has less American parts. Full ToT including radar source codes offered. Better A2G platform.

Yeah, about the American parts in the EF…

I marked them in red:

GERMANY<br />
Autoflug GmbH & CO. FUEL LEVEL SENSOR<br />
TWIN SEAT COMMAND EJECT.<br />
MK16A EJECTION SEAT<br />
ACMA GmbH TANK EJECTING UNIT<br />
MULTIFUNCT RAIL LAUNCHER<br />
AOA FLOW TRANSDUCER<br />
SIGNAL CONDITIONING UNIT<br />
AVIONIC COOLING FAN<br />
A.C.DOUBLE ENDED BOOST P<br />
Ballonfabrik See-u. Luftausruestung AEA GARMENTS<br />
Behr Industrie GmbH_& Co FUEL COOLED OIL COOLER<br />
Bodenseewerk FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER<br />
STICK SENSOR&INTERF.CTRL<br />
UCS LANDING GEAR COMPUT.<br />
Continental AG SELF SEALG.PAT.COLL.TANK<br />
Diehl Avionic Systeme GmbH FUEL GAUGE<br />
MULTIF.HEAD DOWN DISPLAY<br />
UCS FUEL COMPUTER<br />
LIGHTING CONTROLLER<br />
Draegerwerk (Aerospace)_GmbH MOL.SIEVE OX.GEN.PACKAGE<br />
AUXILIARY OXYGEN BOTTLE<br />
Eaton Fluid Power GmbH CLAMPS & FLANGES FOR HD<br />
LEAK RESISTANT FLEX.DUCT<br />
FLEXIB.ENG.FUEL INL.DUCT<br />
Elektro Metall PEDAL SENSOR UNIT<br />
BRAKE PARA.LOCK&REL.UNIT<br />
EADS D (Muenchen) 1000 L SUPERS. FUEL TANK<br />
AHDERU (14/30 INCH)<br />
MULTIFUNCT RAIL LAUNCHER<br />
ALDERU (14 INCH)<br />
EADS D (Ulm) IFF INTERROGATOR<br />
IFF TRANSPONDER SYST<br />
NOSE RADAR PROCUREM.SPEC<br />
ESM-ECM EQUIPMENT SPEC<br />
EADS Dornier DIGITAL MAP GENERATOR<br />
MAINT.DATA PANEL & PMDS<br />
RADAR ALTIMETER<br />
DISTRIBUTION UNIT<br />
NON-SAF.CRIT.ARMAM.CONTR<br />
SAFETY CRIT.ARMAM.CNTT.<br />
EADS-D GmbH (Unterschleissheim) MIDS INTERFACE UNTT<br />
ESW Extel Systems-Wedel NOSE RADOME (DIELECTRIC)<br />
DC GENER.&ASSOCIATED CU<br />
GOODRICH HELLA AEROSPACE L. S. GMBH LANDING / TAXI LIGHT<br />
NAVIGATION LIGHTS<br />
WARNING HORN<br />
DUAL COLOUR ANTI-COLL.B.<br />
Hawker GmbH AIRBORNE BATTERY<br />
Heckler & Koch GmbH LINKLESS AMMUNITION BOX<br />
Honeywell Aerospace GmbH AUXILIARY POWER UNIT<br />
Honeywell Regelsysteme GmbH LASER INERTIAL NAVIGATOR<br />
Liebherr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH OUTBOARD FLAP.ACTUATOR<br />
AIR BRAKE ACTUATOR<br />
INBOARD FLAPERON ACTUAT.<br />
FILTER PACKAGE UNIT<br />
ENGINE DRIVEN HYDR.PUMP<br />
FOREPLANE ACTUATOR<br />
RUDDER ACTUATOR<br />
MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLY<br />
NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY<br />
A/C MOUN.ACC.DRIV.GEARB.<br />
LEACH (LRE) International ARMAM.SAFETY BREAK CONT.<br />
DC-CONTACTORS<br />
LITEF (Freiburg) INERTIAL MEASUREM. UNIT<br />
MK16A EJECTION SEAT<br />
Mauser-Werke Oberndorf Waffensyst. RECOIL DAMPER<br />
LINKLESS AMMUNITION BOX<br />
GUN CONTROL JUNCTION BOX<br />
GUN AND BARREL<br />
Nord Micro LEADING EDGE ACT.SYSTEM<br />
Rhode & Schwarz V/UHF TRANSCEIVER<br />
RWG Frankenjura-Industrie GmbH G/B MNTG. LINKS/APU MNTG. ROD<br />
SITEC Aerospace GmbH FUEL DRAIN VALVES<br />
TELDIX Group (Heidelberg) COCKPIT INTERFACE UNIT<br />
HUD & HUD REPEATER<br />
COMM.&AUDIO MANAGEM.UNIT<br />
TELDIX GMBH ATTACK/NAV. COMPUTER<br />
DEFENSIVE AIDS COMPUTER<br />
INTERFACE PROCESSOR UNIT</p>
<p>ITALY<br />
Alfa Romeo Avio (Fiat Avio) AUXILIARY POWER UNIT<br />
AEREA S.P.A. RAIL BEAM FOR ITSPL<br />
AHDERU (14/30 INCH)<br />
ALDERU (14 INCH)<br />
1000 L SUPERS. FUEL TANK<br />
MRAAM EJECT LAUNCHER<br />
MULTIFUNCT RAIL LAUNCHER<br />
ASE S.P.A. APU DR.GENERATOR AND GCU<br />
Elettronica Aster S.p.A. MDLR / PDS<br />
CHAFF & FLARE DISPENSER<br />
Elettronica S.p.A MISSILE WARNER<br />
ESM-ECM EQUIPMENT SPEC<br />
Fiat Avio A/C MOUN.ACC.DRIV.GEARB.<br />
FIAR S.p.A.(un societa GALILEO ) FLIR SPECIFICATION<br />
NOSE RADAR PROCUREM.SPEC<br />
FIMAC SPA IFRP SELECTOR VALVEMAN.<br />
HYDR.PRESSURE SWITCH<br />
GALILEO AVIONICA S.p.A. LINKLESS AMMUNITION BOX<br />
GALILEO AVIONICA S.p.A.(Caselle) NOSE RADOME (DIELECTRIC)<br />
DISTRIBUTION UNIT<br />
NON-SAF.CRIT.ARMAM.CONTR<br />
SAFETY CRIT.ARMAM.CNTT.<br />
FUSELAGE STATION UNIT<br />
INTEGR.TIP STATION UNIT<br />
RADAR ALTIMETER<br />
FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER<br />
GALILEO AVIONICA S.p.A.(Nerviano) UCS SPS COMPUTER<br />
GALILEO AVIONICA S.p.A.(Pomezia) LIGHTING CONTROLLER<br />
LEFT HAND GLARESHIELD<br />
HEAD EQUIPMENT ASSY.<br />
COMPUTER SYMB.GENERATOR<br />
ATTACK/NAV. COMPUTER<br />
DEFENSIVE AIDS COMPUTER<br />
INTERFACE PROCESSOR UNIT<br />
DIGITAL MAP GENERATOR<br />
HS GROUP MICROTECNICA MSOC & LIQ/AIR HEAT EXCH<br />
PRESS.REDUC.AND SOV<br />
ENGINE BLEED SOV<br />
MSOC PRESS.REGULAT.&SOV<br />
PRECOOLER BYPASS VALVE<br />
LEADING EDGE ACT.SYSTEM<br />
ATS/M & CONTROL VALVE<br />
Lital S.p.A. LASER INERTIAL NAVIGATOR<br />
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYST.<br />
INERTIAL MEASUREM. UNIT<br />
LOGIC S.p.A. APU INTAKE DOOR ACTUATOR<br />
ANTICOLLISION BEACON<br />
FUEL GAUGE<br />
Magnaghi Aerospace SPA HYDR.SYSTEM ACCUMULATOR<br />
HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR<br />
AIR INTAKE COWL ACTUATOR<br />
OUTBOARD FLAP.ACTUATOR<br />
MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLY<br />
NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY<br />
BRAKE&SKID CONTR.EQUIP.<br />
Marconi Selenia Communication SpA IFF INTERROGATOR<br />
IFF TRANSPONDER SYST<br />
MIDS INTERFACE UNTT<br />
COMM.&AUDIO MANAGEM.UNIT<br />
CRASHSURVIVALMEMORYU.<br />
V/UHF TRANSCEIVER<br />
MICROWAVE LANDING SYSTEM<br />
DISTANCE MEAS.EQUIP.PREC<br />
Novurania_SpA AEA GARMENTS<br />
OMA PARK BRAKE MODULE<br />
ARRES.HOOK SHOCK ABSORB.<br />
ANTIMIST/DEMIST SOV<br />
BRAKE PEDAL TRANSDUCER<br />
CANOPY ACTUATOR<br />
IFRP SYSTEM ACTUATION<br />
CANOPY ACTUATOR (TS)<br />
HAND PUMP<br />
NON RETURN VALVES<br />
MOL.SIEVE OX.GEN.PACKAGE<br />
Parker Hanifin S.P.A. FLEXIBLE HOSES<br />
Secondo Mona SPA GROUND CONNECT.INCL.NRV<br />
POWER TAKE OFF SHAFT<br />
EXT.TANK PRESS.REG.VALVE<br />
INT.TANK PRESS.REG.VALVE<br />
FUSELAGE TRANSFER PUMP<br />
FORWARD WING TRANS. PUMP<br />
AIR BRAKE ACTUATOR<br />
ONBOARD COCKPIT LADDER HYDR<br />
BRAKE PARA.LOCK&REL.UNIT<br />
Sicamb SPA IFRP EMERG.SELECT. VALVE<br />
TWIN SEAT COMMAND EJECT.<br />
MK16A EJECTION SEAT<br />
MAIN WHEEL & BRAKE<br />
Sirio Panel Marconi Selenia ELECTROLUMINESC.PANELS<br />
ELECTROLUM. FLOODLIGHTS<br />
Thales ATM SPA IOC TACAN</p>
<p>UNITED KINGDOM<br />
Aeroquip Aerospace Operations FLEXIB.ENG.FUEL INL.DUCT<br />
Aerospace Composite WINDSCREEN TRANSPARENCY<br />
ENHANCED CANOPY TRANSP. (SS)<br />
ENHANCED CANOPY TRANSP. (TS)<br />
Aircontrol Technologies LTD. LIQUID COND. GEN. UNIT<br />
LIQUID SUITCONN. ASSY.<br />
Airscrew LTD. ECS/FUEL TEMP. SENSORS<br />
TEMPERATURE TRANSDUCER<br />
Beauford Air/Sea Equipment LTD. AEA GARMENTS<br />
Bestobell Aviation LIGHTWEIGHT CLAMPS<br />
Bookham_Technology Plc FIBRE OPTIC REFL.STAR C.<br />
BAES (Plymouth) GROUND PROX. WARNING SYSTEM<br />
BAES Avionics (Basildon) MICROWAVE LANDING SYSTEM<br />
DISTANCE MEAS.EQUIP.PREC<br />
V/UHF TRANSCEIVER<br />
BAES Avionics (DASS)(Edinburgh) LASER WARNER<br />
BAES Avionics (DASS)(Stanmore) MISSILE WARNER<br />
ESM-ECM EQUIPMENT SPEC<br />
BAES Avionics (Edinburgh)(CSMU) CRASHSURVIVALMEMORYU.<br />
BAES Avionics (Radar) NOSE RADAR PROCUREM.SPEC<br />
BAES Avionics (Rochester) FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER<br />
HUD & HUD REPEATER<br />
WING PYLON STATION UNIT<br />
AIR DATA TRANSDUCER(ADT)<br />
STICK SENSOR&INTERF.CTRL<br />
COMPUTER SYMB.GENERATOR<br />
LASER INERTIAL NAVIGATOR<br />
BAES Avionics (Rochester)(HEA) HEAD EQUIPMENT ASSY.<br />
Chemring Countermeasures Div. CHAFF<br />
IR DECOYS (FLARES)<br />
Cobham Chelton (Electr.) V/UHF LOWER ANTENNA<br />
FIN TIP COMBINED ANTENNA<br />
MLS/RNAV/DME/P COMB.ANT.<br />
D-BAND LOWER ANTENNA<br />
Cobham Chelton Radomes NOSE RADOME (DIELECTRIC)<br />
Cobham Flight Refuelling Ltd (MSD) MRAAM EJECT LAUNCHER<br />
CBLS200 VICD<br />
CHAFF & FLARE DISPENSER<br />
BRAKE PARA.LOCK&REL.UNIT<br />
AHDERU (14/30 INCH)<br />
ALDERU (14 INCH)<br />
Cobham FRHiTEMP Ltd LIQUID GROUND CONNECTION<br />
LIQUID RELIEF VALVE<br />
QUICK REL.SELF SEAL.COUP<br />
SELF SEALING COUPLINGS<br />
CABIN GROUND TESTCONN.<br />
CABIN NON RETURN VALVE<br />
CROSSFEED VALVE<br />
NON RETURN VALVE<br />
EMERGENCY RAM AIR VALVE<br />
TANK INTERCONNECT VALVE<br />
AIR-NO FUEL VALVE FUSEL.<br />
FUEL/AIR CONN.EXT.TANKS<br />
HIGH PRESSURE NRV<br />
VENT PACKAGE ASSEMBLY<br />
FAN/AVION.SHUT OFF VALVE<br />
HIGH PRESSURE GIMBALS<br />
3-WAY VALVE<br />
ANTIMIST/DEMIST NRV<br />
SLIDE AND SWIVEL JOINT<br />
INW./OUTW.VENT VALVE<br />
COMPARTMENT RELIEF VALVE<br />
ECS SHUT-OFF VALVE<br />
FLEXIBLE COUPLINGS<br />
LIGHTWEIGHT GIMBALS<br />
DEFUEL ISOLATE VALVE<br />
FIREWALL SHUT-OFF VALVE<br />
FUEL/AIR COUPLINGS<br />
GRAV. FILLER CAPS&ADAPT.<br />
REFUEL SHUT-OFF VALVE<br />
SGL.POI.PRESS.REF/DEF V.<br />
EXTERNAL TANK SOV<br />
FUEL TRANSFER VALVE<br />
TRANSFER ISOLATE VALVE<br />
PRESSURE VENT VALVE<br />
APU SHUT-OFF VALVE, FUEL<br />
IFRP NOZZLE<br />
FUEL FLOW PROPORTIONER<br />
LIQUID PUMP<br />
REAR WING TRANSFER PUMP<br />
Cogent Defence & Security Networks AIRCRAFT CRYPTO-VARIABLE MANAG<br />
Druck LTD VENT PRESSURE TRANSDUCER<br />
DIFFER.PRESS.TRANSDUCER<br />
HIGH PRESSURE TRANSDUCER<br />
AIR PRESSURE SENSOR<br />
CABIN AIRFLOW PRESS.SENS<br />
ECS PRESSURE SENSORS<br />
Dunlop LTD - Aviation Division UCS LANDING GEAR COMPUT.<br />
MAIN WHEEL & BRAKE<br />
NOSE WHEEL<br />
Dunlop LTD - Aviation Division BRAKE&SKID CONTR.EQUIP.<br />
WHEEL SPEED TRANSDUCER<br />
Ferranti Technologies TRANSFORMERRECTIFIERU.<br />
DC/DC CONVERTER<br />
NAV LIGHT-DC/AC INVERTER<br />
General Dynamics UK Ltd. VIDEO VOICE RECORDER<br />
COMM.&AUDIO MANAGEM.UNIT<br />
DEDICATED WARNING PANEL<br />
ATTACK/NAV. COMPUTER<br />
DISTRIBUTION UNIT<br />
NON-SAF.CRIT.ARMAM.CONTR<br />
SAFETY CRIT.ARMAM.CNTT.<br />
Goodrich Actuation Systems_Ltd. AC-CONTACTOR<br />
Honeywell-Normalair Garrett LTD. CABIN AIRFLOW CONTR. SYS<br />
CABIN SAFETY & INW.R.V.<br />
TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYST<br />
BLEED AIR VPR/SOV<br />
COLD AIR UNIT<br />
CABIN PRESS.CONTR.VALVE<br />
REGENERAT.HEAT EXCHANGER<br />
WATER EXTRACTION SYSTEM<br />
LG SELECTOR VALVE MANIF.<br />
AIRCREW SERVICES PACKAGE<br />
ONBOARD COCKPIT LADDER HYDR<br />
AUXILIARY POWER UNIT<br />
MOL.SIEVE OX.GEN.PACKAGE<br />
NBC VENT.SUPPLY PACKAGE<br />
Hymatic Engineering CANOPY SEAL INFLAT.SYST.<br />
RADAR PRESSURISAT.SYSTEM<br />
HELMET INTEGRATED SYSTEMS LTD. HEAD EQUIPMENT ASSY-IOC HEA<br />
HS GROUP FHL DIVISION Claverham Lim CANOPY ACCUM.MANIFOLD TS<br />
CANOPY ACCUM.MANIF.ASSY. S/S<br />
HS GROUP MARSTON AEROSPACE LTD INTERCOOLER<br />
LIGHTN. PIPE INSULATORS<br />
AIR COOLED FUEL COOLER<br />
FLEX OIL HOSES (G/B&CFG-FCOC)<br />
PRECOOLER<br />
IRVIN-GQ Ltd. BRAKE PARACHUTE PACK<br />
Kidde-Graviner LTD BLEED AIR LEAK DETEC.SYS<br />
FIRE EXTINGUISHER<br />
Lucas Aerospace A.D. LEADING EDGE ACT.SYSTEM<br />
AIR BRAKE ACTUATOR<br />
Martin Baker CANOPY JETT.SYST.COMP.SS<br />
TWIN SEAT COMMAND EJECT.<br />
MK16A EJECTION SEAT<br />
Messier-Dowty LTD. MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLY<br />
NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY<br />
Microturbo LTD ATS/M & CONTROL VALVE<br />
MEGGITT Aerospace Equipment ENGINE/APU FIRE DETECTOR<br />
Page Aerospace LTD BRAKE PARACHUTE SWITCH<br />
Pall Aerospace LIQUID COOLING FILTER<br />
MAN MOUNTED NBC FILTER<br />
Raytheon Syst. LTD IFF INTERROGATOR<br />
IFF TRANSPONDER SYST<br />
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYST.<br />
Rosemount Ltd T2-TOTAL TEMPERAT.PROBE<br />
ICE DETECTOR<br />
Saat Technology Ltd DIGITAL MAP GENERATOR<br />
Smiths PLC Actuation Systems AIR INTAKE COWL ACTUATOR<br />
OUTBOARD FLAP.ACTUATOR<br />
INBOARD FLAPERON ACTUAT.<br />
A/C MOUN.ACC.DRIV.GEARB.<br />
Smiths PLC Cheltenham MDLR / PDS<br />
AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR<br />
BULK STORAGE DEVICE<br />
RIGHT HAND GLARESHIELD<br />
MULTIF.HEAD DOWN DISPLAY<br />
UCS FUEL COMPUTER<br />
Smiths PLC Cheltenham Fuel Gauges FUEL GAUGE<br />
Smiths PLC Hamble Structures 1000 L SUPERS. FUEL TANK<br />
THALES OPTRONICS Ltd FLIR SPECIFICATION<br />
Ultra Electronics MASTER ARMAM.SAF.SW&IND.<br />
STICK TOP CONTROLLER<br />
UNDERCAR.SELECTOR SWITCH<br />
FORMATION LIGHTS<br />
THROTTLE TOP CONTROLLER<br />
MULTIFUNCT RAIL LAUNCHER</p>
<p>SPAIN<br />
BERU Microelectronica S.A. INERTIAL MEASUREM. UNIT<br />
CESA LIQUID BY-PASS VALVE<br />
LIQUID RESERVOIR<br />
FLAPPER TYPE CHECK VALVE<br />
ARRESTOR HOOK UPLOCKUNIT<br />
DOOR PARACHUTE LOCK UNIT<br />
EJECTOR SHUT-OFF VALVE<br />
NON RETURN VALVE<br />
LEADING EDGE ACT.SYSTEM<br />
LG SELECTOR VALVE MANIF.<br />
MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLY<br />
AUXILIARY POWER UNIT<br />
NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY<br />
MAIN WHEEL & BRAKE<br />
NOSE WHEEL<br />
BRAKE&SKID CONTR.EQUIP.<br />
AIRCREW SERVICES PACKAGE<br />
TANK EJECTING UNIT<br />
A/C MOUN.ACC.DRIV.GEARB.<br />
FOREPLANE ACTUATOR<br />
A.C.DOUBLE ENDED BOOST P<br />
CONSUR SA NOSE RADOME (DIELECTRIC)<br />
Draeger Medical Hispania AEROSPACE NBC VENT.SUPPLY PACKAGE<br />
MOL.SIEVE OX.GEN.PACKAGE<br />
AUXILIARY OXYGEN BOTTLE<br />
E.N. Santa Barbara LINKLESS AMMUNITION BOX<br />
GUN AND BARREL<br />
EADS Construcciones Aeronauticas SA 1000 L SUPERS. FUEL TANK<br />
Fibertecnic CHAFF & FLARE DISPENSER<br />
INDRA DTD, SA MISSILE WARNER<br />
ESM-ECM EQUIPMENT SPEC<br />
INDRA SISTEMAS S.A. UCS FRONT COMPUTER<br />
MAINT.DATA PANEL & PMDS<br />
FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER<br />
IFF TRANSPONDER SYST<br />
IFF INTERROGATOR<br />
FUSELAGE STATION UNIT<br />
INTEGR.TIP STATION UNIT<br />
WING PYLON STATION UNIT<br />
COMM.&AUDIO MANAGEM.UNIT<br />
LASER INERTIAL NAVIGATOR<br />
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYST.<br />
NOSE RADAR PROCUREM.SPEC<br />
UCS SPS COMPUTER<br />
DISTRIBUTION UNIT<br />
NON-SAF.CRIT.ARMAM.CONTR<br />
SAFETY CRIT.ARMAM.CNTT.<br />
MIDS INTERFACE UNTT<br />
V/UHF TRANSCEIVER<br />
Page Iberica, S.A. DC GENER.&ASSOCIATED CU<br />
Parafly S.A. AEA GARMENTS<br />
Tecnobit S.A. WINDSCREEN HEATER C.U.<br />
FLIR SPECIFICATION<br />
BULK STORAGE DEVICE<br />
AIR DATA TRANSDUCER(ADT)</p>
<p>ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES<br />
[COLOR="Red"]HS GROUP SUNDSTRAND AEROSPACE, USA CFG&COMBINED CTRL UNIT[/COLOR]<br />
Michelin, France MAIN WHEEL TYRE<br />
NOSE WHEEL TYRE<br />
Saab Avionics AB, Sweden CHAFF & FLARE DISPENSER<br />
THALES Avionics, France AIR DATA TRANSDUCER(ADT)

I am overwhelmed.

All that’s left, besides that one part produced in the US, are perhaps licenses, like IFF, GPS, weapon interface code, possibly RWR library data, etc.

Dependence on American parts though? Well, doesn’t look like that.

Its a Russian jet so it typically should mean a western target. Most Western Radars claim to detect Mig 29 size target. Anyway it was on dti, they do not print rubbish and that is why I believe it.

I’m not saying they print rubbish. They print the best they can get, which in this case I consider insufficient to use it as a base for judgment. If I say “My car accelerates to 60mph about as quick as an open-wheel racer”, that’s not exactly rubbish, but nobody knows for sure whether I mean an F1, GP2, F3 or FBMW race car, which makes it not a good measurement to compare performance by if someone else uses the same description for another car. 🙂

Its not me claiming it, its me pointing out to the fact that it requires U.S sanctions to sell EF, and Rafale do not. I never said this component or that component.

It requires US approval to sell the EF in Saudi-Arabian spec, which contained GPS and MIDs (and IFF?), which in turn indeed require US approval and would explain that particular issue. The point the other guys here are trying to make though is that these are replaceable components, that can be interchanged with other makes of equal capability but different origin.

But, is there anything relating to the frame itself or the engine that would prohibit export without US approval? Considering that the EF is an European project very much aimed to provide indigenous capability and availability, I would be surprised if truly vital parts of the plane were subject to US regulations. GPS, MIDS, IFF and FCR code relating to US armament perhaps come to mind, but what else?

Like I said lets wait till the U.A.E deal, lets see if the Rafale would need a clearance from the U.S. 🙂

That would depend on the Rafale being sold with equipment that is affected by export restrictions concerning the U.A.E. to be an indication and it would require somebody to actually report about the necessity, which isn’t always a given.

Furthermore, that would still not conclusively explain anything about the EF.

It was not a personal attack. Just pointing out that I am a common man, who would believe multiple news sources saying one thing especially if there is no sources saying its not that way.

I’m sorry I misread that then.

Really, there are a lot of factors that make it difficult to be convinced firmly of anything. 🙂

I don’t know which parts (possibly classified info) but i believe news from multiple credible sources, even if they do not go into the details.

It’s just that the details are important here if you claim something. So you don’t know whether the Saudi-Arabian spec approval was about GPS and MIDs indeed, because you admit that you don’t know which parts of the EF require approval?

So will most people in the world.

I would appreciate refraining from personal attacks and sticking to the topic.

I have been searching for it, flex posted a few of the components in his last post in the thread. Sintra says its the AIM 120 that is critical. But there is a whole lot of links saying it needs U.S sanction for foriegn sales.

I’m not looking for a whole list. Just name three to five parts in the EF that require US approval from the top of your head. And I don’t think a particular missile is an integral part of the airplane, nor is the AIM-120 usually sold through the Eurofighter consortium as part of the deal (but, if at all, as some G2G addon).

Trident you are wrong about that on the Eurofighter it contains more U.S stuff than the Rafale and that’s why it needs American clearance.

I have a question though. Assuming that “US component” is not the same as “US component that underlies export restrictions”, with only the latter being of interest, do you know which specific parts (that may have been included in the Saudi-Arabian spec) of the Eurofighter require US approval?