LokePoint is it can if it wishes so. SAAB no.
Wrong; Dassault cannot share engine tech; no. Just like Saab cannot.
France does not wish to share engine tech, neither does the US.
Lokejust a question, can saab sell engines tech (US) and other techs from other nations it uses? The french can sell their thing pretty much up to the last bolt in it..
LOL, France is not doing any “real” tech transfer of engine technology to anybody, and definitely not India. Neither is the US. So what is your point?
LokeI would definitely not go to for F-16, sorry. End of life, no further significant improvement in sight and nearly as heavy as Rafale. Gripen might be an option, but no clue in the end that Gripen E/F will be that cheap considering the amount of tech inside. if really needed. (we do not know, remember Lockmart and Saab offers were unsollicited).
Why do you think Gripen will be so expensive? Brazil pays AFAIK 5.4 billlion USD however that includes ToT and an assembly line.
Many parts of Gripen are not so expensive, e.g. the F414 engine is mature, has been produced in large numbers thus has a low cost. The IRST a further development of the Typhoon one. RWR comes from Israel. Computer systems will be COTS, AFAIK. etc, etc.
LokeIndia is offering to buy hundreds of fighter planes from foreign manufacturers – as long as the jets are made in India and with a local partner, air force officials say.
“The immediate shortfall is 200. That would be the minimum we would be looking at,” said an air officer briefed on the Make-in-India plans under which a foreign manufacturer will partner local firms to build the aircraft with technology transfer.
India’s defence ministry has written to several companies asking if they would be willing to set up an assembly line for single-engine fighter planes in India and the amount of technology transfer that would happen, another government source said.
http://in.reuters.com/article/india-defence-jets-modi-idINKCN12T0GM
LokeAFAIK, NSM is quoted to have range of 185 km ( same as SLAM-ER) , anyways JSM and NSM doesn’t have the same aerodynamic or carry the same amount of fuel so i dont think we can deduce range of one from the other. JSM can be launched from submarine as well. From producer brochure seem like range mostly affected by cruising altitude.
NSM has a range of more than 200 km.
http://www.kongsberg.com/~/media/KDS/Files/Products/Missiles/140304_nsm_screen.ashx
JSM has a longer range than NSM; not just because of the speed of the plane…
LokeAnother interesting thing:
Lavi internal fuel: 2,770 kg
Mirage 2000 internal fuel: 3,000kg
Gripen E internal fuel: 3,400 kg
LokeWhat I find very impressive (and somewhat surprising) about the Lavi is MTOW.
MTOW (according to Wiki) was a whopping 19,227 kg!
According to WIki: Length: 14.57, wingspan: 8.78, empty weight: 7,030kg(?)
Compare this to Mirage 2000:
MTOW: 17,000 kg
Length: 14.36, wingspan: 9.13, empty weight: 7,500 kg
and then the really odd thing; Gripen E:
MTOW 16,500 kg
Length: 15.2; wingspan: 8.6, empty weight 8,000 kg
Hmmmm.
LokeIs this military aviation or the navy subforum? Did I get lost?
Anyway:
A Russian fighter flew dangerously close to a US warplane over eastern Syria, US defence officials said on Friday, highlighting the risks of a serious mishap in the increasingly crowded airspace.
The near miss occurred late on 17 October, when a Russian jet that was escorting a larger spy plane manoeuvred in the vicinity of a US warplane, Air Force Lieutenant General Jeff Harrigan said.
The Russian jet came to “inside of half a mile,” he added.
Another US military official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the US pilot could feel the turbulence produced by the Russian jet’s engines.
“It was close enough you could feel the jet wash of the plane passing by,” the official said.It appeared the Russian pilot had simply not seen the US jet, as it was dark and the planes were flying without lights.
“I would attribute it to not having the necessary situational awareness given all those platforms operating together,” Harrigan said.
The incident raises serious questions about the extent to which pilots are able to track the complex airspace they operate in.
In this case, the US pilot tried unsuccessfully to reach the Russian jet via an emergency radio channel.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/urgent-russian-us-jets-had-near-miss-over-syria-1115714804
Why don’t they listen to their radios? Wrong channel again?
LokeVietnam is currently deliberating the replacement for its large fleet of 1960s era MiG-21s (144) and even the Su-22s, although the latter are still in service. The per-unit cost of modern fourth generation fighters precludes a one-to-one replacement for these aircraft. Vietnam is currently exploring the purchase of the French Rafale and Swedish Gripen (also in the Thai inventory).
http://thediplomat.com/2016/10/vietnams-military-modernization/
LokeNext week’s Indo-defence show in Jakarta will open a new fighter aircraft procurement contest, one between Saab Gripen, Eurofighter Typhoon and Rosoboronexport Su-35 for the Indonesian Air Force’s F-5 replacement program.
From what was considered a done deal in favour of the Russian Su-35, the Indonesian military has opened up the fighter procurement to a three-way contest. The Su-35 was close to a deal till the second quarter of this year but price and transfer of technology (TOT) for local production were believed to be sticking points which made Indonesia invite two more contenders to give their offers.
LokeThe SH proposal confiems what I was stated: monoengine RFI is also a rumors.
There are a lot of rumors, and it is very difficult to tell which are related to facts and which are not.
Anyway I trust Swedish media slightly more than Indian:
– India is a very important market for us. It begins to develop into one of the largest markets that we have. We have a large presence in India with 400 employees. They have asked a question regarding a one engine alternative. We have the strongest one engine alternative and we are good at technology transfer. We will do our utmost to win the order.
Google translated from: http://www.corren.se/nyheter/linkoping/saab-vi-ar-i-ett-bra-slaglage-om4352493.aspx
In any case, it may still be that Boeing also received a letter; perhaps they (and Dassault) received a letter regarding production in India of a two-engine plane…?
LokeCOUNT Sweden out of the anxiety surrounding President Rodrigo Duterte’s foreign policy pivot — Stockholm is set to send in its largest delegation of businessmen raring to do business in the Philippines.
And there’s more: Sweden is also set to reopen its embassy in Manila after shutting it down in 2008 because of budget cuts, recognizing the importance of trade with the Philippines which has become one of the region’s fastest-growing economies.
One of the Swedish businesses about to move in is the defense contractor Saab Group, which is scheduled to inaugurate its office at Bonifacio Global City in Taguig City on November 9.
It is reportedly in pole position to secure a deal to sell its JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft to the Philippine Air Force.
http://www.manilatimes.net/sweden-send-business-delegation/293192/
LokeJakarta.
Swedish defense and security company Saab will feature a cockpit simulator of its Gripen aircraft during the 2016 Indo Defence Expo and Forum*in Jakarta next week.Saab campaign director Magnus Hagman told a press briefing in Jakarta on Tuesday (25/10) that the Gripen simulator will be featured at the company’s booth for visitors to try.
He added that experienced pilots will be on hand with complete information about the aircraft, which has been proposed as a possible replacement for Indonesia’s aging fighter jets.
The Gripen fighter jet, integrated with RBS 15 air-to-surface missiles for land and sea targets, is one of three options currently being considered by the Indonesian government to replace its aging squadron of F-5 Tiger jets. The other options are the Russian-made Sukhoi SU-35 and the Eurofighter Typhoon, which is built by a conglomerate of three European companies
http://jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/news/saab-feature-fighter-jet-simulator-2016-indo-defence-expo/
LokeAbout 10-15 countries are currently interested in purchasing the new version of the Gripen, “E / F”, as Buskhe says to news agency Direkt on Tuesday in connection with the report.
“Belgium, Canada, we have been given an opportunity to,” he says when he is asked to give an overview of ongoing procurement processes, “and India, of course.”
Google translated from: http://www.affarsvarlden.se/bors-ekonominyheter/bushke-15-lander-intresserade-av-gripen-6798883
He also commented on the Q3 results, which were lower than what analysts had expected, but completely in line with what Saab had suggested in their guiding.
LokeCompanies worldwide have received letters in the past few days from the Indian government asking whether they would be willing to partner with an Indian company to produce a fleet of single-engine fighter jets for the Indian air force.
A letter was sent via Indian embassies to both Saab of Sweden and Lockheed Martin of the US, while industry executives say letters were also received by Germany, Italy and Russia. It is unclear, however, whether the latter three were handed the same request, given none of those countries makes modern military fighter aircraft of the required single-engine type.
https://www.ft.com/content/e02019f0-95c2-11e6-a1dc-bdf38d484582
Another rumor…
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