Not only debatable (better systems than M2K-D ). Pure fantasy

No (read BlackArcher post – we have also extensively debated the upgrade here before). When was the last time the 2K-d had a sensible system upgrade?

@Fedakin: you might be too busy in RL as you clearly have read other posts and
especially post 1 and subsequent much too fast to notice details that will have answered your remarks.
The 2 squad are leased. All sustainent chain is from India. Only pilots are from each respective nation. Training is done in country, either with a couple of spare or via-pilot exchange. Think that with the new all-electric generation of pilot how good it will be to fly a demanding platform as the Jag. Security is achieved via med alt.

Lease cover only time and amount of airframe needed and can include some discontinuities at the request of each party (this is why you trim down and don’t swap or phase out (read further down)). There are no aircraft induction in each respective countries.
Cash flow at equivalent or superior effectiveness should be immediate. Spare Budget is then inserted in notional platform and fleet trimed down slightly to support the quick induction requested with the big Indian contract (quick fleet induction via leasing – full time – Uk/Ger/Ita lease T1, Fr lease upgraded M2K, Sweden lease Grip C).

Where I was wrong was the deletion of the canons (read BlackArcher – Thank you b/w 😉 ). I wasn’t sure and squared the angle.

For one, Fr pilots won’t be asked to do canon passes anyway… it’s way too risky and, as today’s politics dictate NOT to loose any crew by all possible means, they’ll be dropping guided bombs and if there are none left, simply go back to base to reload. Rafales have the canon and, unless you’ll forced to use it in air to air combat (basically, your missiles depleted and a bad guy still around trying to get you), they won’t ever use it as well

Yes and next year, Dassault will roll out some old 152 (twin 20mmm)?

But I didn’t understand how the French AF would benefit from a Jag force..they’re upgrading their Mirage-2000Ds and those Mirages will be a more flexible and capable jet anyday.

The 2kd is a terrain hugging aircraft with a TFR, a huge delta wing not suited for this type of OP and no… Canons. The latest Jag upgrade have radar, modern defensive and sensing suite plus… Canons. They have even a low alt optimized wing if it is ever needed.
Imagine how happy might be the Fr pilots to be asked to do gun passes with an outdated canon… Podded.

The intend of this thread is purposely to show how a defense policy somewhat articulated around an industrial lead to counter-productive losses, discontinuity in coherence, increased exposure of personals to risk, budget impasse or even exports potential decrease… And to have some fun 😉