INS Jalashwa from Tropex?

X posted from MP net

Sahping up quite nicely! Any more pics which give a better view or different aspect?

Refresh my memory: this does get Barak vl-sam but no SSM/AShM (i.e. that role picked up by ship helicopter)?

That was the latest pix..no newer ones.
Yes , it gets Barak VLs but no AshMs.
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Nice pictures of IN shars and Virat from Tropex from SA’s blog

http://livefist.blogspot.in/2012/02/exclusive-photos-indian-navy-tropex.html

India: Rafale Decision Final

SINGAPORE AIR SHOW » FEBRUARY 16, 2012
by NEELAM MATHEWS

February 15, 2012, 12:00 PM
India’s Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne confirmed to AIN here at the Singapore Airshow that the country’s resolve to select the lowest bidder for the contract for 126 medium multirole combat aircraft remains in place. The contract negotiation committee (CNC) opened Dassault Aviation’s bid proposing its Rafale on February 13 and identified the French OEM as the lowest bidder. The decision to involve another manufacturer is “procedurally untenable,” said Browne. “We have a procedure as per the defense procurement policy that stipulates the contract goes to the lowest bidder.”

The CNC, which gets into action once the lowest bidder has been identified, is scheduled to start price negotiations with Dassault from March 5. Discussions will be held on electronics, radar, transfer of technology and offsets.

Asked if he was satisfied with the Rafale selection, Browne said it was, “Brilliant! We got it at the best cost possible. The decision was based on performance and Rafale passed all qualifications.”

However, Browne said the requirement for the fighters was “as of yesterday,” meaning that, in reality, he expects the process to be completed by the end of the year. The air force plans to start pilot training soon, he added.

Browne also said Brazil has asked India to share its acquisition process, including evaluation and lifecycle costs. Coincidentally, India’s state minister, Pallam Raju, is visiting Brazil at the end of March to view the flight of the second, fully modified aircraft for the indigenously developed Indian airborne warning and control system aircraft, the EMB-145, at Embraer’s facilities at São José dos Campos in Brazil.

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/singapore-air-show/2012-02-15/india-rafale-decision-final
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If Brazil also get the Rafale , Brazil and India can cross reference each other when dealing with Dassault…

Project 28 corvette in the background..could be Kamorta or Kadmatt :confused:

Performance is not SO important? Switzerland is a small, neutral country. Its air force is not going to get involved in adventures outside its borders (does not need a strike capability). It needs an aircraft to police its very limited air space. If Tiger is able to do that, so is Gripen.

Through life costs of a single-engined jet reported to cost Swedish air force $3,000 per flying hour (although not the M21 version) would be much lower than a twin costing $10,000+(?) per flying hour to operate?

MLU would likely be a much cheaper exercise with SAAB than with Dassault?

When the time comes to retire F-18, Gripen would be a much cheaper replacement than Rafale?

Then why have the competition at all?Why not order the Gripen straight away?

Door Shut on Eurofighter As Dassault Prepares For Commercial Talks with Indian MoD

Informed sources told Defenseworld.net that a high level team would arrive from France and interact with the Indian MoD’s Contract Negotiations Committee (CNC) on defining what the aircraft composition would be like and freezing the price. This process effectively rules out any further discussions with the losing finalist, Eurofighter. B.A.E. Systems, part of the Eurofighter Consortium has claimed that the contract is yet to the signed and that it would pursue its case with the Indian government on getting the deal.

Meanwhile, it is learnt that the Eurofighter Typhoon lost because had a “substantially higher cost” of acquiring and operating the fighter that had let to its termination from the contract, The Times of India reported last week.

“The French Rafale jet, the eventual winner, beat the Typhoon hollow both in terms of life cycle costs and direct acquisition costs. The entire MMRCA project cost would have gone up by around Rs 25,000 crore (US$5 billion) if Typhoon had been selected over Rafale”, the newspaper quoted a defence ministry source as saying.

I think he meant spares for the firing mechanism?

I agree some of whats written are a bit contentious..