RAFALE From DASSAULT : Ultimate WINNER: NEW BODYGUARD OF INDIAN BORDERS

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RAFALE (DASSAULT) :- THE ULTIMATE WINNER :- NEW BODYGUARD OF INDIAN BORDERS

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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ It is a Multirole fighter ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Country of Origin:- Made In France ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Parent Company:- Dassault Aviation ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Investment:- Deal with India worth:- 7.8 billion euros ($8.7 billion) for 36 Rafale Units/ Nos. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Time Period:- 4 July 1986 first Flight- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ First Introduced : 18 May 2001 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Which Countries using:- France, Egypt, Quatar, (Will be in INDIA-by 2019) ********************************************************************************

INTRODUCTION:-

******************************************************************************** French twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation. Equipped with a wide range of weapons, the Rafale is intended to perform air supremacy, interdiction, aerial reconnaissance, ground support, in-depth strike, anti-ship strike and nuclear deterrence missions. The Rafale is referred to as an "omnirole" aircraft by Dassault. ******************************************************************************** PRICE OF RAFALE SINGLE UNIT:- ******************************************************************************** Rafale B: €74M (flyaway cost, FY2013) – 562 Crore ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Rafale C: €68.8M (flyaway cost, FY2013) – 527 crore ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Rafale M: €79M (flyaway cost, FY2011) - 608 crore ********************************************************************************

PERFORMANCE/ EFFECTIVENESS WELL TESTED:-

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The Rafale has been used in combat over Afghanistan, Libya, Mali, Iraq and Syria. ********************************************************************************

SPECIFICATION:-

******************************************************************************** The aircraft is available in three main variants: Rafale C single-seat land-based version, Rafale B twin-seat land-based version, and Rafale M single-seat carrier-based version. ********************************************************************************

ADVANTAGE OF FIGHTER AIRCRAFT JET OVER MISSILES

******************************************************************************** India prefers aircraft. They’re technologically simple compared to missiles, can be recalled and are highly visible to an adversary, creating a deterrent effect. That’s good for keeping the peace. ********************************************************************************

DISADVANTAGE OF FIGHTER AIRCRAFT JET OVER MISSILES

******************************************************************************** They are more easily spotted and shot down. ********************************************************************************

ADVANTAGE TO INDIA

******************************************************************************** Rafale planes — specifically designed with nuclear weapons in mind — will give India a modestly more effective strike force Rafale jets will enable the air force to hit targets inside Pakistan from within India. Pakistan currently has only a beyond-visual-range (BVR) missile with 80-km range. Rafale’s radar is able to track up to 40 aircraft and can engage eight of them. ********************************************************************************

FEATURES:-

******************************************************************************** The Rafale is distinct from other European fighters of its era in that it is almost entirely built by one country ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The new multi-role fighter jets, which are capable of carrying nuclear weapons, come with advanced radar and weapons systems that will give India’s air force an edge over China’s air force and Pakistan’s fleet of F-16s, “The Rafale is a much newer plane with much better radar than what the Pakistanis have and what the Chinese have ********************************************************************************

OTHER IMPORTED WEAPONS:-

******************************************************************************** Since 1994, India has bought 290 Sukoi Su-30MKI combat aircraft from Russia ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ INDIA plans to purchase roughly 100 Russian T-50 combat aircraft -- in a deal likely to exceed the Rafale price tag – ******************************************************************************** Six Scorpene submarines from France ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ COMPARISON WITH OTHER FIGHTER AIRCRAFTS:- ******************************************************************************** In every test the omnirole Rafale won it by a distance. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

STRIKE MISIONS:

******************************************************************************** From the strike point of view, the Rafale is the recommended aircraft. Rafale: 7.63 ; Eurofighter: 5.75 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

ESCORT MISSIONS:

******************************************************************************** The Rafale is the only candidate with the best overall effectiveness to fulfil all type of Escort missions ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Rafale: 7.41 ; Eurofighter : 6.54 ********************************************************************************

DEFENSIVE COUNTER AIR:

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The Rafale is the only candidate with the best over all effectiveness to fulfill DCA missions (defensive counter air) Rafale: 7.28 ; Typhoon: 6.49 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

AIR POLICING:

******************************************************************************** The Rafale is still recommended as the preferred candidate of Air Policing missions. Rafale: 6.98 ; Typhoon: 6.48 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

RECONNAISSANCE:

******************************************************************************** In the recce domain,the Rafale has been assessed with the best effectiveness, the Gripen and the Typhoon do not even achieve the minimum capabilities. Rafale: 7.63 ; Eurofighter : 5.43 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

FRANACE ASSISTANCE IN CRITICAL SITUATION:-

******************************************************************************** French who supplied us with spare parts for mirage 2000 on an emergency scale, there by allowing mirage 2000 to boss the sub-continent airspace. ******************************************************************************** IAF is still in love with mirage 2000. ********************************************************************************

REASONS BEHIND PURCHASE:-

******************************************************************************** Rafale can be used as an aircraft carrier-based fighter and has a nuclear strike role like Sukhois whereas Eurofighter’s naval version is still in development stage. Rafale has the advantage of being logistically and operationally similar to Mirage 2000, which the IAF already operates. This would require fewer changes in the existing infrastructure of the IAF, which, in turn, will reduce cost. If India had opted for Eurofighter is totally NEW ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Being 100% French, Rafale provides Dassault a distinct edge over its competitors on the issue of technology transfer. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Rafale with $84.48 million price tag (2009 figures) is cheaper than Eurofighter ($108 million). ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Rafale, a medium multi-role combat aircraft, will easily fill the gap between India’s high-end Sukhois and low-end Tejas aircraft and can protect our borders till the time India’s fifth-generation fighter, being jointly developed with Russia, becomes a reality

PREVIOUS BAD EXPERIENCE BY INDIA WITH OTHER COUNTRIES:

******************************************************************************** AMERICA/ USA:- India has vowed to never buy first string weapons like fighter jets from US, as US has pretty good history of blocking important tech from reaching India. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Germany:- has a law which prohibits the sale of spare parts during war, we may have to ground the Typhoon fleet in such scenario. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ UK deprived us of spare parts for harrier fleet during kargil war, so we don't trust them. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^