Did U.S. President Donald Trump really ‘offer’ the F-35 to India? Could it actually happen? Is the F-35 going to be the answer to India’s urgent fighter aircraft requirements?
Flight|Line: Trump’s F-35 ‘offer’ to India
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Tag: F-16
Romania signs on for F-35 fighters
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Romania has signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance for 32 F-35A aircraft that are expected to cost around $6.4 billion. Romania already operates the Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter and has become the 20th member of the club of F-35 operator countries.
F-35 for India?
The F-35 Lightning II offered a thrilling display of aerobatics at Aero India 2023, but here's why the fifth generation stealth fighter doesn't make sense for India
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The acquisition of the S-400, differing points of view on the war in Ukraine, eye-watering costs, a domestic 5th gen fighter program and never having operated any U.S. fighter aircraft are some of the reasons why India can’t and shouldn’t consider the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.
U.S. clears $23B F-35 sale to Japan
Japan also plans new stealth fighter development program
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Japan has asked for 63 conventional F-35A & 42 F-35B Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing aircraft, and also plans to build its own stealth fighter by 2031.
That Fighter Thing Again
The IAF's new contest for fighters has major problems ahead
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The IAF’s new contest for fighter aircraft is expected to get underway over the next few months. But there remain a number of significant outstanding problems ahead, that could delay or derail the process.
#RafaleScam: The Crucial Date
The date reveals what was known, to whom, and when
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Part III of this analysis examines the implications of the single most interesting data point to emerge from the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. This date has never been mentioned in earlier media reports, and what is almost startlingly significant is not only what transpired on this date, but the fact of the date, itself.
How the MMRCA was killed #RafaleScam
And the Eurofighter was shafted by interpretation of costs
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Part II of this analysis examines how the defence ministry’s Contract Negotiation Committee (CNC) interpreted an inflated cost analysis of the Eurofighter bid and undervalued the cost of the Rafale bid, five times.
#RafaleScam: The CAG’s History
How the game was fixed for the French fighter
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Part I of this three-part analysis is a contextual reading of the February 2019 CAG report and outlines how the IAF’s MMRCA contest was fixed to get the Rafale back into the contest after it was rejected, three times, and how the threats to a Rafale win were removed.
Aero India 2019 begins today
403 exhibitors, 63 aircraft, A330 Neo, AN-132, C-295 and a B-52 to fly in
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The airshow has 403 exhibitors participating in this edition of which 165 are international exhibitors. 63 aircraft will be present at the show, either on static display or for flight demonstrations.
‘We’re happy to meet anyone at altitude’
Lockheed Martin looks forward to an open Indian contest for 110 fighters
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Lockheed Martin’s Vivek Lall welcomed the IAF’s open contest for 110 fighter aircraft and explained why he thinks the F-16 makes a good case for India.
Detailed: Lockheed Martin’s F-16 offer to India
The company has offered the only 'bisexual' F-16 Block 70 for the IAF contest
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Find out exactly what Lockheed Martin is offering for the F-16 Block 70 to India, the only F-16 concept to feature both drogue as well as receptacle refueling, plus Auto GCAS, besides other Indian-spec requirements.
Boeing pitches Indian F/A-18 line with HAL, Mahindra
Boeing has offered the Block III Super Hornet to the Indian Navy & IAF
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Boeing is the third international manufacturer to have announced a partnership with Indian companies for the production of fighter aircraft in India.
How the USAF chief ended up in the LCA
Hint: The Tejas was not his first choice for a ride in an IAF fighter aircraft
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An LCA ride might have turned into something else entirely, had the original request for a demonstration flight been acceded by the Indian Air Force.
U.S. PACOM boss comes out in support of F-35 sale to India
Admiral Harry Harris is the first U.S. official to refer to such a potential sale
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The reference to a sale of the fifth generation F-35 has never been made before by any U.S. government official and represents a shift in their willingness to bring it up for discussion with India.
Why the defence ministry is wrong in its Rafale defence
Ministry fails to explain why it didn't ask for a competitive Eurofighter quote
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The defence ministry has provided a singular and unconvincing defence of why it did not ask for, or entertain, a competing commercial offer for the Eurofighter Typhoon pitched by Airbus.
