Tag: Sukhoi-35

F-15 offer could disrupt Indian fighter contest
But only if the Indian Air Force is ready to buy American

by Saurabh Joshi • March 3, 2020

The F-15EX is neither a ‘navy fighter’ nor a renamed F-16 and the IAF is curious about it. That’s why the Rafale might finally have a formidable challenger, if India can get past the fact that it’s American.

by Saurabh Joshi • June 17, 2019

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.

by Saurabh Joshi • October 18, 2018

Even after two decades since the acquisition case, the Very Short Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) search has seen a system absent from trials and failing trials, being passed as technically compliant and ending up as, apparently, the cheapest. Also problematic is the difficulty its purchase could pose by provoking U.S. sanctions under their CAATSA.

Tag: Sukhoi-35

F-15 offer could disrupt Indian fighter contest
But only if the Indian Air Force is ready to buy American

by Saurabh Joshi • March 3, 2020

That Fighter Thing Again
The IAF's new contest for fighters has major problems ahead

by Saurabh Joshi • June 17, 2019

India’s VSHORAD program off flight path
Defence ministry faces problematic result after 20 years of shopping around

by Saurabh Joshi • October 18, 2018