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In what would be a huge capability jump, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is increasingly interested in procuring the American F-35 Lightning II for its depleting fighter fleet. ) g7 W/ N7 A" n& m1 j9 l- i6 {6 a' O2 U6 k1 u3 y) ~6 l. |
Business Standard learns the IAF top brass is formally requesting for a classified briefing by the F-35’s prime builder, Lockheed Martin, on the capabilities of the sophisticated, fifth-generation fighter developed under the US Joint Strike Fighter programme. ) R3 @* d7 l5 t; M; T; m; D7 U( t9 V3 ` Y/ e+ T" y! a
The US government has not formally offered the F-35 to India. A classified briefing would require formal clearance from the US Department of Defence (the Pentagon) and the State Department. The grant of such a clearance would be an important first step towards permitting the sale of F-35s to India. 8 K8 i; o/ V2 l" r( V z2 j% {# v: k; L4 s" [6 o
It is learnt the IAF wants to procure 126 of the variant called F-35A 2 T0 O& H$ ^6 t# V& f4 O# E: \....: R" p' G9 ]' b9 P6 G0 Q- c! L
The F-35’s affordability is also attractive for New Delhi. In contrast to the bare-bones price of $115 million for each Rafale fighter (with India-specific enhancements, spares, logistics and weapons all extra), the F-35A cost customers $94.6 million last February. Lockheed Martin says it will reduce the cost to $80 million by 2020.' ?. ?5 f1 `, t% u# w
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Sources close to the Pentagon say India would not be sold the F-35 as long as it is partnering Russia in the FGFA co-development project. That is because Washington would guard against the leakage of F-35 technology into the FGFA. ) r/ u" s' a# A! V 4 w. R0 q& m% P/ P0 G9 tSenior officers say the IAF is not enthused about the FGFA project. They point out the F-35 is further advanced in development and has already entered service with the USAF and six-seven air forces of American allies.- D% p% @ s Y/ l9 R' }
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holycow 发表于 2018-2-19 00:43 _+ P( A" }! B: M& H7 x. H
Business Standard, 15th Feb 18 * X# p) C" j" K' N5 E5 `; } & P$ e5 m5 r9 X- I D) RIn what would be a huge capability jump, the Indian Air Force (IAF) ...
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哈哈，看这出戏能唱多久吧。印度肯定会要求Make in India，至少整合N多印度系统和武器，而美国基本上不可能答应。这个“基本上不可能”，20年后F-35已经进入生产尾声了，还是可能的哈。F-35还有数据主权问题，从ALIS到威胁数据库都是自动与美国联网的。一个是美国是不是愿意印度连近来，另一个是印度是不是愿意被美国“数据吸尘”过去。" K" T& u5 n9 z/ r0 _
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FPGA也是一个因素。; H4 i9 D6 t7 B
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印度要是买到F-35，中国肯定立刻把歼-20部署过去了。到F-35交付印度，怎么的也得5-7年，歼-20的产能应该上去了。
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