Well, 57 of the IAF's Jaguars are pretty young..they were progressively delivered from 2005 onwards. So they have plenty of life left in them, if they were to be re-engined and could easily go on till 2035 at least. However, the cost vs capability benefit is what is now driving the IAF to re-think the logic behind retaining the older Jaguars (those that were delivered in the late 1980s and early 1990s) much longer versus buying more Su-30s that could continue to be delivered by HAL Nasik's existing Su-30 assembly line.
Cost vs capability indeed. Lots of money wasted on an over-ambitious re-engining selected in a "competition" rigged so only one contender could win, & therefore felt it had the IAF & MoD over a barrel, when a low-risk upgrade of the existing engines was on offer. Ten years later, the re-engining has cost money & gone nowhere, & some of the aircraft originally scheduled for it have aged too much to be worth upgrading. Result? Lots of cost & no added capability.
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By: BlackArcher
- 10th September 2019 at 21:44Permalink
More window shopping by Malaysia. They haven't got money to replace their MiG-29s and now looking at replacing the Su-30MKM.
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By: BlackArcher - 23rd August 2019 at 22:22 Permalink
Israeli Air Force lifts veil on Aggressor squadron
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By: TomcatViP - 24th August 2019 at 18:57 Permalink - Edited 24th August 2019 at 19:25
The beast is alive:
Viva Kelly!
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By: XB-70 - 3rd September 2019 at 20:13 Permalink
A few days old...Typhoon is out of Canada's FFCP.
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2019-08-31/typhoon-pulled-canada-competition
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By: BlackArcher - 3rd September 2019 at 22:38 Permalink
Russia unveils export version of Su-57
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Indian Air Force receives 11th C-17 transport
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MAKS- Putin courts Erdogan but Su-57 deal elusive
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By: BlackArcher - 6th September 2019 at 21:17 Permalink
India to go ahead with $3.1 billion deal for 10 P-8I Neptune
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By: swerve - 7th September 2019 at 23:41 Permalink
Cost vs capability indeed. Lots of money wasted on an over-ambitious re-engining selected in a "competition" rigged so only one contender could win, & therefore felt it had the IAF & MoD over a barrel, when a low-risk upgrade of the existing engines was on offer. Ten years later, the re-engining has cost money & gone nowhere, & some of the aircraft originally scheduled for it have aged too much to be worth upgrading. Result? Lots of cost & no added capability.
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By: BlackArcher - 10th September 2019 at 21:44 Permalink
More window shopping by Malaysia. They haven't got money to replace their MiG-29s and now looking at replacing the Su-30MKM.
Kuala Lumpur studying possible Su-30MKM replacement
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By: BlackArcher - 10th September 2019 at 21:46 Permalink
Dassault sees strong Rafale deliveries in first half
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By: BlackArcher - 10th September 2019 at 21:51 Permalink
Brazilian Air Force receives first Embraer KC-390
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By: BlackArcher - 11th September 2019 at 19:12 Permalink
Algeria orders additional Su-30MKA and MiG-29M/M2 fighters
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India to receive its first Rafale fighter in France on October 8
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Saab hands over first production Gripen E fighter to Brazil
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By: BlackArcher - 11th September 2019 at 19:26 Permalink - Edited 11th September 2019 at 19:27
New Italian Govt faces urgent decision on F-35 order
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By: BlackArcher - 12th September 2019 at 19:46 Permalink
Indian Air Force receives second indigenous Netra AEW&C system
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An-178 lands first export order
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By: BlackArcher - 12th September 2019 at 23:34 Permalink
DSEI-2019- Italy joins Tempest team
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By: Nils - 13th September 2019 at 07:53 Permalink
First Airbus A400M for Belgium spotted outside.
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By: djcross - 13th September 2019 at 13:39 Permalink
Air Force Restricts KC-46 From Carrying Cargo And Personnel