According to a report by ITASS on November 6th, on the 4th, the Indian Air Force received the second batch of legal Rafale fighters. This batch of three fighters flew directly from Istres, France to India. French aerial tankers provided the fighters for this batch of fighters. Refueling in the air. Three Rafale fighters arrived in Jamnagar, India on the night of the 4th. Compared with the grand scene when the first batch of fighters were delivered, the delivery ceremony this time looked very simple.
is different from the grand scene of the first delivery. This time it was deserted and chose to arrive at night. The Indian pilots were very embarrassed with a self-deprecating smile. This time, the three fighters arrived at night. Judging from the public photos, not many people greeted them. It seemed that only one official offered condolences to the pilots. The first batch of five Rafale fighters was delivered on July 28. At that time, both the Indian Defense Minister and the French Defense Minister attended the delivery ceremony. Indian Defense Minister Singh said that this fighter aircraft will allow the Indian Air Force to establish air superiority over neighboring countries. Under the hype of the media, India celebrated the whole country. In addition, at that time, India was confronting the major eastern powers in the disputed area. These fighters arrived in a timely manner. India believed that this fighter could change the unfavorable situation and also showed France's support for India.
According to unconfirmed news, the Indian army was very disappointed after the internal simulation found that the gust almost could not survive under the J-20. Dassault’s engineers complained that it is normal to fail to defeat the J-20, and that the two sides are not the same generation fighters. The Indian Air Force has great expectations for the Rafale News, believing that this fighter can compete with the F-20 fighter. The Rafale is a dual-engine medium-sized fighter, using two M88 engines. It is said that the aircraft can maintain supersonic cruises in air-optimized mount mode. The machine has 13 attachment points and powerful attachment capabilities. However, the Rafale is still in the category of the third-generation aircraft, lacking excellent stealth performance, and is essentially different from the fourth-generation aircraft. The J-20 is an excellent stealth fighter with an RCS of about 0.05. If these two fighters are in a confrontation, the Rafale may have been shot down without any discovery.
The Indian media complained that the Indian army's senior management made a lot of money in the process of purchasing Rafale fighters. It is almost an open secret that India’s arms purchases have huge rebates. India purchased 36 Rafale fighters with a total contract value of US$8.8 billion, and the price of a single fighter aircraft reached US$240 million. This price can almost buy three F35 fighters. Recently, Greece has also imported a batch of 18 Rafale fighters with a unit price of around US$80 million. The price of the same equipment in India is three times that of Greece. Only Indians know how much trouble there is. But now India’s arms procurement has formed an interest group, and in a short time, no one seems to have a way to change this situation. The
4th-generation fighters have the advantage of stealth, and they must surpass the 3rd-generation fighters in terms of maneuverability and electronic equipment. Unless there are special circumstances, it is difficult to compete with the 4th-generation fighters. Before the fourth-generation aircraft was in service, the Eastern Powers worked hard to develop anti-stealth radars in response to the threat of stealth fighters, but they were only able to detect stealth fighters. It is impossible for India to use gusts to fight the J-20 fighters. It is impossible for India to preach that people who are capable of fighting the J-20 are either ignorant or know the actual situation, but they can only tell lies for the sake of propaganda.
