The tech referred to here isn't rocket science, SlowMan.   You're talking about stuff that has been around since the 1950s. Lockheed Martin doesn't even produce carrier-capable fighters, and in fact never has; the only thing Lockheed ever produced in the last 40 years that flies from carriers is the S-3.  The US Navy has always bought either McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) or Grumman (now Northrop-Grumman).

 

So it makes no sense that the Indians were consulting LM for a carrier aircraft.  It does make sense in another light, however: LM was contracted back in the late 90s for help in designing the Tejas' flight control systems, since Hindustan had never built a FBW aircraft before.  The contract was terminated back in 1998 when India started testing nukes. LM came back in 2006 as a possible partner in developing the Tejas, but most of the info I've seen says they were mainly there to promote the F-16.  More than likely, the tech involved was something a lot more classified than turning the Tejas into a naval fighter.  Hell, I  could advise them how to do that.

 

Boeing, however, is still very much in the mix for India--namely the P-8 Poseidon program to replace India's Il-38s.  So I don't think the Indians are stupid enough to throw out the baby with the bathwater.

considering how stuffed their IL-38's are and how stuffed Sea Dragon is then the Indians are not that keen on staying with the extant platform.  The P8 gives them full Indian Ocean coverage on all 4 bases with overlap.

Well, Rafale's chances are down too.

 

India's planning to increase MRCA orders because Dassault refused to cut prices on upgrade of 51 Mirage2000s and need replacement for Mirage2000s in addition to Mig-21s. < link >

 

Typhoon

Gripen NG

Mig-35

@ MK

 

It will.

Why is the Super Hornet out?  India was torqued at Lockheed Martin, and then over the Naval LCA project.  There would be no reason for them to be angry with Boeing, and really little reason to be upset with LM, since the F-16 has nothing to do with LCA.

 

What was the upgrade on the Mirage 2000?  Were they going for the -9 upgrade?

@ slowman > Made in USA and subject to US State Department's tech transfer approval, which just snubbed India.


ROFL.  gee, why don't you name the three US technologies that India has been granted preview access to which are  far higher technology suites than anything on the export version of the Shornet offered to India?  

How about explaining what ITARS tech you think is on the Shornet thats been denied to India in light of the tech issues offered in the other 3 technology sets?

Guess which american company just signed an MOU in India?

For a country thats been 'snubbed", they've just been granted review of tech that sth korea hasn't even seen....

you really should stop making things up, its a tad unseemly.

Indian Airforce is recommanding EJ200 for Tejas Mk 2 < link >

 

If EJ200 wins Tejas engine competition, then Typhoon's MRCA bid gets wind in its sail because of engine commonality.