Ayush Agarwal 109 days ago

I think FA-18 Super Hornet is the best bet for IAF.It has E&F variant which can fit in the requirements of IAF.Even if it doesn't carry as good missiles as the current favourite for IAF 'Rafale' Carries but still they are good enough and who knows may be India can use their own missiles like astra air to air missile and brahmos which are unarguably one of the best in the world. FA-18 Super Hornet with it's full package will not be as costly as rafale.So it can do one thing which rafale can't....perfectly fit in MMRCA budget.May be if India would show its interest in buying rafale it would be difficult to buy 110 jets at once and India would need to scrap the MMRCA once again to buy rafale so dassault will also wouldn't show its interest in tot.Also India has already placed an order for 36 rafale.So India should now look upto other MMRCA as well because we shouldn't have dependency only on one country in terms of 4 generation aircrafts.Also it can provide its naval variant,opening a door for close relations between U.S.A and India and also a new production facility for FA-18 Super Hornet with an idea that it can be used in HAL AMCA program.It is really a value for money in long run.