Flanker and Rafale recovery

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Indian SU-30MKI's and French Rafales recovering after the first day of Red Flag 08-4. Callsign for the 1st batch of flankers were 'Sword', Rafales 'Rocket', and the last flankers were 'Raider'.

Channel: Autos & Vehicles
Uploaded: August 12, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Author: 8081rt

Length: 00:04:49
Rating: 4.67
Views: 6784

Tags: Nellis AFB Las Vegas NV KLSV Red Flag 08-4 SU-30MKI SU-30 Flanker Rafale IAF French Air Force Inidan Land RTB Exercise

Video Comments:
padilharocks762 (November 2, 2008 at 9:55 am)
Well Brazil is about to choose rafale instead of sukhoi or f-18, heard USA wanted to pre-sell some f-35 to our poor neighborhood down here, but as our gov. wants some tech sharing...no way, maybe if we make it fly on ethanol hahahah. But to Brazil the gripen can still be a choice if it could have more range, cos it can land in a country side dust road.
mariusrodrigo (October 19, 2008 at 7:57 pm)
Ahaha big joooke
The French Rafales humiliated the F-14, The F-15E (Korea), the F-16 (Luke air base), and the F-18 super hornet during several exercises with US navy.
And they have never flown against F-22, and the F-35 is not even in service...
So stop dreamin boy all the F-teens are now outdated and like it or not but the Rafale is by faar superior.
pinx82 (October 19, 2008 at 11:32 pm)
Sure they are Pierre thats why everybody who evaluated them choose either the F-16,F-18 or even the Gripen.
mariusrodrigo (October 24, 2008 at 6:36 pm)
Rafale always was 2nd or 1st in all technical and operational evaluations.
And It has always been better ranked than all the American fighter.

But there is politics, and corruption...
EarlMcCrackin (October 24, 2008 at 7:52 am)
If I were in the French AF and it couldn't beat the teens I'd be pretty dissapointed!
mariusrodrigo (October 24, 2008 at 6:37 pm)
Yes but there is not this probleme since the Rafale easily outflies all the F-teens.
YTvb (October 13, 2008 at 11:46 am)
2 Qs:
1) How did the IAF do?
2) So which fighter jet did the IAF finally decide (126 Fighter jets)?
snat85 (October 17, 2008 at 4:31 am)
no official results r out...india will choose the figher only by next year...
YTvb (October 17, 2008 at 6:48 am)
oh ok...thanks for the update...

Follow up Q:
Does anyone know which is the best fighter jet amongst the contenders
8081rt (October 3, 2008 at 12:11 am)
No radars were used from the SU-30's but all players were allowed to use flares. I actually saw the SU-30's use them when we were camping. Each player has a pod on its wing, not sure of its name, but sends back info of everything the aircraft is doing to the AWACS , including if its been shot down or not, then AWACS will call em dead or not.