India is not rich. Why do you want to buy a French rafale fighter that is three times more expensive than the American F35?

India is a small country, and its materials are not very rich. The fifth generation machine developed by their country itself will not succeed. In 20 16, India and France finally signed a contract to buy 36 gusts, totaling 8.8 billion US dollars, and the unit price of each gust from France to India reached 244 million US dollars. This not only set the highest price of Indian military fighters, but also set a world record for the price of imported fighters. India has always been interested in rafale fighter of Dassault. India plans to buy 126 rafale fighter, worth13.4 billion euros.

Although the gust is a three-and-a-half-generation fighter, it is infinitely connected to four generations of aircraft. The so-called 4s performance of the fourth-generation aircraft, in fact, gust fighters can already reach three of them, such as super-maneuvering, super-cruising and high-level information capabilities. These rafale fighter have basically been achieved, especially their ability to track dozens of targets on the battlefield at the same time is even more valuable. Perhaps the biggest disadvantage of gust is that it has no built-in magazine, which makes it have to mount all missiles and ammunition outside.

The output of F35 fighter is guaranteed enough to share the high development cost, and it is reasonable for the price to drop all the way. "Gust" has no advantage in production, so the development cost of up to $32.4 billion should be shared equally on each frame. If the output is not high, the price will naturally be high. Moreover, French weapons are not cheap, and the cost of gust fighters has reached more than 60 million euros.

In the west, France is relatively independent and doesn't care much about American views. The military industry system is self-contained and the quality of things is good. India also had a pleasant experience of introducing Mirage 2000. In addition to strong performance, the key is to drop several planes after installation. It is the fighter with the lowest accident rate in India and is widely welcomed by all levels of the Indian Air Force.