Malaysia may purchase Rafale 18 fighters

Aircraft manufacturing company Dassault Aviation (France) is negotiating with the Malaysian government to supply Rafale 18 fighters to the country, the agency reports RNS message of the CEO of the company Eric Trapier.

The cost of the possible transaction was not disclosed, however, according to experts, it may exceed 2 billion dollars.

Trapier said in an interview with the Sud-Oues newspaper that this contract is likely to be concluded in 2018. He will be the fourth to supply Rafale aircraft outside France.

According to the CEO, Dassault had previously agreed to supply 36 fighter planes to India, 24's to Qatar and 24's to Egypt.

He also said that company representatives are currently negotiating with the Indian side on a new contract for aircraft. Trapier stressed that the country's needs for aircraft are “huge” - only the fleet Today, 57 fighters are needed.

Comments

[Mountain shooter]

Bear I already killed? Or is he still wandering? And the skin is already being shared!

[cost]

She is Malaysia - she can buy, or maybe not

[bouncyhunter]

Dim, hi! To write with a pitchfork on water - not to carry bags of cement. Let the French trumpet less, but it looks like banal advertising.

[supertiger21]

I think it’s too early to talk about the purchase of Rafaley by Malaysians. For the Indians also bought somewhere from the 101st attempt ... I’m not that they make a bad choice, NO, Rafal is a great car. But do not try to disperse the smoke until you see fire ...

[bouncyhunter]

Actually, I was talking about this.

[Aaron Zawi]

Quote: Rich

She is Malaysia - she can buy, or maybe not

Took off the tongue. In general, before the conclusion of the contract, there is not even so until the execution of the contract all these statements are not worth a damn.

[iouris]

He will buy, moreover, for the money earned from the sale of palm oil in the Russian Federation.

[yuriy55]

Quote: Mountain Shooter

Bear I already killed? Or is he still wandering? And the skin is already being shared!

Are you out of your mind? Who is it? He is ...
I broke my whole head right, why are our "drying" worse? Why don't they take them?

[mitrich]

But what about our drying? Malaysians exploit them. And sort of successful. What for this motley, patchwork compote, only gimmoroy with accessories and repair.

[Walanin]

The drying is heavy, the rafals are light, and they are able to do at least the very same work, if not more.
At a minimum, this is a saving.

[supertiger21]

Quote: Walanin

Drying is heavy, rafals are light,

Everything is right here.

Quote: Walanin

and they are able to do at least the very same work, if not more

And here it is not necessary. There is no "same" here. The Su-27 family are fighters for long-range interception and air supremacy far from the front line. And Rafal is a lightweight fighter-bomber for the Navy and the Air Force. He has a smaller combat radius than Drying, but is more versatile, working better "on the ground." I think the Malaysians want to make a combination of fighters, like the Americans: for long-range interception and destruction of air targets F-15C, and on the front line multi-purpose F-16. Only instead of the 15th Drying, and instead of the 16th Rafal.

Quote: Walanin

At a minimum, this is a saving.

It is truth too. Light fighters are often used when heavy fighters are redundant.

[Walanin]

Light is not light, and drags weapons as much as heavy. And the combat radius for Malaysia is not so important, especially since it is far from the smallest in Raphael. 1600 km for drying against 1300 for Raphael. The choice for a small country, I think, is obvious, as you rightly noted in favor of universality and cheapness.

[supertiger21]

Quote: Walanin

Light is not light, and drags weapons as much as heavy.

Nobody argues, 9000 tons of solid load for a light fighter.

Quote: Walanin

And the combat radius for Malaysia is not so important, especially since it is far from the smallest in Raphael. 1600 km for drying against 1300 for Raphael.

Nevertheless, in service with Malaysia about 20 Su-30s.

Quote: Walanin

The choice for a small country, I think, is obvious, as you rightly noted in favor of universality and cheapness.

You still do not understand why I am all this. I mean, Rafal is purchased, not as a replacement, but as an addition to existing aircraft, i.e. to Sushki and Hornets. They will replace only the old F-5s, which are also light fighters.

[Walanin]

Yes, I completely agree with you. To write off the drying early)

[Atlant-1164]

not clear asians. they like to make compotes from their armies .. little by little .. but from everyone. !! There is no work to optimize flight and ground personnel.

[Cxnumx]

Atlant-1164, and you put yourself in their place and the questions will disappear immediately. why do they have to bind to one single supplier? he does not offer absolutely superior systems in everything. and you can bargain calmly, and choose based on your needs, and not from the supplier’s product line. they have all the norms, Asians are of course peculiar, but not at all stupid.

[Mavrikiy]

Well, "he who wants, he can."
On the other hand .... "That would be such a piece of bread (hippopotamus) to pull the medka (bear)." France really wants to jump into second place in arms supplies. But, however, a place is taken.

[Bradypodidae]

The fact that the French bargained for their “Rafals” was not their merit, but ours (Russia )’s flaw. With Qatar and Egypt, it’s clear, but the Indians were slapped. It was necessary, like the French, to promise everything and a lot, or like the Americans, stupidly to build a plant for them MiG-35 release. And so, just the loss of the market and no one has a lower back for it.

[nik13]

Quote: Bradypodidae

The fact that the French bargained for their “Rafals” was not their merit, but ours (Russia )’s flaw. With Qatar and Egypt, it’s clear, but the Indians were slapped. It was necessary, like the French, to promise everything and a lot, or like the Americans, stupidly to build a plant for them MiG-35 release. And so, just the loss of the market and no one has a lower back for it.

Recently their representatives came to us for a moment, just nobody shouts about it

[Atlant-1164]

Quote: K0

Atlant-1164, and you put yourself in their place and the questions will disappear immediately

put .. questions are still added.))

[Olegovi4]

I can not understand. not the richest country “breeds” a zerin of terribly expensive devices. how will their supply service handle it? and if war?