SoD Seeking Multi-Purpose Fighter Aircraft

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Secretaría De La Defensa Nacional
(SEDENA)​

The Secretary of Defence of Mexico is seeking a Multi-Purpose Fighter Aircraft for the Mexican Air Force and Mexican Navy. The Secretary of Defence would like to purchase two different types of aircraft.

Role Requirements:

• Air superiority fighter
• Interceptor
• Reconnaissance fighter
• Strategic fighter
• Fighter-bomber

Necessities:

• Must be a Gen 4 Aircraft or better
• Must be outfitted with up-to-date radar and surveillance equipment
• Must be able to outfit Air-to-Air Missiles and Air-to-Surface Missiles
  • (For Navy) Air-to-Ship Missiles
• Jet Engine(s)
• Must be able to achieve Mach 1.5 at minimum

 

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To: Gerado Clemente Vega, Secretary of Defence, United Mexican States.

My name is Chappell Cousteau. I am head of Customer Service here at DCI Défense Conseil International. Your request for multiple pieces of Multi-Purpose Fighter Aircraft was received by my office earlier today. I have put together a presentation outlining the various products we offer here at DCI. We can handle a large volume of orders and can have them delivered to you anywhere in the world. Maintenance licenses can be purchased for $25,000,000.00 per variant ordered and last two years. Without further ado, on to the Aircraft.

Dassault Rafale​

The Dassault Rafale is a French twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation. Equipped with a wide range of weapons, the Rafale is intended to perform air supremacy, interdiction, aerial reconnaissance, ground support, in-depth strike, anti-ship strike and nuclear deterrence missions. The Rafale is referred to as an "omnirole" aircraft by Dassault. It has both one Seater and two seater variants. There is also a carrier borne variant.​

General Characteristics

Crew: 1 or 2
Length: 15.27 m (50 ft 1 in)
Wingspan: 10.90 m (35 ft 9 in)
Height: 5.34 m (17 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 45.7 m2 (492 sq ft)
Empty weight: 10,300 kg (22,708 lb) (B)

9,850 kilograms (21,720 lb) (C)​

10,600 kilograms (23,400 lb) (M)​

Gross weight: 15,000 kg (33,069 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 24,500 kg (54,013 lb)
Fuel capacity: 4,700 kg (10,362 lb) internal for single-seater (C); 4,400 kg (9,700 lb) for two-seater (B)
Maximum fuel: (C): 16,550 l (4,370 US gal; 3,640 imp gal) (5,750 l (1,520 US gal; 1,260 imp gal) internal + 2,300 l (610 US gal; 510 imp gal) in 2x conformal tanks + 8,500 l (2,200 US gal; 1,900 imp gal) in 5 drop tanks)
Powerplant: 2 × Snecma M88-4e turbofans, 50.04 kN (11,250 lbf) thrust each dry, 75 kN (17,000 lbf) with afterburner.

Performance

Maximum speed: 1,912 km/h (1,188 mph, 1,032 kn) / Mach 1.8 at high altitude

1,390 km/h, 860 mph, 750 kn / Mach 1.1 at low altitude​

Supercruise: Mach 1.4
Combat range: 1,850 km (1,150 mi, 1,000 nmi) on penetration mission with three tanks (5,700 L combined), two SCALP-EG and two MICA AAMs.
Ferry range: 3,700 km (2,300 mi, 2,000 nmi) with 3 drop tanks
Service ceiling: 15,835 m (51,952 ft)
G Limits: +9 −3.6 (+11 in emergencies)
Rate of climb: 304.8 m/s (60,000 ft/min)
Wing loading: 328 kg/m2 (67 lb/sq ft)
Thrust/weight: 0.988 (100% fuel, 2 EM A2A missile, 2 IR A2A missile) version B

Armament

Guns: 1× 30 mm (1.2 in) GIAT 30/M791 autocannon with 125 rounds
Hardpoints: 14 for Air Force versions (Rafale B/C), 13 for Navy version (Rafale M) with a capacity of 9,500 kg (20,900 lb) external fuel and ordnance, with provisions to carry combinations of:

Missiles:
Air-to-air:
MBDA MICA EM and IR; MICA-EM and MICA-IR both used for short-range and also for medium-range BVR combat
MBDA Meteor
Magic II

Air-to-ground:
MBDA Apache
MBDA Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG
AASM-Hammer (SBU-38/54/64)
GBU-12 Paveway II, GBU-16 Paveway II, GBU-22 Paveway III, GBU-24 Paveway III, GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II
AS-30L
Mark 82

Air-to-surface:
MBDA AM 39-Exocet air-launched anti-ship missile (one AM 39-Exocet at the central under-fuselage hardpoint)

Nuclear Deterrence:
ASMP-A nuclear missile

Other:
Thales Damocles targeting pod
Thales AREOS (Airborne Recce Observation System) reconnaissance pod
Thales TALIOS multi-function targeting pod
Up to 5 drop tanks
Buddy-buddy refuelling pod

Avionics

Thales RBE2-AA AESA radar
Thales SPECTRA Electronic Warfare system.
Thales/SAGEM-OSF Optronique Secteur Frontal infra-red search and track (IRST) system

Price per unit:
Dassault Rafale B F3-R: $121,436,775.00
Dassault Rafale C F3-R: $112,901,832.00
Dassault Rafale M F3-R: $129,640,185.00

Dassault Mirage 2000

The Dassault Mirage 2000 is a French multirole, single-engine, fourth-generation jet fighter manufactured by Dassault Aviation.


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General Characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 14.36 m (47 ft 1 in)
Wingspan: 9.13 m (29 ft 11 in)
Height: 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
Wing area: 41 m2 (440 sq ft)
Empty weight: 7,500 kg (16,535 lb)
Gross weight: 13,800 kg (30,424 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 17,000 kg (37,479 lb)
Fuel capacity: 3,950 l internal / 8,000 l maximal
Powerplant: 1 × SNECMA M53-P2 afterburning turbofan engine, 64.3 kN (14,500 lbf) thrust dry, 95.1 kN (21,400 lbf) with afterburner.

Performance

Maximum speed: 2,336 km/h (1,452 mph, 1,261 kn) / M2.2 at high altitude
1,110 km/h (690 mph; 600 kn) at sea level
Range: 1,550 km (960 mi, 840 nmi)
Ferry range: 3,335 km (2,072 mi, 1,801 nmi) with auxiliary fuel
Service ceiling: 17,060 m (55,970 ft)
Rate of climb: 285 m/s (56,100 ft/min)
Wing loading: 337 kg/m2 (69 lb/sq ft)
Thrust/weight: 0.7

Armament

Guns: 2× 30 mm (1.2 in) DEFA 554 revolver cannon, 125 rounds per gun
Hardpoints: 9 total (4× under-wing, 5× under-fuselage) with a capacity of 6,300 kg (13,900 lb) external fuel and ordnance
Rockets: Matra 68 mm unguided rocket pods, 18 rockets per pod
Missiles: ** Air-to-air missiles:
6× MBDA MICA IR/RF (Mirage 2000-5, Mirage 2000-9, Mirage 2000 I)
2× Matra R550 Magic-II and 2× Matra Super 530D (Mirage 2000 C)

Air-to-surface missiles:
2× AM.39 Exocet (Mirage 2000 EG, Mirage 2000-5 Mk2)

Bombs: (Unguided):
Mk.82

Guided:
PGM 500 and PGM 2000 modular guided bombs (Mirage 2000-9)
2× AS-30L laser-guided missile (Mirage 2000 D)
2× GBU-12 laser-guided bombs (Mirage 2000 D, Mirage 2000 C & Mirage 2000 N with external laser designation)
1× GBU-16 laser-guided bomb (Mirage 2000 D, Mirage 2000 C & Mirage 2000 N with external laser designation)
1× GBU-24 laser-guided bomb (Mirage 2000 D, Mirage 2000 C & Mirage 2000 N with external laser designation)
2× GBU-49 laser-guided bombs (Mirage 2000 D)
1x Spice 2000 (Mirage 2000 N)

Avionics
Thomson-CSF RDY (Radar Doppler Multi-target) radar (Mirage 2000-5)

Variants:

Mirage 2000C: Upgrades include the addition of the Non-Cooperative Target Recognition (NCTR) mode to the RDI Radar to allow identification of airborne targets not responding on identification friend or foe (IFF), and the ability to carry air-to-ground stores such as rocket pods, iron bombs and cluster bombs. Some variants, especially those equipped with the RDM radar (mainly used in export models) have the capability to use the Exocet anti-ship missile.

Mirage 2000N:The Mirage 2000N is the nuclear strike variant which was intended to carry the Air-Sol Moyenne Portée nuclear stand-off missile.

Mirage 2000D: The Mirage 2000D is a dedicated conventional attack variant developed from the Mirage 2000N.

Dassault Mirage 2000-5F: First major upgrade over the Mirage 2000C. Replaces most cockpit displays with several large multi-function displays, and upgrading the stores-to-aircraft interface for the use of targeting pods and a wide variety of guided air-to-ground weapons, as well as a radar upgrade to provide guidance information for MICA missiles.

Dassault Mirage 2000-5 Mark 2: Dassault further improved the Mirage 2000-5, creating the Mirage 2000-5 Mark 2. This is the most Advanced variant of the Mirage 2000 available.


Price per Unit.
Dassault Mirage 2000 C: $46,019,554.65
Dassault Mirage 2000 N: $55,460,999.82
Dassault Mirage 2000 D: $55,460,999.82
Dassault Mirage 2000-5F: $49,874,999.85
Dassault Mirage 2000-5 Mark 2: $74,055,256.53

Please let me know if you require any additional information regarding any of the aircraft listed. I have only listed the fourth Generation Aircraft in this document, but if you would like to have older generations of Aircraft from DCI available, I would be happy to put together a presentation for those as well. I hope to do business with you soon.

Bonne journée!

Chappell Cousteau
Head of Customer Service
DCI Défense Conseil International

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[Vaka]

Drivindeath

 

[Alex]

Ministry of Defense
Multi-Role Aircraft
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Mikoyan MiG-25PD Interceptor & Reconnaissance Aircraft Type: Interceptor & Recon​ Length: 23.82m Wing Span: 14.02m Height: 6.1m Weight (Maximum Take Off): 36.7-41t Crew: 1 Engines: 2x MNPK 'Soyuz' R-15BD-300 Turbojets Traction: 2x 86.3/109.83 kN Maximum Speed: 3,000km/h Service Ceiling: 23km (23,000 feet) Range: 1,250-1,730km Endurance: 2 hours 5 minutes Armament Missiles: 2 x R-40R / R-40RD radar-guided and 2 x R-40T / R-40TD IR-guided air-to-air missiles, plus 2 x R-23R/T or 2 x R-24R/T or 4 x R-60/60M air-to-air missiles. Price /unit: 28,793,276.70$​

Sukhoi Su-30K Multi-Role Fighter Type: Multi-Role​ Length: 21.9m Wing Span: 14.7m Height: 17.7m Weight (Maximum Take Off): 34.5t Crew: 2 Engines: 2x Saturn AL-31F Turbofans Traction: 2x 74.5/ 123kN Maximum Speed: 2,120km/h Service Ceiling: 17.3km (17,300 feet) Range: 3,000km Armament Canon: 1x 30mm Cannon (150 rounds) Missiles: R-27ER, R-27ET, R-73E, R-77 air-to-air missiles; Kh-31P, Kh-31A,Kh-29T, Kh-29L, Kh-59ME air-to-surface missiles. Bombs: KAB-500KR, KAB-1500KR laser-guided bombs, FAB-500T, OFAB-250-270 free-fall bombs, cluster bombs Price /unit: 28,897,300.80$​

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Mr. Chappell Cousteau Vaka

Thank you for responding to our ad. As you know the Mexican government is looking to purchase 2 types of fighter aircraft. One for the Air Force and one for the Navy. These contracts were issued some time ago, however the money is still in the budget to fulfill this contract. With that being said, I have decided to choose one of your two aircraft types. I would like different models for different squadrons. While I am not a liberty to say who got the other bid, I would like to say that the wide selection of French aircraft was very impressive. If you would like to take on our Air Forces contract, there is an allocated fund of $1.6 US dollars. From the aircraft selection we have decided to go with the Dassault Mirage 2000. These models will include:

• x4 Dassault Mirage 2000N - $221,843,999.28
• x4 Dassault Mirage 2000D - $221,843,999.28
• x12 Dassault Mirage 2000-5F - $598,499,998.20
• x4 Dassault Mirage 2000-5F Mark 2 - $296,221,026.12
• x2 Dassault Rafale C F3-R - $225,803,664.00

Thank you again for your offer. I hope to do further business with you.

Best Regards,
Gerado Vega
Secretary of Defence

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Mr. Igor Sergeyev Alex

Thank you for submitting an offer to our ad. This contract is now a few months old, however the funds are still available. Another applicant has received a portion of the contract, however I would like to go with Russian aircraft for the Mexican Navy. I have allocated $635,787,313.12 for this contract. I have 2 available offers, either will fit the needs of the Mexican Navy. 1 list will include the submitted aircraft. The other list would ask for the submitted aircraft in a lesser quantity but with eligible upgrades in the future.

List 1:

• x8 Mikoyan MiG-25PD Interceptor & Reconnaissance Aircraft - $230,346,213.60
• x14 Sukhoi Su-30K Multi-Role Fighter - $404,526,211.20

List 2:

• x8 Mikoyan MiG-25PD Interceptor & Reconnaissance Aircraft - $230,346,213.60
• x8 Sukhoi Su-30K Multi-Role Fighter - $231,178,406.40
• $174,262,693.12 in available funds for updates and upgrades to the aircraft. (Funds would be submitted in full for upgrades.) *More funds may be available for desirable upgrades*

Thank you again for your offer. I look forward to doing further business with you.

Best Regards,
Gerado Vega
Secretary of Defence

 

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To: Gerado Vega, Secretary of Defence, United Mexican States. Drivindeath

We are ecstatic that you have decided to purchase aircraft from DCI. Your total cost comes to $1,564,212,686.88. Our production facilities are prepared to begin work on your order the moment that payment is received. Once production begins, I will notify you via email with the estimated time of arrival for your brand new aircraft. If you require maintenance licenses, they are available for $25,000,000.00 per variant. Please list where you would like the aircraft delivered in the funds transfer. If you have any other items that your government might be interested in please do not hesitate to send me an email and I will put together a presentation and price for you. I look forward to doing more business with the United Mexican States.

(OOC: Please tag me in the transfer because I am daft and will miss it.)​

Bonne journée!

Chappell Cousteau
Head of Customer Service
DCI Défense Conseil International

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[Drivindeath]

Mr. Chappell Cousteau,

I have submitted the funds. While production licenses does sound appealing it is sadly not in our budget to purchase them. I have submitted the necessary funds and will submit the transfer in this message. I thank you again for accepting this contract. I look forward to doing business with you in the future. Mexico will always have a need for military equipment and France has always been one of our top suppliers. Thank you for your time and business.

Transfer of Funds

Wired Funds

Best Regards,
Gerado Vega
Secretary of Defence

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[Drivindeath]

Alex

 

[Alex]

Rosoboronexport would privately notify the Mexican government that it would accept the first offer proposed by the Mexican Navy. Upon the transfer of 634,872,424.80$, the 22 aircraft would begin production.

Drivindeath

 

[Drivindeath]

Funds would be sent to Russia

I have submitted the funds. We thank you for your consideration and production of these aircraft. We look forward to doing business with you in the future.

Best Regards,
Gerado Vega
Secretary of Defense

Alex