France and India have signed an agreement to buy 36 Rafale as soon as possible, two squadrons. This announcement was made at the Elysee by the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in the presence of President Francois Hollande. Trading on the sale of 126 Rafale provided in the MMRCA contract will continue. When Narendra Modi arrived in France, the Indian newspaper The Hindustan Times already said that New Delhi was considering “seriously buying up to 40 Rafale” because of “ operational requirements” .
“I have asked President (Francois Hollande) supply 36 Rafale ready to fly to India,” said Narendra Modi at a joint press conference with the head of the French state. The Prime Minister, speaking in Hindi, said that the terms and conditions of the contract were not finalized. “Our officials will discuss these issues in more detail and continue negotiations,” he said, according to the translation of his speech.
Specifically, New Delhi and Dassault Aviation will duty in the coming months to finalize the financial and legal contract negotiation. In this context, the Minister of Defence, Jean-Yves Le Drian, quickly visit India for this purpose, said Francois Hollande. Dassault Aviation, which provides the Indian Air Force for over sixty years, “is honored by the continued confidence of the Indian government and welcomes its intention to complete a purchase of 36 Rafale to conditions that will quickly satisfy security needs of India “, the aircraft manufacturer said in a statement on Friday.
This is an incredible flashback. In February 2007, Dassault Aviation, who did not believe in the tender for 126 combat aircraft, had given the sidelines of the Aero India exhibition in Bangalore, the Indian Ministry of Defense an unsolicited offer for the sale OTC 40 Rafale. Eight years later, the story seems to stutter. Francois Hollande told a few hours of his meeting with Elisha with Indian Prime Minister hoped that “forward” on the back of the sale of Rafale fighter jets to India then that Narendra Modi said that France and India “should be able to move forward on mutually acceptable bases” , on the occasion of his visit to France.
This agreement is separated into exclusive negotiations started three years ago for the delivery of 126 Rafale in New Delhi, of which 108 were to be manufactured in India. Negotiations have been ongoing for more than three years to overcome differences relating inter alia to the price and responsibility on the devices. The French aircraft had been preferred to the Eurofighter Typhoon of the European consortium. The highly technical negotiations with a massive transfer of technologies still last. Paris and New Delhi have also agreed on the continuation of work on technology transfer in India.
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