NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will probably not receive its first Rafale for two to two and a half and sensitive issues, such as the prices remain Planning, said the Indian Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar.
The Minister was speaking Saturday at the day after the announcement of an agreement on the sale of 36 Rafale “ready to fly” by Dassault Aviation to India, on the occasion of an official visit to France the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.
The terms and conditions of the contract, an estimated four billion euros, still to be defined , said the minister. The French presidency announced Friday that the French defense minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, quickly make India for this purpose.
“It may take two to two and a half years before receive the first aircraft, “said Manohar Parrikar to the press in New Delhi. “‘Ready to Fly’, it means that it is not for tomorrow, we must design the plane to the needs of India, and also, it is necessary to determine the price,” he continued.
The agreement on the sale of the 36 Rafale is separated into exclusive negotiations started three years ago for the delivery of 126 Rafale in New Delhi, of which 108 are to be manufactured in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL ), which makes the complicated negotiations, does one French source said on Friday.
(Rajesh Kumar Singh, Eric Faye for the French service)
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