This ultimately will not be 60, as he lent the intent, but 36 Rafale India decided to order Dassault Aviation Friday, April 10. “I have asked President (Francois Hollande) supply 36 Rafale ready to fly to India,” has announced the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Mori the first day of an official visit to France . The terms and conditions of the contract, estimated at 4 billion euros, to be finalized. For this, the French defense minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, quickly visit India.
The surprise sale allowed to unlock a folder that is bogged down for three years, putting on the table a new scheme of acquisition. This purchase of “OTC” Gust manufactured in France is done in parallel to the negotiations since 2012 with Dassault for the delivery of 126 aircraft in New Delhi, of which 108 will be manufactured in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
For months discussions stumble over the contract amount, inflated by the large assembly costs on Indian channels. In this context, the Indian Air Force had ceased in recent months to alert the government to the aging of its squadrons, while the country faces frozen conflicts at its borders with Pakistan and China.
Prudent before the official
Visiting France all started in December 2014. On a visit to New Delhi, Mr Le Drian meets his new Indian counterpart, Manohar Parrikar. Together they decided to speed up the negotiations. In January and February the …
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