36 Rafales for Indians - 7.87 B Euro, 30 Rafales for Egypt- 3.9 B Euros

[LeGenD]

The news circulating was that the Egyptians weren't happy with the original package or the Rafales performance hence they went for SU-35s, the French may have sweetened the second deal.

https://eurasiantimes.com/egypt-dum...russian-jets-can-match-us-israeli-war-planes/

This source have no consistency.

https://eurasiantimes.com/how-us-he...35-jets-to-win-egyptian-fighter-jet-contract/

https://twitter.com/x/status/973224557812346880

Rafale F3R is one of the most sophisticated aircraft in existence (independent pointers). Well-informed Turkish sources are also impressed.

France is developing much improved Rafale F4R as well (expected to rolled out in 2026), and its technologies will help inform European FCAS project.

 

[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

Indians asked for too many modifications

Its stupid IMO

I mean doesnt make sense for just 36 ac acquistion
Cost saving wasnt apriroity at all hence why french milked them to top level

Otherwise indians would have just opted to build/buy 100f16V at same cost which gives u same capabilities

From the engineering point of view, don’t reopen a settled matter as said by Confucius....

Tweeking too much with the original design usually lets to more unknown problems that need to be patched up resulting in more unknown problems! And, it continues till somebody covers them up!! The more complicated the system the more such iterations!! The French folks have a complicated mindset.....