Dassault Rafale, tender | News & Discussions [Thread 2]

[Levina]

Rafale deal to be signed on September 23

And I have a dandiya party on the same night.
Oops!

Congrats India!!!

Meteor would form part of the Rafale's weapons package

Yep yep.
Not even China has it.

Okay now will somebody tell me what is Ksepanastre?

https://twitter.com/x/status/776365781709787136

 

[Wet Shirt Contest]

What are the "Customization" IAF is looking for its new birds ? and how many MBDA Meteors are ordered ?
Thanks.

 

[randomradio]

Vishnu Som bcz he did nt get a Rafale backseat ride, always pushing for any fighter except rafale

No, he got a ride.

http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/thunder-at-100-feet-flying-frances-rafale-superfighter-495271

What are the "Customization" IAF is looking for its new birds ?

There are standard specs and Indian-specific specs.

Under standard ones, it's for all Rafale clients, that's uprated engine, Spectra and radar upgrades, SATCOM, new materials for the airframe etc.

For the Indian-specific ones, it will most likely include Indian weapons, Israeli HMD, Litening pod...

These are the ones we know of.

and how many MBDA Meteors are ordered ?
Thanks.

I'm guessing less than 150.

 

[Ankit Kumar 002]

36+18 follow on are sure and even this number is not economical for such a costly aircraft if there is not a make in india proposal to manufacture 72+36 for naval version of Rafale

If 36, atleast 153 more for IAF.IAF will have a minimum of 9 Rafale squadrons.

 

[Vergennes]

BREAKING NEWS ; Coming the first footage from the anti Rafale comittee office after the announcement of the signature on the 23rd.
The authorities are fearing more people could jump.

@Nilgiri @PARIKRAMA @Taygibay @Picdelamirand-oil @BON PLAN @Abingdonboy @Fireurimagination @GuardianRED @R!CK @ranjeet @Levina @SmilingBuddha @hellfire @anant_s @SrNair @SarthakGanguly etc.

 

[Ankit Kumar 002]

I'm gonna have a hell of a party on September 23rd then and if this time they postpone then

No party untill the first tranche of payment is approved.

 

[Odysseus]

The Rafale deal between India and France will be signed later this month

New Delhi: More than a decade after India decided to purchase a new line of fighter aircraft, it is now official. On September 23rd, India will sign a deal for 36 Rafale fighters with France for about 7.87 billion Euros, sources have told NDTV.

Along with the 36 fighters, India will also get spares and weaponry, including the Meteor missile, considered among the most advanced in the world.


Of the 7.87 billion Euros, about 50 per cent will be covered under offset, which means either France will reinvest this amount in India or source equipment of this value from India.

French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will be in India for the signing of the deal.

An Inter-Governmental Agreement between India and France allows for a follow on order of Rafale fighters with a 10 per cent cost escalation. The government claims that it has brought down the price by about 600 million Euros from the initial demand.

The deal could not be signed this January when French President Francois Hollande was the Chief Guest for the Republic Day because India wanted a better price.

Negotiations went on till 2 am on January 26, but an agreement on price could not be reached then. India and France agreed to sign a general agreement without naming the price.

For the Indian Air Force, the deal is bitter-sweet. On one hand, they will be getting two squadrons of the state-of-the-art fighter, on the other hand, the original requirement was for at least 126 jets.

India needs at least 42 squadrons of fighters and has an existing strength of 32. The fighter fleet will go down further by about 10 squadrons as the MiG-21 fighter will have to be decommissioned.

The new fighters will begin entering service in 2019.

http://m.ndtv.com/india-news/india-to-pay-7-87-billion-euros-for-36-rafale-fighters-1459175

 

[cerberus]

 

[$@rJen]

The Rafale deal between India and France will be signed later this month

New Delhi: More than a decade after India decided to purchase a new line of fighter aircraft, it is now official. On September 23rd, India will sign a deal for 36 Rafale fighters with France for about 7.87 billion Euros, sources have told NDTV.

Along with the 36 fighters, India will also get spares and weaponry, including the Meteor missile, considered among the most advanced in the world.


Of the 7.87 billion Euros, about 50 per cent will be covered under offset, which means either France will reinvest this amount in India or source equipment of this value from India.

French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will be in India for the signing of the deal.

An Inter-Governmental Agreement between India and France allows for a follow on order of Rafale fighters with a 10 per cent cost escalation. The government claims that it has brought down the price by about 600 million Euros from the initial demand.

The deal could not be signed this January when French President Francois Hollande was the Chief Guest for the Republic Day because India wanted a better price.

Negotiations went on till 2 am on January 26, but an agreement on price could not be reached then. India and France agreed to sign a general agreement without naming the price.

For the Indian Air Force, the deal is bitter-sweet. On one hand, they will be getting two squadrons of the state-of-the-art fighter, on the other hand, the original requirement was for at least 126 jets.

India needs at least 42 squadrons of fighters and has an existing strength of 32. The fighter fleet will go down further by about 10 squadrons as the MiG-21 fighter will have to be decommissioned.

The new fighters will begin entering service in 2019.

http://m.ndtv.com/india-news/india-to-pay-7-87-billion-euros-for-36-rafale-fighters-1459175

I'm gonna suicide bomb you to hell on 24th if the deal is not signed on 23rd..

 

[egodoc222]

Atlast.....!!!
Hope we don't have another twist in the tail!!
#fingerscrossed

 

[Abingdonboy]

No party untill the first tranche of payment is approved.

Nah, Bro we can celebrate IF ink is put to paper on the 23rd.

I know this whole saga with all of its false starts and red herrings has got all of us very dubious and paranoid but if Parrikar or Most are signing a deal next Friday then be sure the full weight of the GoI is behind it. For no other reason than Modi is a man in a hurry and a man of action do I trust that next week we get to party

If 36, atleast 153 more for IAF.IAF will have a minimum of 9 Rafale squadrons.

Check out the IN sticky bro, the IN is going to have a mammoth demand for their own Rafale fleet by 2022-4 bro.

 

[anant_s]

BREAKING NEWS ; Coming the first footage from the anti Rafale comittee office after the announcement of the signature on the 23rd.
The authorities are fearing more people could jump.

@Nilgiri @PARIKRAMA @Taygibay @Picdelamirand-oil @BON PLAN @Abingdonboy @Fireurimagination @GuardianRED @R!CK @ranjeet @Levina @SmilingBuddha @hellfire @anant_s @SrNair @SarthakGanguly etc.

A lot of jumping going around. i for one, am jumping with joy
Watch jumping jhapak!

 

[nair]

@PARIKRAMA

I had a run in with him that is Ajai Shukla on his blog site eight years back. Idiotic character if I may say so. Was busy in crying over T-90s at the time and lack of induction of Arjun! Tried to make him see the reason that T-90s were decided in 1999 after Pak T-80 deal .... could not look beyond crying ..

I heard of a thread where in u single handedly destroyed every fan boy's of arjun's Way bak in pdf...

 

[Levina]

BREAKING NEWS ; Coming the first footage from the anti Rafale comittee office after the announcement of the signature on the 23rd.
The authorities are fearing more people could jump.

@Nilgiri @PARIKRAMA @Taygibay @Picdelamirand-oil @BON PLAN @Abingdonboy @Fireurimagination @GuardianRED @R!CK @ranjeet @Levina @SmilingBuddha @hellfire @anant_s @SrNair @SarthakGanguly etc.

Grrrrrrrrrr


Nobody has answered my question yet.
WHAT IS KSEPANASTRE? That this guy has tweeted about>>

https://twitter.com/x/status/776365781709787136

@PARIKRAMA @Abingdonboy @Vergennes @anant_s

I heard of a thread where in u single handed my destroyed every fan boy's of arjun's Way bak in pdf...

Yeah even I heard about it.
@hellfire

Lolz

 

[zebra7]

What are the "Customization" IAF is looking for its new birds ? and how many MBDA Meteors are ordered ?
Thanks.

Meteors is a costly weapon, and won't be ordered in large number and would only be meant for special target/purpose/high valluable e.g AWAACs. Meteors would be customized to be launched from Mirrage 2000 UPG, Rafale F3R, and Su-30 MKI Upgraded (For that special deal have to be made with the Russian OEM and MBDA).