Dassault Rafale, tender | News & Discussions

[Contract Killer]

Congrats Rafale. I am sad for EF.

But at last decision has come. Congrats to IAF

 

[Windjammer]

And How many squadrons of Eurofighter do you have ?

One could ask, how many countries operate Rafale compared to the EF Typhoon. ?

 

[Jon Snow]

Not a bluff - too many channels reporting it for it to be a bluff.

 

[Don Jaguar]

At last rafale wins.

 

[prabhakar]

sirjee meri kya aukaat jo main NDTV ko seu karoon ????????anyway lets see ...what happens ,personaly i think its just another bluff!!!!!!

it is official now... all the news channel are reporting the same.. check it out mate

 

[z9-ec]

And How many squadrons of Eurofighter do you have ?

Where did I say we have Eurofighter? it is a well known fact that Eurofighter is deemed as closest in comparison to a 5th generation fighter. Anyways, it's good for PAF as we have had some exposure to Rafale.

 

[jha]

Rafale outbid EFT by more than $2 Bill...What the hell.. What was EADS thinking..?

Hope to see stretched BARACUDA in IN now...

 

[KRAIT]

Not a bluff - too many channels reporting it for it to be a bluff.

Kindly provide more source... Haven't found yet... thanks in advance.

 

[T90TankGuy]

all news channels are reporting this . just came from the cafeteria . saw them all .

 

[fast and furious]

One could ask, how many countries operate Rafale compared to the EF Typhoon. ?

Not many in our neighbourhood.

 

[sudhir007]

Rafale wins MMRCA | StratPost

the French Dassault fighter aircraft Rafale has been selected to be the Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) of the Indian Air Force (IAF).

Dassault beat the four-nation consortium’s Eurofighter on price, with the fighter being identified as L1, or the lowest technically qualified bid.

StratPost understands that Dassault has been issued a letter from the Ministry of Defense, communicating their selection.

Three representatives of the Eurofighter consortium were also summoned to the Ministry of Defense at South Block on Tuesday afternoon, when they were informed of their loss in the competition.

The bid was originally estimated to be worth USD 10.4 billion, as per the budget estimate approved in 2007, but it is likely to have faced a substantial escalation in cost, keeping in mind inflation and the fall in the value of the Indian Rupee.

 

[zer_0]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

42 members and 74 guest................

anyways both the machines r capable..............

congratz to iaf!!!!!

 

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[T90TankGuy]

One could ask, how many countries operate Rafale compared to the EF Typhoon. ?

stop having sour grapes mate. chill.

 

[Hu Jintao]

By Manoj Kumar and Nigam Prusty

NEW DELHI, Jan 31 (Reuters) - India will not sign a multi-billion dollar contract to buy European fighter jets before the fiscal year ends in March, the defence minister said on Tuesday, about a deal to revamp ageing weapons in line with the country's rising global influence.

"Not this financial year," Defence Minister A.K. Antony told Reuters in reply to a question about when the deal that has been in the works since 2007 would be signed.

However, India will "soon" announce the lowest bidder for the tender for 126 jets worth up to $15 billion, two government sources with knowledge of the deal told Reuters.

One of the sources said France's Rafale jet was the likely winner, adding that the defence ministry was now considering buying another 80 or so jets and could invite bidders excluded from the current process to take part.

Already Asia's third-largest economy and growing fast, India has emerged as the world's leading importer of weapons as it jostles with China for influence and reach on the world stage.

Dassault's Rafale is competing with the Typhoon fighter made by four-nation consortium Eurofighter in what is currently one of the largest global weapons tenders.

"It is a long process. The file has not come to my table," Antony said, adding that the finance ministry and a cabinet panel headed by the prime minister have to look at the agreement after he signs off.

The Eurofighter Typhoon is built by the German and Spanish branches of EADS, Britain's BAE Systems and Italy's Finmeccanica. Dassault is French.

American, Russian and Swedish bids were rejected in April.

The U.S. company Lockheed Martin has kept alive hopes of selling its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to India.

One defence ministry source with knowledge of the negotiations said the life-time cost of the tender including training and maintenance may reach $15 billion.

Previous estimates put the cost around $11 billion.

The defence ministry source said each Rafale was $4 million to $5 million cheaper than its rival and the plane was preferred by the Air Force.

"Unit-wise, the French plane is much cheaper than the Eurofighter. Moreover, the Indian Airforce, which is well-equipped with French fighters, is favouring the French fighter," said the source, who asked not be named.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/31/india-defence-idUSL4E8CV3XR20120131