Dassault Rafale, tender | News & Discussions

[acetophenol]

YOU ARE THE SUPERMAN!

 

[machinist]

i don't care even if i die tommorow!

pls wait until pakfa and then die next minute itself.

 

[KRAIT]

now MMRCA question is solved

my one question how rafale can help us in lca2 or 3 any light on that

Yeah. ToT from this deal will increase DRDO's capabilities.

 

[Bl[i]tZ]

Dassault Shares Jump Most in 22 Years on Rafale India Bid: Paris Mover - Businessweek

Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Dassault Aviation SA rose the most in more than 22 years, after a person familiar with the matter said the company emerged as the lowest bidder to supply 126 fighter jets to the Indian Air Force.

Dassault shares rose more than 22 percent in Paris and traded 20 percent higher at 735 euros as of 3 p.m. A majority of the stock is held by the Dassault family, while European Aerospace, Defense & Space Co., the co-producer of the competing Typhoon, owns 46 percent.

“The announcement comes after a very high-level, equitable and transparent competition,” French President Nicolas Sarkozy said in an e-mailed statement. “The Rafale was selected thanks to its cost effectiveness over the lifetime of the plane.”


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[acetophenol]

pls wait until pakfa and then die next minute itself.

i've been waiting and waiting!

 

[KRAIT]

Guys now second round has started. Exclusive negotiation. Nothing is certain before deal is signed. We might have another celebration if EF bags the deal. So keep your fingers crossed or typing

 

[anathema]

OK Seriously -- How many Guesses that French charged a huge amount of money for upgrades of Mirage so that they can lower Rafale's price per unit !!

Suddenly French stubborness makes sense !!!

What's your opinion ?

Either way - its bliss !! French Beauties !!

 

[The enlightened]

Hurraaaaah.
I thought that we might not get to see this deal before 21/12/12 but we atleast have saving grace before the end of the world.
Okay who's up for J10/JF17 vs Rafale. Any1?

 

[KRAIT]

OK Seriously -- How many Guesses that French charged a huge amount of money for upgrades of Mirage so that they can lower Rafale's price per unit !!

Suddenly French stubborness makes sense !!!

What's your opinion ?

Either way - its bliss !! French Beauties !!

French defense minister already said that Rafale production will be discontinued in 2021 if it fails to have an export order. French charged $1.2 billion for mirages and its very good deal, making our mirages, most advanced mirages. French can't be stubborn now. Hope they don't do anything stupid and agree to transfer as much as they can.

 

[Yaduveer]

^^
Theek hai bhaiyya rafale khareed lo lekin JF17 is home (Joint )grown fighter ...In war Jf17 will have good replacement rates!

 

[Bl[i]tZ]

Guys, the $1.23 billion 500 air-to-air MICA missiles deal for the Mirage-2000's on Jan 4 this year are also the primary air-to-air weapon of Rafale till MBDA Meteor comes in 2013/14.

Now that deal makes more sense.

 

[KRAIT]

For that ToT from this deal will help LCA .

P.S. Don't give lame excuse like LCA= Last Chance Aircraft.

 

[anathema]

French defense minister already said that Rafale production will be discontinued in 2021 if it fails to have an export order. French charged $1.2 billion for mirages and its very good deal, making our mirages, most advanced mirages. French can't be stubborn now. Hope they don't do anything stupid and agree to transfer as much as they can.

French charged in excess of $2B dollars including armament. And Ohh its a very expensive deal when you compare it to Russians..Not that i have any problem, but if this was there strategy then it has worked wonders !

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Congrats to SANCHO !!!!!! We all owe to that guy ! No 1 Rafale supporter. Second ofcourse being me - tied with Benny/Spark ! Although my Initial fav was Gripen.

 

[KRAIT]

French charged in excess of $2B dollars including armament. And Ohh its a very expensive deal when you compare it to Russians..Not that i have any problem, but if this was there strategy then it has worked wonders !

What would you want expensive deal or reduced and less effective squadrons ?
French knew we HAD to upgrade our mirages and they are good businessmen.

 

[Bl[i]tZ]

French media

Dassault va vendre 126 rafales à l'Inde - Libération

Translated version below


India has selected the Dassault Rafale in the colossal bid for to deliver 126 jets, which should be the first export success for this device French, announced Tuesday a government source of India.


Dassault was competing with the European consortium Eurofighter Typhoon and. This tender, dating back to 2007, is one of the largest ever launched by the third largest economy in Asia and one of the most important moment in the area of ​​air defense.

"It is confirmed that Dassault was awarded the contract , "valued at $ 12 billion," as there were only two groups (in competition) and it is he who is the lowest bidder " the source said on condition of anonymity. The French State Secretary for Foreign Trade, Pierre Lellouche, confirmed the French success, but stressed that the contract remained to be finalized.

"We won the contract, but a few things remain to be finalized" and "we are in a period of exclusive negotiations , "Lellouche said on French radio station BFM. At the Paris Bourse, the title of Dassault soared 21.72% to 774.94 euros in the announcement of the contract awarded.

France "welcomes"

France " welcomes the decision of the Indian government to select " the Rafale, according to a statement from the Elysee confirming "exclusive negotiations" for the purchase by New Delhi to 126 copies of the combat aircraft from Dassault Aviation.

President Nicolas Sarkozy " was informed of the selection by India's Rafale for the acquisition by the Indian air force of 126 fighters " , wrote the president. Contract negotiations, the statement added, " will soon engage with the full support of the French authorities. It will include significant transfers of technology guaranteed by the French state. "

"The Rafale has been selected by the competitiveness of its overall cost of the life of the unit after a pre-selection in April 2011 on the basis of its qualities leading operational , "the statement said.

Fierce competition

The tender had attracted global giants in the sector who were engaged in fierce competition. The Rafale and Eurofighter aircraft had been shortlisted in April, putting out of play trucks American sector, Boeing and Lockheed Martin, the Swedish firm Saab Gripen, Russian MiG.

Eurofighter-Typhoon jet fighter is produced by a consortium of European defense groups and arming EADS (46%), BAE Systems (33%) and Italy's Alenia / Finmeccanica (21%). In India, the candidate the lowest bidder usually wins the contract.

This is the first call for tenders launched by India, who was far contracts over the counter and rested for 50 years of Soviet technology for its air force.

The contract stipulates that India, which seeks to modernize its army will buy 18 aircraft directly by 2012, while 108 others will be built in India.

"Proponent"

James Hardy, editor of industry publication Jane's Defence Weekly, praised the "great victory for the Rafale" , but cautioned that the final agreement was still far from concluded.

"The Rafale is the successful candidate, but any student acquisition (contract) knows that this means nothing, until the contract is not physically signed" , he warned, questioned by AFP.

According to this expert, the recent devaluation of the rupee against the dollar and the "normal contractual negotiations" could delay the signing of several years.

The juicy tender was the heart of many official visits to India last year. U.S. President Barack Obama, his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister David Cameron and the head of the Russian state Dmitry Medvedev had all been keen to advocate their respective manufacturers.

(AFP)