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I was also in favor of Rafel or EFT... I will put my money on EFT..
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There is no govt. practically. As:
- Home minister chidambaram is camping in tamilnadu for elections.
- Finance minister mukharjee is camping in WB for elections. His son is contesting election first time in his life.
- Defence minister antony is camping in kerala for elections.
That's why you don't hear news of any major decisions all of the files are pending for months.
If congress wins in kerala then antony will be CM and new defense minister will be there and he will take some time understanding the functuning and he will be more prone to the poaching by lobbyist.
December... huh.....8 more months...
WTF....
Is nt there a high speed process for all these.. a high level meet for a week or so...and finalise everything on fast track????
A quick question to the aviation experts: Why India has chosen single engine for Tejas? Kaveri would have been good enough if we had gone for a twin engine design? Any specific reason?
I was also in favor of Rafel or EFT... I will put my money on EFT..
There is no govt. practically. As:
- Home minister chidambaram is camping in tamilnadu for elections.
- Finance minister mukharjee is camping in WB for elections. His son is contesting election first time in his life.
- Defence minister antony is camping in kerala for elections.
That's why you don't hear news of any major decisions all of the files are pending for months.
If congress wins in kerala then antony will be CM and new defense minister will be there and he will take some time understanding the functuning and he will be more prone to the poaching by lobbyist.
Yaa all put money in EFT.. which is also operated by Saudi and the tactics and details passsed on to them by the vendors along with the training ..
Also by the way the same will be passed onto pilots of adversaries who has got excellent relations with their airforce..
Yup go for it..
They can get the pepper plant, but monsoon?
By the time India makes a deal.....China would ve supplied countermeasures to PAkistan...
News - Eurofighter, Rafale asked to extend bids
Thursday, 28. April 2011
The Hindu, India - NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Defence on Wednesday asked European consortium's Eurofighter and French Dassault's Rafale to extend the commercial bids for the 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft that are due to expire on Thursday.
The move could be interpreted as ‘down selection' from six competitors in the Rs. 45,000- crore deal that is expected to be finalised this fiscal.
Sources in the government told The Hindu that the Ministry despatched the letter, based on the Technical Evaluation Committee's report.
The commercial bids, which were re-submitted last year by the competitors, need to be extended. Once the bids are opened, the cost negotiation committee would start work.
Offset clause
The calculation would also have to factor in the steep offset clause as determined by the Defence Procurement Policy.
As per the terms of the deal, the competitors would have to show that they have the requisite tie-ups to fulfil the 50-per cent offset clause, which means that half of the value of the deal would have be sourced from Indian companies.
The Indian Air Force had handed over its report to the Ministry last year after rigorous and
extensive flight evaluation trials of the six fighter planes bidding for the deal.
Besides Eurofighter and Rafale, the others in the race are American companies Lockheed Martin (F-16IN Super Viper) and Boeing (F/A-18 Super Hornet), Swedish SAAB Gripen NG and Russian Mikoyan MiG35.
The sources said the Ministry's team undertook an elaborate exercise to determine the offset obligations of the competitors, and once the task was complete, the next stage would be determined on the basis of the technical evaluation.
Still not clear on the news..
Does this imply ONLY the rafale and EF make it on the shortlist?
OR
The Rafale and EF are the first ones on the shortlist?
In any case..
it will be the EF.. it has political, logistical.. and other advantages..