India to buy 60-63 Rafales jets off the shelf from France; MMRCA deal off:

[Matrixx]

Great move...we need multirole aircraft asap....cant wait for TOT and other deal....now in 2 years we will have 36 of them rather than nothing till 2020.....

 

[Abingdonboy]

I'm sure more batch are being negociated,let's wait!

I am pretty confident about this sir it looks like this 36 could be entirely separate from the 126 MMRCA and are meant to meet the IAF's immediate requirements to buy them some breathing room whilst the issues on the remaining 126 are sorted out.

 

[Cry.me.a.River]

36 aircraft in flyaway condition. Finally this mmcra is dead

I think it is opposite.

Had it been 63 , there was a high chance of MMRCA being dead as 63 is a sustainable number.

But 36 does not even make economic and operational sense for IAF. There is a very high chance that MMRCA is on but there are some technicalities left to be sorted out. With these 36 aircraft ordered, India could sort out those issues in sweet time.

 

[uparyupari]

MEA posted it again I don't know why. But is it 36 or 63?

36 confirmed.

 

[indianBong]

https://twitter.com/x/status/586573936961400833

https://twitter.com/x/status/586574390789218304

https://twitter.com/x/status/586575492309880833

bro it will like 2 squadron then.... i guess...??

 

[Screambowl]

arre bhaiya.. is it 36 or 63?

https://twitter.com/x/status/586573936961400833

 

[Juggernautjatt]

I would like confirmation that 36 is not the final number before I celebrate as it stands 36 is barely a third of the conceived number and not enough at all.


But I am very confident this is just part 1 of any such deal, more are coming.

Well according to some news channels deal of 36 jets is under changed terms & conditions of MMRCA. I think 36 is not the end of deal.

 

[MilSpec]

This could translate into 200+36 rafales.

 

[ashok mourya]

arre bhaiya.. is it 36 or 63?

https://twitter.com/x/status/586573936961400833

Negotiations still on,deal not finalized.

 

[Abingdonboy]

WTF
what happened to 126+63 --- MMRCA

Looks like the 108 Rafales to be built in India as part of the MMRCA deal is entirely separate to this deal of 36 Rafles (basically 2 Sqns worth) being bought off the shelf.

 

[SrNair]

Perhaps further purchasing is also in pipeline.Otherwise we cant do anything with these 36 fighters.

 

[Guynextdoor2]

Great move...we need multirole aircraft asap....cant wait for TOT and other deal....now in 2 years we will have 36 of them rather than nothing till 2020.....

how will you get TOT if all planes are made in France?

I wonder if Bhakt think it is a good deal @Rain Man @SarthakGanguly ? No Make in India, no TOT, overall costs higher than before

Now start whitewashing this too...

 

[kaku1]

I'm sure more batch are being negociated,let's wait!

No champagne for today.

 

[utraash]

I am pretty confident about this sir it looks like this 36 could be entirely separate from the 126 MMRCA and are meant to meet the IAF's immediate requirements to buy them some breathing room whilst the issues on the remaining 126 are sorted out.

I hope you would be right in coming days....

 

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

India to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from France as quickly as possible: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that India has requested France to give 36 Rafale fighter jets in fly-away condition as quickly as possible.

The decision on Rafale jets was among the several agreements reached between the two countries after a meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with French President Francois Hollande.

The two leaders discussed defence, nuclear issues, economy, cultural and educational ties, according to MEA.

France has also agreed to give tourist visas to Indians in 48 hours.

France announced to invest 2 billion euros in India, President Francois Hollande said reading out the joint statement.

France will help India to develop smart cities and has also signed an agreement for a high speed rail line between Delhi and Chandigarh.

PM Modi and French President also released stamps to mark 50 years of India-French cooperation.

After delegation-level talks, several agreements were signed in the presence of the two leaders.

The two countries also signed an agreement on nuclear plant in Jaitapur.

(Images: MEA/Twitter)


India to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from France as quickly as possible: PM Modi - The Times of India