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In the city to deliver a lecture, Arup Raha told Mirror that the government is currently working on 'certain aspects'
Although the purchase of 36 Dassault Rafale combat jets had hit a roadblock, Air Chief Marshal Arup Rahal said the deal is in its "final stages".
Raha was in the city on Saturday to deliver the General B C Joshi Memorial Lecture at the Savitribai Phule Pune University. The deal with the French aircraft manufacturer was stuck in a deadlock after disagreements rose over its price and range of on-board weaponry.
However, speaking to Mirror on the sidelines of the event, Raha said, "The government is working on certain aspects, which cannot be revealed at this juncture." ............There is lot more to this deal, just like a few people on this forum have been saying ..........
The media is dotted with several reports, which claim that French defence minister Jean-Yuves Le Drian will be visiting India next week to sign a government- to-government framework, which will pave the way to ink a final contract. The present deal was part of a larger contract through which the Indian government had sought to buy 126 Rafale (meaning gust in French) jets at an outlaw of $20 billion. However, the plan was scrapped in July following negotiations with Dassault Aviation.
In April, PM Narendra Modi had announced the purchase of jets during a state visit to France. At present, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is undergoing a multibillion dollar modernisation programme to replace its ageing equipment, most of which was purchased from the erstwhile Soviet Union.
Speaking on 'Transformation of the Indian Air Force: Challengers and Opportunities', Raha vehemently criticised Pakistan and described the country as a "fountainhead of terrorism...poisonous snake in the backyard". Raha also spoke on a variety of issues like the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the IAF and its modernisation and retaining talented officers. Speaking on the threat posed by the growth of ISIS, he said, "The Indian armed forces should prepare to tackle such threats in the future."
"India does not want to initiate conflict but we need to have capabilities to deter others," he added. Raha also said that IAF is trying to take assistance from the National Highways Authority of India to determine stretches, which can be used in contingency. In May, a Mirage 2000, which is also a Dassault aircraft, was successfully test landed on the Yamuna Expressway near Mathura.
Rafale deal in its final stages: IAF chief Raha - Pune Mirror
Although the purchase of 36 Dassault Rafale combat jets had hit a roadblock, Air Chief Marshal Arup Rahal said the deal is in its "final stages".
Raha was in the city on Saturday to deliver the General B C Joshi Memorial Lecture at the Savitribai Phule Pune University. The deal with the French aircraft manufacturer was stuck in a deadlock after disagreements rose over its price and range of on-board weaponry.
However, speaking to Mirror on the sidelines of the event, Raha said, "The government is working on certain aspects, which cannot be revealed at this juncture." ............There is lot more to this deal, just like a few people on this forum have been saying ..........
The media is dotted with several reports, which claim that French defence minister Jean-Yuves Le Drian will be visiting India next week to sign a government- to-government framework, which will pave the way to ink a final contract. The present deal was part of a larger contract through which the Indian government had sought to buy 126 Rafale (meaning gust in French) jets at an outlaw of $20 billion. However, the plan was scrapped in July following negotiations with Dassault Aviation.
In April, PM Narendra Modi had announced the purchase of jets during a state visit to France. At present, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is undergoing a multibillion dollar modernisation programme to replace its ageing equipment, most of which was purchased from the erstwhile Soviet Union.
Speaking on 'Transformation of the Indian Air Force: Challengers and Opportunities', Raha vehemently criticised Pakistan and described the country as a "fountainhead of terrorism...poisonous snake in the backyard". Raha also spoke on a variety of issues like the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the IAF and its modernisation and retaining talented officers. Speaking on the threat posed by the growth of ISIS, he said, "The Indian armed forces should prepare to tackle such threats in the future."
"India does not want to initiate conflict but we need to have capabilities to deter others," he added. Raha also said that IAF is trying to take assistance from the National Highways Authority of India to determine stretches, which can be used in contingency. In May, a Mirage 2000, which is also a Dassault aircraft, was successfully test landed on the Yamuna Expressway near Mathura.
Rafale deal in its final stages: IAF chief Raha - Pune Mirror
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