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For the moment nobody know what will be the cost of UAE configuration. From what @PARIKRAMA said, it seems that you have choosen to get a very high level of availability whatever are the condition, Hot, high altitude, sand... So you need some special approach.

Just an exemple: France have reorganized its Chammal deployment for operations in Iraq and Syria. The number of Rafale increased from 6 to 12 and the Mirage 2000 are removed. The Mirage flyed 10 810 hours in 20 months. They were 6 Mirage until the 22 of february 2016 and 8 Mirage since this...

I can give here only a French perspective. From this point of view, the number of Rafale originally sold to India is of little importance. Indeed the Rafale is a wonderful airplane which replaces in France seven categories of aircraft, and allowed to impressive savings by replacing 593 older...

Yes because it will take 6 years from 2024 to procure 45 Rafale and then it will be time to replace the first Rafale that arrived in 2001 with Rafale MLU. It could be at 6/year only if there is still export order.

The production is currently at 1/year, it was not changed even if the 2016 delivery was less: It's just because plane manufactured in 2016 have needed more test which were to be made later. What is important is that there will be 26 plane for France before end of 2019. How they will be...

We have to receive 26 Rafale during the LPM, it's our plan because we want to create a new squadron of Rafale with Nuclear weapons to replace some Mirage 2000 N. With these Rafale we will have receive 152 Rafale, but the current contract between Dassault and the French government is for 60...

I don't know if Hollande will come but it is possible. I think they emphasis on Le Drian because he will be in Oman and Qatar from 17th to 20th of september and it is likely the strongest constraint to fix a date of signature.

My estimate of January 2016 http://indiandefence.com/threads/mrca-updates-and-discussions.22159/page-997#post-484089

Base will be equipped with simulator,Trainig system Maintenance management system (like ALIS for the F-35) etc. Customisation include New M-88 and the integration and fly test of russian and Indian weapons plus an HMDS and perhaps CFT.

Normally israeli will give you specifications of interface of the missile and DRDO will make the AESA compatible with it. Same for Russian missile and French one. The problem is only when you cannot modify the software of the radar. And the real interface is not with the Radar, but with the...

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Majority of French people don't care about this deal, don't even know that there is negociation between India and France for buying Rafale. Each month Airbus sale are more important that this deal without any advertising.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-committee-set-to-okay-deal-for-36-rafale-fighter-aircraft/story-yrdz5RCUfp2vtenITwUzSO.html

An extract of what I post on another forum in february 2013 And this in September 2013 I think a french "wizard" will certainly be available for you to improve your Kaveri in the context of strategic alliance, but he will remain French! If you want your own "wizard" he have to emerge from your...

Source: https://defence.pk/threads/dassault-rafale-tender-news-discussions-thread-2.351407/page-310#ixzz4JftfYbB7

New M-88 on Rafale M allow to increase MTOW on CATOBAR and make easier to use it on STOBAR.

So there will be "Rafale produced in India" added to the 36 in fly away conditions already to be signed in the Rafale approval moment.

And perhaps there is too much string attached?