Dassault Rafale, tender | News & Discussions

[Major Shaitan Singh]

Guys... lets enjoy and distribute sweets.... Its like India has won the World Cup...... Very Soon these birds will fly in our Sky's....

FGFA T 50
SU 30MKI MII
Rafale
LCA
MiG 29K
Jaguar
Mirage.

Woow.....

 

[Nakki Nair]

After how many blows to the Rafale, how many times it has been ruled out or supposedly pulled out and it goes on to win?!!

India loves an underdog!

An underdog that at times of distress, kicks the enemy's A$$

 

[trident2010]

Dassault Rafale wins the MMRCA deal beating Eurofighter Typhoon


NEW DELHI: France's Dassault Rafale wins the $10.4 billion medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) deal. Its bid was said to be 'significantly' lower than the other fighter -- the Eurofighter Typhoon -- designed by a consortium of three companies EADS, Alenia Aeronautica and BAE Systems.

The MMRCA is India's biggest single defence deal which will see India purchasing 126 fighters planes for the Indian Air Force.


Dassault Rafale wins the MMRCA deal beating Eurofighter Typhoon - The Times of India

 

[sudhir007]

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[rama]

time to change my avatar....

 

[SQ8]

This is the sort of link that is needed in this thread.

India Declares Rafale 'Lowest Bidder' In Fighter Contest

by Robert Wall

Aviation Week's reporting team in India has now confirmed that the Indian government has named Dassault Aviation's Rafale the lowest bidder in the country's Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft Competition (MMRCA).

The deal, if it leads to an actual contract signature, would be a huge win for Rafale and a big loss for the Eurofighter Typhoon team. It would be Dassault's first Rafale export deal. Contract signature is likely still months away as industrial details are negotiated.

Another big winner, if the deal is cemented, would be French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who has made securing a Rafale order a big governmental push. Sarkozy faces reelection in April/May and is trailing in the polls.

The Indian MMRCA program is the largest international fighter competition on the market. It is to lead to license production of at least 126 fighters, with options for many more.

The Boeing F/A-18E/F, Lockheed Martin F-16, Saab Gripen and MiG-35 were earlier knocked out of the competition.

 

[ARCHON]

18 gonna arrive soon.. maybe very soon as interim..

 

[T90TankGuy]

Folks.. any Actual link?.. a statement.. a press conference.. heck a link to an aviation site like flight global.
Dont want any of the previous rumors ala "EF front runner reports" etc etc.

oscar its being discussed on all English and Hindi channels over here. it will be up on their websites soon .

here is one of NDTV
Dassault Rafale wins for USD 10.4 billion Indian Air Force jet fighter deal: Sources

 

[Shardul.....the lion]

Dassault Rafale wins USD 10.4 billion Indian Air Force jet fighter deal: Sources
NDTV - ‎13 minutes ago‎New Delhi: Sources have told NDTV that the French aviation company Dassault Rafale has won the $10.4 billion deal for supplying fighter aircraft to India. The Indian Air Force plans to buy 126 aircraft over the next ten years. The process to determine ...

Rafale wins $ 10.4 bn IAF deal to supply 126 jets
IBNLive.com - ‎8 minutes ago‎New Delhi: French company Dassault Aviation's Rafale has won the $10.4 billion deal to supply 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) to the Indian Air Force. According to sources, Rafale won the multi-billion dollar deal as it was found to be ...


Dasault wins $10.4 bn IAF jet fighter deal
Business Today - ‎3 minutes ago‎French aviation firm Dassault Rafale has won the $10.4 billion deal for supplying 126 multi-role fighter aircraft to the India Air Force (IAF), a government source said Tuesday. Dassault is said to have placed the lowest bid to supply India with the ... No India jet fighter deal before end March-minister

Reuters - ‎2 hours ago‎One of the sources said France's Rafale jet was the likely winner, adding that the defence ministry was now considering buying another 80 or so jets and could invite bidders excluded from the current process to take part. Already Asia's third-largest ... Rafale bags IAF`s USD 10 bn MMRCA deal
Zee News - ‎22 minutes ago‎... French contender Rafale fighter aircraft has reportedly bagged the prestigious contract. This has finally ended suspense over the speculated winner of the USD 10.4 billion deal to equip Indian Air Force with 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft.
Dassault Rafale emerges lowest bidder for Indian Air Force jet fighter deal ...
NDTV - ‎4 minutes ago‎New Delhi: The Dassault Rafale fighter jet, manufactured by French Dassault Aviation, has emerged as the lowest bidder in India's mammoth contract worth $10.4 billion, say sources. The Indian Air Force plans to buy 126 aircraft over the next ten years. No fighter jet deal before end March: AK Antony
Economic Times - ‎5 hours ago‎Still in the fray are Eurofighter, which makes the Typhoon fighter jet, and a four-nation consortium of EADS, representing Germany and Spain, Britain's BAE Systems and Italy's Finmeccanica. Their competitor is France's Dassault, which makes the Rafale ... Lowest bidder for India fighter jets: sources
Indian Express - ‎14 minutes ago‎The tender was being fought between Dassault's Rafale jet and Eurofighter's Typhoon. Further commercial negotiations will take place before a deal is signed, sources said. Sources said the government is seriously considering giving the contract to ...
No fighter jet deal before end March - AK Antony
Moneycontrol.com - ‎5 hours ago‎NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will not sign a multi-billion dollar deal to buy fighter jets before this fiscal year ending in March, defence minister AK Antony told reporters on Tuesday. However, New Delhi will "soon" announce the lowest bidder for the ... No fighter jet deal before end March-India defence min
Reuters - ‎5 hours ago‎... representing Germany and Spain, Britain's BAE Systems and Italy's Finmeccanica. Their competitor is France's Dassault, which makes the Rafale plane. (Reporting by Manoj Kumar and Nigam Prusty; writing by Matthias Williams; editing by Malini Menon) No fighter jet deal before end March: Antony
Hindustan Times - ‎5 hours ago‎The government will not sign a multi-billion dollar deal to buy fighter jets before this fiscal year ending in March, defence minister AK Antony told reporters on Tuesday. Two European contenders are left in the race to sell India more than a 100 ... Rafale Beats Eurofighter In Indian MMRCA Contest
Defenseworld.net - ‎14 minutes ago‎French combat plane manufacturer Dassault's Rafale fighter has won the Indian MMRCA competiton beating the European consortum's Eurofighter aircraft in a contest that went on for four years. Rafale executives were called by Indian MOD officials this ... France's Dassault lowest bidder for India jet buy-sources
Reuters - ‎12 minutes ago‎The tender is being fought between Dassault's Rafale jet and Eurofighter's Typhoon. Further commercial negotiations will take place before a deal is signed, the sources said. (Reporting by Manoj Kumar and Nigam Prusty; writing by Frank Jack Daniel; ...

 

[rama]

for all the pinks visiting this thread...congrats

 

[z9-ec]

Agree with you. But there are many misconception about Rafale and many underrate it just coz of few reason. Its perfect for india as we already have infrastructure for Mirage-2000 , its A2G capability is advanced (importance of which we felt in kargil), its AESA radar is almost ready. There is also talk of new feature to reduce radar crossection. Rafale is also closer to 5th gen. fighter.

I agree with you to some extent. Decision may have been in line with cost, reliability and no strings attached policy of Dassault and France plus as you pointed out possibility of further upgrades to it. Not to mention India's past relationship with Dassault.

Nonetheless, I think all Pakistani's were expecting Euro fighter to win. Would be interesting to see how PAF would respond to such news.

 

[Windjammer]

Not many in our neighbourhood.

But your forget, we tested both out..... EFT winner by a long way.

stop having sour grapes mate. chill.

What's there out out of ordinary dude..... good luck to you guys.

 

[SQ8]

So what is the final bid??
Im sure that Dassault has taken a certain loss somewhere to get the big tamale..
But it is the best deal for ToT as the french are more involved in multiple contracts for India.
Not sure if it was the best deal diplomatically.. but nevertheless MBDA is a european company which will provide some sort of consolation prize for the losing states.

the biggest winner though.. is the rafale.. its like the graduate that has been sitting jobless for too long.. and suddenly has been posted to VP.

 

[T90TankGuy]

I agree with you to some extent. Decision may have been in line with cost, reliability and no strings attached policy of Dassault and France plus as you pointed out possibility of further upgrades to it. Not to mention India's past relationship with Dassault.

Nonetheless, I think all Pakistani's that were expecting Euro fighter to win.

a lot of us including me were expecting EF to win too.

 

[regular]

OH! this means Indian Airforce is screwed up by the kickbacks and bribery....The Frenchies are well known for their secret underhand dealingz....
The Rafael is nothing in front of EuroFighter.........India got screwedup BIGGGGG...TIMEEEE........