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France, India to conclude Rafale jets deal within 10 days


PARIS (Reuters) - India's purchase of French Rafale fighter jets could be concluded in about 10 days, a source with knowledge of the talks told Reuters on Friday.

In April, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he had ordered 36 "ready-to-fly" Rafale fighters to modernise his country's warplane fleet, dealing directly with the French government after three years of inconclusive negotiations with the plane's manufacturer, Dassault.

"Things are getting better with India," the source said. "An agreement could be seen in about 10 days."

France, India to conclude Rafale jets deal within 10 days - source - elEconomista.es




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France, India to conclude Rafale jets deal within 10 days - source

India's purchase of French Rafale fighter jets could be concluded in about 10 days, a source with knowledge of talks on the deal told Reuters on Friday.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in April he had ordered 36 Rafale fighters to modernise his country's warplane fleet, though detailed terms and conditions remained to be settled.

Modi had opted to deal directly with the French government after three years of inconclusive negotiations with the plane's manufacturer, Dassault.


"Things are getting better with India," the source said. "An agreement could be seen in about 10 days."


Dassault Aviation was not immediately available to comment.

India's announcement came after Dassault in February won its first export order for the jets from Egypt. Since then, Qatar has also placed an order, and talks are under way with Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates.

But the Indian deal ran into trouble, with both sides wrangling over the unit price of the aircraft and a condition that Dassault should invest a big percentage of the value of the multi-billion dollar contract in India, sources said earlier this month.

India is keen to modernise its ageing airforce, with military officials having warned of a major capability gap opening up with China and Pakistan without new Western warplanes, or if local defence contractors cannot build what the military needs in a timely manner.




France, India to conclude Rafale jets deal within 10 days - source| Reuters

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Sources......Sources.......Sources....:hitwall::hitwall:...

Ill wait for official announcement.
 
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It would have been much better surprise , if they have announced after signing the agreement.
 
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It would have been much better surprise , if they have announced after signing the agreement.
With the hammering Hollande is getting at home I guess the French are desperate to take some heat off him so the better this news is "leaked" the better from their point of view.
 
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