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India and Dassault in Final MMRCA Negotiations
The Indian Air Force plans to dispose of its Mikoyan MiG-21 aircraft from 2014 and replace them with Rafale fighters. Although the Mikoyan MiG-21s are popular among pilots, they are now obsolete and there have been several fatal crashes in recent years.
The Indian Defence Ministry announced that Dassault secured an “L1 vendor” status after being selected as the lowest-price bidder who complied with all the requirements in the medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) competition.
With “L1 vendor” status, Dassault is now conducting final negotiations for the deal with India’s Contract Negotiation Committee (CNC), which consists of the defence program’s main stakeholders, namely the Indian air force and Hindustan Aeronautics; a state-owned company managed by the Indian Ministry of Defence. The company will build some of the Rafale fighters domestically.
Dassault Rafale fighter, the aircraft India plan to replace their MIG’s with.Hindustan Aeronautics manufactures and assembles aircraft from its base in Bangalore, and is one of Asia’s largest aerospace companies. The negotiations between Dassault and the CNC are expected to take 6-12 months.
The value of the MMRCA contest is estimated to be between $10 billion and $20 billion. Other competing aircrafts were Eurofighter Typhoon, Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, RSK MiG-35, Lockheed Martin F-16IN Super Viper and Saab Gripen NG. Rafale was selected as the preferred aircraft.
The Indian Defence Ministry officials dismissed false reports in Indian publications that stated there were concerns about the Rafale’s life-cycle costs.
Link - India and Dassault in Final MMRCA Negotiations | idrw.org
The Indian Air Force plans to dispose of its Mikoyan MiG-21 aircraft from 2014 and replace them with Rafale fighters. Although the Mikoyan MiG-21s are popular among pilots, they are now obsolete and there have been several fatal crashes in recent years.
The Indian Defence Ministry announced that Dassault secured an “L1 vendor” status after being selected as the lowest-price bidder who complied with all the requirements in the medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) competition.
With “L1 vendor” status, Dassault is now conducting final negotiations for the deal with India’s Contract Negotiation Committee (CNC), which consists of the defence program’s main stakeholders, namely the Indian air force and Hindustan Aeronautics; a state-owned company managed by the Indian Ministry of Defence. The company will build some of the Rafale fighters domestically.
Dassault Rafale fighter, the aircraft India plan to replace their MIG’s with.Hindustan Aeronautics manufactures and assembles aircraft from its base in Bangalore, and is one of Asia’s largest aerospace companies. The negotiations between Dassault and the CNC are expected to take 6-12 months.
The value of the MMRCA contest is estimated to be between $10 billion and $20 billion. Other competing aircrafts were Eurofighter Typhoon, Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, RSK MiG-35, Lockheed Martin F-16IN Super Viper and Saab Gripen NG. Rafale was selected as the preferred aircraft.
The Indian Defence Ministry officials dismissed false reports in Indian publications that stated there were concerns about the Rafale’s life-cycle costs.
Link - India and Dassault in Final MMRCA Negotiations | idrw.org
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