India selects EF, Rafale for MMRCA shortlist

[ptltejas]

Now further shortlist in favour of best fighter.

 

[RPK]

Ok Guys here is Vote list


Eurofighter Typhoon 99 46.92%
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Dassault Rafale 112 53.08%
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[sathya]

damn my name missing from EFT...

my vote not counted ?

oopsi... i voted Rafale..

 

[NeutralCitizen]

EF

 

[Aryavart]

Dassault Rafale

 

[ARCHON]

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

 

[sathya]

we can finally close this thread with a big END

 

[Tshering22]

Close the thread now that we have finally selected it! Ahhhh! Whew I thought I'd have to wait for my son to ask me when the deal is getting confirmed. UPA should be punished for taking this long and costing so many precious pilot lives.

 

[Bl[i]tZ]

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

NEW DELHI: France's Dassault Rafale wins the much-awaited medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) deal for $10.4 billion.

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.

France's Rafale deal to include tech transfer - Sarkozy | Reuters

(Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday said that he welcomed a decision by India's government to enter into "exclusive negotiations" with France's Dassault for the purchase of 126 Rafale jet fighter planes.


In a statement, Sarkozy said talks over the contract would begin shortly, adding that the deal would include significant transfers of technology guaranteed by the French state.

Dassault Aviation (AVMD.PA) confirmed earlier that its fighter plane had been selected by the Indian air force.

(Reporting By Tim Hepher, Writing by Alexandria Sage; Editing by Jon Loades-Carter)

Three things -

1. Thank god we didn't go for EF. What the heck would we do for two air-superiority fighters since we already have Su-30MKI?
2. This was indeed the better multi role combat aircraft. (MMRCA - Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) )
3. Sparky is ecstatic today.

 

[Tshering22]

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

NEW DELHI: France's Dassault Rafale wins the much-awaited medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) deal for $10.4 billion.

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.

France's Rafale deal to include tech transfer - Sarkozy | Reuters

(Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday said that he welcomed a decision by India's government to enter into "exclusive negotiations" with France's Dassault for the purchase of 126 Rafale jet fighter planes.


In a statement, Sarkozy said talks over the contract would begin shortly, adding that the deal would include significant transfers of technology guaranteed by the French state.

Dassault Aviation (AVMD.PA) confirmed earlier that its fighter plane had been selected by the Indian air force.

(Reporting By Tim Hepher, Writing by Alexandria Sage; Editing by Jon Loades-Carter)

Three things -

1. Thank god we didn't go for EF. What the heck would we do for two air-superiority fighters since we already have Su-30MKI?
2. This was indeed the better multi role combat aircraft. (MMRCA - Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) )
3. Sparky is ecstatic today.

Would definitely give us strong strategic leverage with French. Better to enhance strategic cooperation with one country who has enough independent say in the world than four who have such diverse interests.

 

[alphamale]

thank god they have selected Rafale. at last policy makers got their brain back at right place.

 

[Jade]

Where is Sparky?

 

[Jade]

Dassault wins $20bn Indian fighter jet contract - FT.com


High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights. Dassault wins $20bn Indian fighter jet contract - FT.com

India has chosen France’s Dassault Rafale as the preferred bidder in a hotly contested competition worth as much as $20bn to supply the Indian air force with advanced combat aircraft.

The French aircraft has beaten the Eurofighter Typhoon in a bid to equip India with 126 multi-role fighter jets in one of the world’s largest military contracts.

High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights. Dassault wins $20bn Indian fighter jet contract - FT.com

The winning bid is expected to shape India’s air power for the next three decades and serve as the bedrock of a strategic partnership. It also has the potential to reshape the European defence industry at a time when companies are suffering from cutbacks in their traditional developed markets.
The news is a big boost for Dassault and for Nicolas Sarkozy, France’s president, who faces an election this May and is a close ally of the Dassault group of companies, which also owns the pro-government Le Figaro newspaper.
Shares in Dassault Aviation, maker of the Rafale, rose almost 20 per cent in Paris. If finalised, the deal would be the Rafale’s first export success, which until now has been bought only by the French military.
The Indian government briefed European governments on Tuesday about its decision to advance negotiations exclusively with Paris-based Dassault in preference to the Eurofighter.
The decision came after an evaluation of the lifecycle cost of the aircraft, the acquisition cost and military offset consideration. The offsets include the amount of technology that European companies will disclose to India and the share of investment they will bring to India’s defence industries if they are chosen.
A source at the British High Commission in New Delhi said India’s foreign ministry had told governments that it had reached its decision on the basis of cost and that it was no reflection on bilateral partnerships. The rival aerospace companies were informed earlier in the day of the outcome.
“We are disappointed, but it’s not all over until the contract is signed. We don’t yet know the final decision,” a UK diplomat said.
India’s Ministry of Defence confirmed that Dassault was the preferred bidder saying that the final contract would be awarded in the financial year beginning April 2012. It said the cost of the contract would be between $15bn to $20bn and that the Rafale was the cheaper of the rival bids.
“Rafale is the most competent contender,” said a person close to the negotiations at India’s MoD.
After trials last year, India had selected the Rafale and the multinational Eurofighter Typhoon to compete in the final stages of the competition. It had discarded bids from Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet, Lockheed’s F-16 Super Viper, Sweden’s Saab Gripen and Russia’s MiG-35.
“We have won the contract” but “there are still a number of things to finalise”, said Pierre Lellouche, the French trade minister. “We are in a phase of exclusive negotiation.”
According to Indian officials, the Rafale was selected because it was preferred by the country’s air force and was cheaper than the Eurofighter Typhoon, which is built by a consortium of the pan-European EADS, BAE Systems of the UK and Finmeccanica of Italy.
The seal of approval for French industry is also welcome for Mr Sarkozy, who is lagging well behind his socialist rival in the polls for the forthcoming presidential election. A large part of the election campaign will be fought around the issue of support for jobs and French industry.
“The negotiation of the contract is going to be carried out with the close support of the French authorities. It will include the transfer of important technology guaranteed by the French state,” Mr Sarkozy said on Tuesday. “The conclusion of the Rafale project will illustrate the depth and scope of the strategic partnership between France and India.”
The decision will be a setback to Eurofighter which had strongly lobbied India to buy its aircraft and considered its bid stronger in terms of performance, security of supply and strategic alignment. It is also a blow for David Cameron, the UK prime minister, and Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, who both lobbied on behalf of Eurofighter.
The Eurofighter consortium is building the Typhoon for its four main customers: the UK, Germany, Spain and Italy. While Austria and Saudi Arabia also operate the jet, there are at present no other firm export orders for the Typhoon. While Eurofighter had promoted the jet in Malaysia, South Korea and Japan, the Indian contract was its most promising.
Uday Bhaskar, an Indian defence analyst, said the decision would have a “strong bearing on bilateral relations”.

 

[boris]

RIP Typhoon.

 

[acetophenol]

god! i need to start my homeworks on rafale now!