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Diverging statements on India's Rafale buy
How many Rafales will the IAF buy?
Trappier
“The number is under negotiation. The Indian Air Force needs many more than 36 planes. There is an immediate need for 36… They have an urgent operational requirement which does not allow time needed to set up the license [for production in India], so they asked for 36 quickly.”
Parrikar
On April 13 to Doordarshan: “It may be worked out that we will buy another 90 Rafales… The ‘Make in India’ part will be decided only after government-to-government talks”.
Later in the same interview: “We must remember that Rafale is a top-end, multi-role fighter… but it is quite expensive. When you talk of 126 aircraft, it becomes a purchase of about Rs 90,000 crore”.
At Aaj Tak Conclave on May 21: “By buying 36 Rafale fighters at a price less than the earlier tender for 126 aircraft, I have saved the cost of 90 Rafales. We will use that money to buy Tejas LCAs”.
How long for delivery?
Trappier
“[The] production time — three years. That is quicker than building under license and completing the negotiations. The problem is not the three years. Buying 36 built in France will be faster than setting up complex production under license…”
“I hope [the 36-Rafale contract with] India will be signed by the end of the year. The decision to go to a sale on a government-to-government basis will help speed things up.”
Parrikar
On April 11 in Goa: Rafales will be delivered to the IAF two years later.
Joint statement after Modi-Hollande meeting on April 10
The delivery of 36 Rafales “would be in [a] time-frame that would be compatible with the operational requirement of the IAF”.
How many Rafales will the IAF buy?
Trappier
“The number is under negotiation. The Indian Air Force needs many more than 36 planes. There is an immediate need for 36… They have an urgent operational requirement which does not allow time needed to set up the license [for production in India], so they asked for 36 quickly.”
Parrikar
On April 13 to Doordarshan: “It may be worked out that we will buy another 90 Rafales… The ‘Make in India’ part will be decided only after government-to-government talks”.
Later in the same interview: “We must remember that Rafale is a top-end, multi-role fighter… but it is quite expensive. When you talk of 126 aircraft, it becomes a purchase of about Rs 90,000 crore”.
At Aaj Tak Conclave on May 21: “By buying 36 Rafale fighters at a price less than the earlier tender for 126 aircraft, I have saved the cost of 90 Rafales. We will use that money to buy Tejas LCAs”.
How long for delivery?
Trappier
“[The] production time — three years. That is quicker than building under license and completing the negotiations. The problem is not the three years. Buying 36 built in France will be faster than setting up complex production under license…”
“I hope [the 36-Rafale contract with] India will be signed by the end of the year. The decision to go to a sale on a government-to-government basis will help speed things up.”
Parrikar
On April 11 in Goa: Rafales will be delivered to the IAF two years later.
Joint statement after Modi-Hollande meeting on April 10
The delivery of 36 Rafales “would be in [a] time-frame that would be compatible with the operational requirement of the IAF”.
do u think it is possible
