DrSomnath999
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This is a misleading article. The 11/year is an artificially low production rate to keep the line open and thus can be expanded in time should the situation occur where UAE, Qatar and India have Rafale orders..
@Abingdonboy
yes techinically you are correct & i am wrong (My bad!!!)
11 is not the max number it can be increased to 2/3 per month .
just check my post in MP.net forum you would get it
Additionally as per the RFP the first Rafales would have to reach India within 36 months so there is absolutely no danger to India if others sign up, this is just a scare tactic.
i am not bothered about 1st rafale coming to india but entire squadron by 2018
which looks little difficult for dassault to deliver by that time if we delay to sign the deal & by that time more contracts dassault get
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