Wikileaks Cablegate : Indian air force had decided to drop French Rafale from MMRCA

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Wikileaks Cablegate : Indian air force had decided to drop French Rafale from MMRCA

 

[Mani2020]

this article says evaluating American,sweedish and russian jets mean no eurofighter-2000??????????

if this article is true then trust me there is a hell lot of probability for american fighters

American fighter are coming ...........

 

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UPDATE 1-FACTBOX-India, France unveil deals worth up to $20 bln 12/6/2010 10:25:16 PM

(Adds industry officials on Airbus deal)

Dec 6 (Reuters) - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday unveiled upto $20 billion worth of defence, atomic energy and civil aviation deals with India during a four-day trip to the country.

Following are details of signed deals between India and France, agreements close to completion, and possible future deals:

SIGNED DEALS:

AREVA

In a deal estimated at 7 billion euros ($9.3 billion), French nuclear power group Areva CEPFi.PA signed a framework agreement with state-owned Nuclear Power Corporation of India to provide two pressurised water reactors to a site in the western state of Maharashtra.

Construction for the reactors, the first in a series that France is expecting to supply, will start next year and operations will start by 2018. The deal includes the supply of reactor fuel for 25 years.

AIRBUS

A government statement said European group Airbus EAD.PA has signed lease contracts to supply A330 aircraft to India's Jet Airways JET.BO and state-run carrier Air India AI.UL in separate deals totalling 2.8 billion euros.

But aviation industry officials later said the deals were likely to involve renting the planes from banks or other third parties and would not generate new business for Airbus.

MICHELIN

French tyre maker Michelin MICP.PA signed a protocol contract with the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu to invest around 600 million euros in a factory.

ADVANCED TALKS TO SEAL DEALS:

THALES

Indian and French officials are close to signing two deals with European defence electronics group Thales TCFP.PA to modernise India's ageing air force.

Negotiations are under way on a 1.5-billion euro deal for Thales to upgrade India's Mirage fighter jets, and an agreement for Thales to equip the Mirage jets with missiles worth 700 million euros.

MBDA

European missiles and missile systems manufacturer MBDA, whose major shareholders are BAE Systems BAES.L , EADS EAD.PA and Finmeccanica SIFI.MI , are close to signing a deal with India to jointly develop surface-to-air missiles in a deal worth 2 billion euros.

SAFRAN

French defence and aerospace conglomerate Safran SAF.PA is in advanced negotiations to jointly develop a fighter jet with India in a deal worth 500-700 million euros.

OTHER POSSIBLE DEALS:

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he was still hopeful that India would also buy the Rafale fighter jet produced by France's Dassault Aviation AVMD.PA .

Dassault faces stiff competition in the race for the $11 billion deal, currently the world's largest single military contract, from the Typhoon aircraft made by the Eurofighter consortium and other U.S. and Russian bidders.

(1 euro = U.S. $1.33)

(Writing by Henry Foy; editing by Malini Menon)

((matthias.williams@thomsonreuters.com; Reuters Messaging: matthias.williams.reuters.com@reuters.net, +91-997-111-0254)) ((If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to

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Keywords: INDIA FRANCE/DEALS

 

[Hindutvadi]

If you are getting around $25-30 Billion deals(nuke deal, submarines,mirage upgrade), why the heck would u be caring about $12 billion deal?

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

this article says evaluating American,sweedish and russian jets mean no eurofighter-2000??????????

if this article is true then trust me there is a hell lot of probability for american fighters

American fighter are coming ...........

The article is true, the American assessment is not.

 

[GORKHALI]

safran !! New fighter aircraft ? What the heck ,am i dreaming in the middle of night with eyes wide open

 

[!!craft!!]

imo safran was is a group that helped us develop the lca tejas engine.. never heard anything about the safran jetfighter, or has the **** really hit the fan? that line has given me quivers..

 

[sudhir007]

safran !! New fighter aircraft ? What the heck ,am i dreaming in the middle of night with eyes wide open

I think they are talking about co-development of kaveri engine for AMCA.

 

[ajtr]

I think they are talking about co-development of kaveri engine for AMCA.

lol kaveri for AMCA. then indians will have to wait for 50-60 generations.DRDO is better advised to make paper planes .

 

[Markus]

lol kaveri for AMCA. then indians will have to wait for 50-60 generations.DRDO is better advised to make paper planes .

You can continue with your NONSENSE but before that have the GUTS to use the flags of your country.

 

[IND151]

I LIKE RAFALE.

 

[illuminatidinesh]

lol kaveri for AMCA. then indians will have to wait for 50-60 generations.DRDO is better advised to make paper planes .

You are advised to contribute something useful or shut ur big fat ***** .

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

You can continue with your NONSENSE but before that have the GUTS to use the flags of your country.

Only a jack would think hes Pakistani or Chinese! his posts hae always been ANTI PAKISTAN OR CHINA.... he is also on ur beloved on comedy forum of india a crappy indian defence forum...... instead grow some GUTS to accept the truth and cut ur NONSENSE.

 

[sudhir007]

I think it is 1yr old news
Dassault Rafale Fails to Meet Indian Air Force MRCA Minimum Performance Requirements | India Defence

 

[kashith]

lol kaveri for AMCA. then indians will have to wait for 50-60 generations.DRDO is better advised to make paper planes .

That's what your mom said....