Dassault Aviation expects India Rafale deal by March, CEO says

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

PARIS: Dassault Aviation, the French maker of fighter jets, expects to conclude a deal to supply Rafale planes to India by March, Chief Executive Eric Trappier said on Wednesday.

The final phase of exclusive negotiations on the contract, estimated at $15 billion, should conclude within India's current budget year ending in March 2015, Trappier told reporters in Paris.


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Dassault Aviation expects India Rafale deal by March, CEO says - The Economic Times

 

[The Huskar]

So from end of 2014,it jumped to March.

 

[Koovie]

Have been hearing this kind of news for years now....

 

[Abingdonboy]

So from end of 2014,it jumped to March.

He said by March or to put it another way- within this FISCAL YEAR.

 

[The Huskar]

He said by March or to put it another way- within this FISCAL YEAR.

Hope your optimism wins over my pessimism.

 

[sathya]

Either ink it or cancel it by March 2015,
No more delays are acceptable..

If Russia delivers a pak fa prototype to India, then the validity of rafale deal will become lesser an lesser..

 

[axisofevil]

Its not a bad plane but for the price we are paying, I think we can look at better options or better incentives.

 

[NKVD]

Its not a bad plane but for the price we are paying, I think we can look at better options or better incentives.

And what is the better options you may say

 

[newdelhinsa]

Tatey bhoond de,

When I first heard about this contract, there was no white hair in my beard, now there are couple of them, shining bright.

 

[sathya]

When the last rafale is inducted, your son will be in college reading this forum

I started reading about LCA in the year 2001

I wAs guest a reader of this forum for a decade before I became a member..

Hope tejas 2 achieves FOC before my son becomes a member too

 

[axisofevil]

And what is the better options you may say

It really depends what we are trying to achieve here. If it a stop gap? TOT that will assist us in our domestic fighter? Do we want access to the best tech? Buying from a supplier that will open up more opportunities? Alliance building? What exactly are we looking for?

 

[NKVD]

It really depends what we are trying to achieve here. If it a stop gap? TOT that will assist us in our domestic fighter? Do we want access to the best tech? Buying from a supplier that will open up more opportunities? Alliance building? What exactly are we looking for?

They are Looking for same things of whom you are critical against me in different thread a Russian alternative and superior technology from the French make IAF pose credible detterent against our statergic Rivals.mostly against Chinese

 

[Derolo]

The Rafale cost has been exaggerated by Media and deranged morons like Bharat Karnad.

The per unit price is still $85-90 million and with aesa it can touch the $100 million mark.

The $20 billion nonsense is a fragment of the media's imagination.

Additionally the cost to set up domestic manufacturing units is not being paid to Dassault and its high time people become aware of that

 

[pursuit of happiness]

He said by March or to put it another way- within this FISCAL YEAR.

--
am i right if i say..
Deal will sign this Fiscal yer and allocation of fund will allowed in Feb -march 2015 as 2014 budget may be already near full ?

 

[GURU DUTT]

so first there is a report that india wont get FGFA before 2025and now that rafale deal is expected by march 2015 is there a connection or is it a too good to be true coincedent ?