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France hopes to seal Indian jet fighter deal in 6 to 9 months

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France is confident that it can sign and seal a firm $12 billion deal to supply India with 126 Rafale fighter jets "within six to nine months", government spokeswoman Valerie Pecresse said on Wednesday.

The Rafale, a modern multi-role jet built by Dassault Aviation, has been selected by India as its preferred next generation interceptor, but details of the immense contract remain to be ironed out.

"It needs to be finalised, but the French offer is the most competitive and that has been recognised by our partners," Pecresse said, after President Nicolas Sarkozy hailed the deal at a cabinet meeting.

India announced on Tuesday it had selected the French firm Dassault over the Eurofighter consortium for "exclusive negotiations" as the preferred bidder in a contract estimated to be worth $12 billion.

If concluded, the contract would mark the first time the jet had found an export partner, despite being in service with the French military since 1998 and having proved itself in several conflicts.

France hopes to seal Indian jet fighter deal in 6 to 9 months - India - DNA
 
I am sure that the deal will exceed to 200 planes instead of 126.
Then price per ac might get down.
Or
india buys EFT as a diplomatic move and strategic as we will have two MMRCA parallely delivered, logistically a problem but still an advantage. EFT might drop its price this time and offer more ToT.
 
NEWDELHI: A ‘pleased’ French President Nicholas Sarkozy welcomed India’s decision to select Dassault for supplying 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) under a multi-billion dollar deal.

The deal is important both for Sarkozy, who is set to face elections with his popularity graph declining. “France is pleased with the Indian Government’s decision to select the French aircraft to enter into exclusive negotiations with Dassault.” He said the realisation of the Rafale project would ‘illustrate the depth and scale of the strategic partnership.

http://expressbuzz.com/nation/sarkozy-happy-with-rafale-selection/359043.html
 
Dassault Aviation said the decision was "an extraordinary success" for the company and credited Mr. Sarkozy's backing.

The decision is "good news for the French defense industry," Olivier Dassault, heir to the family that controls the aircraft maker, told French television. Suppliers such as Thales SA and Safran SA should benefit from expanded production of the Rafale, which means "gust" or "burst."
 
6 TO 9 MONTHS!!!? WTF!? But if French comply with their promise of delivering first squadron in under 24 months, the timeframe won't be affected.
 
I have heard that France has also offered other than MMRCA about 50 Mirage-2000s to India other than what IAF has, to increase the fleet to 100 MK2000s
 
I have heard that France has also offered other than MMRCA about 50 Mirage-2000s to India other than what IAF has, to increase the fleet to 100 MK2000s
No, mirage production line is closed. only upgradation of 51 mirages to latest version.
 
No, mirage production line is closed. only upgradation of 51 mirages to latest version.
I mean Ex-French ones, although there still some news unofficial ones that Egytian 20 Mirage-2000s and Qatars 20 Mirage-2000s will be on sale in some time near which India or Taiwan(which was once considering to sell their own) will going to buy them.
 

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