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The Spectra threat library is to be updated to India specific threats, that is software. Most of the ISEs are tweaks that don't cost much of anything over the standard F3R, it was the cost of certifying items from Israel that jacked the original price. Now that price has been paid, ordering...

ISE costs are certification and software related, those costs will not be reoccurring. This aircraft is already tailored and certified to exactly what India wants. The others are not.

Notes * an identical unit price to that paid by the French armed forces ** such costs are one off and will not be incurred for any future batches. https://www.opindia.com/2018/03/dassault-aviation-rafale-no-scam-by-modi-government-congress-rahul-gandhi-lies-expose/ $4 billion are one off...

If they choose any other fighter they will be paying $200 million+ to buy the associated infrastructure of a first time purchase. In the case of Rafale, it is already paid which makes it automatic L1. Now that the deal is cleared by the courts, there is no fear to buy as many as they want...

Qatar ordered 12 more Rafale for €1 billion, that is the approximate cost India will pay for follow on orders.

US delivers CAATSA warning to India Jon Grevatt, Bangkok - Jane's Defence Industry 03 June 2019 India’s planned procurement of the S-400 missile system from Russia (pictured) could put its strong defence ties with the US at risk, a Department of State official has said. Source: IHS...

You weren't buying much American equipment during those times, so it shall be again. Trump is going to be there until 2025 so get used to it.

An order has to be big enough to establish production under Make in India, that is what the RFI for 114 is for. To buy smaller batches is only advantageous if it is being produced from the Dassault production line. In order to get Indian cost advantage we have to long lead the source of...

I guess you didn't hear the news that Trump has started a trade war with India. Rafale is winning both tenders so don't worry about it.

Dassault has ramped up production to 26 units for the 2019 fiscal year. The ALA will defer deliveries until the end of 2020 to meet the export backlog. To invest in more than doubling expansion of the production line Dassault must feel very confident in doubling its current order book.

That is the exact time they said they could only decide on the +36 order for Rafale as well... coincidence?

According to the RFI 25% of them must be twin seaters, Gripen E doesn't have a two seater so that is out. That was the only one I was ever worried about undercutting the price of Rafale. Eurofighter has only become more expensive in comparison.

You might like to believe that but according to IAF officials that were present at the Elysee the deal was struck for 72 for IAF and 57 for the IN to give Dassault it's original numbers It was just too much to do all at once with the funding constraints and had to be stretched out over time and...

I know how this is playing out. India already paid for the infrastructure for two Rafale bases. When France makes it's offer it will not have to include the infrastructure price as it has already been paid. The contenders will not have this price advantage and Rafale automatically becomes L1.