Know Your 'Rafale'

[Kunal Biswas]

 

[plugwater]

When are we going to get our first bird?Will we get the logistics correct?

2014 , if world does not end in this year

One squadron from France(18 jets)

 

[JAISWAL]

France's Rafale deal to include tech transfer-Sarkozy - Reuters



WIRE NEWS

France's Rafale deal to include tech transfer-Sarkozy
31 Jan 2012, 07:52 PM
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday said that he welcomed a decision by India's government to enter into "exclusive negotiations" with France's Dassault for the purchase of 126 Rafale jet fighter planes.

In a statement, Sarkozy said talks over the contract would begin shortly, adding that the deal would include significant transfers of technology guaranteed by the French state.

Dassault Aviation confirmed earlier that its fighter plane had been selected by the Indian air force.

(Reporting By Tim Hepher, Writing by Alexandria Sage; Editing by Jon Loades-Carter)

 

[Blackwater]

2014 , if world does not end in this year

One squadron from France(18 jets)

dont know about world but pak might be

 

[Neil]

The twists and turns of India's biggest defence deal

This is how India's biggest defence deal - a $10.4-billion tender for 126 combat aircraft - panned out:
* 2000: Indian Air Force (IAF) conveys to defence ministry its interest in acquiring medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) to replace its ageing fleet of Soviet-era MiG-21s and because of delays in developing the indigenous light combat aircraft (LCA).
* 2001: IAF issues request for information (RFI) for 126 combat jets.
* 2003: IAF seeks defence ministry's permission to buy 50 more French Mirage-2000s to shore up the only MMRCAs in its fleet as a stop-gap arrangement. The aircraft had been acquired in the mid-1980s.
* 2004: Defence ministry asks IAF to instead issue a larger MMRCA tender.
* 2005: Defence ministry issues initial MMRCA tender but withdraws it quickly even as it starts receiving responses from vendors.

* 2006: The then IAF chief, Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi, flags the dwindling squadron strength of the force. From a sanctioned strength of 39.5 combat squadrons, the IAF is down to 33 squadrons.
* August 2007: India issues the tender for 126 MMRCAs at an estimated cost of $10.4 billion.
* February 2008: US majors Boeing and Lockheed Martin, Russia's United Aircraft Corporation, France's Dassault, European consortium EADS and Sweden's SAAB submit their bids.
* April 2009: Reports that Dassault and SAAB are out of the race.
* May 2009: Defence ministry says Dassault and SAAB still in contention.
* April 2010: IAF completes its flight and weapons evaluation of the six contenders on the basis of 643 parameters.
* December 2010: Offset proposals of contenders goes missing; later found on the roadside in south Delhi. The incident threatens to derail the tendering process.
* April 2011: India down-selects EADS and Dassault for the final leg of the contest, rejecting the other four contenders.
* November 2011: The commercial offers from European consortium Eurofighter and France's Dassault Aviation opened.
January 31, 2011: Dassault informed that it has emerged as the lowest bidder.




The twists and turns of India's biggest defence deal | The Asian Age

 

[Blackwater]

-to-include-tech-transfer[/COLOR]-sarkozy_660158.html]France's Rafale deal to include tech transfer-Sarkozy - Reuters



WIRE NEWS

France's Rafale deal to include tech transfer-Sarkozy
31 Jan 2012, 07:52 PM
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday said that he welcomed a decision by India's government to enter into "exclusive negotiations" with France's Dassault for the purchase of 126 Rafale jet fighter planes.

In a statement, Sarkozy said talks over the contract would begin shortly, adding that the deal would include significant transfers of technology guaranteed by the French state.

Dassault Aviation confirmed earlier that its fighter plane had been selected by the Indian air force.

(Reporting By Tim Hepher, Writing by Alexandria Sage; Editing by Jon Loades-Carter)

welcome news

 

[sayareakd]

In a statement, Sarkozy said talks over the contract would begin shortly, adding that the deal would include significant transfers of technology guaranteed by the French state.

significant transfers of technology guaranteed ???
We want Total transfer of technology and guarantee to that effect. .

 

[Kunal Biswas]

 

[balai_c]

Great news indeed! Rafale has the least amount of US components. It is the best possible choice.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

 

[plugwater]

Now SFC should select Rafale too.

 

[Atul]

So this Rafale is exclusive to IAF or do you guys think navy would be interested to include it for IAC.

Rafale already has a Navy version available & flying. so there is a chance that probably the Indian Navy also has a additional option, for its future purchases of fighter jets, over and above the Mikoyan MiG-29K & LCA - Naval (tejas).

 

[trackwhack]

I want to see the Rafale share the deck of the IAC and the Vikramaditya with the Mig 29K's. That would add some serious teeth to IN. The Chinis would think a hundred times before trolling in the Indian Ocean.

 

[H.A.]

significant transfers of technology guaranteed ???
We want Total transfer of technology and guarantee to that effect. .

what does TOT in terms of business actually mean to India. If there is TOT agreement will go to companies like HAL, DRDO or are there any private players who can eye the pie?

 

[Kunal Biswas]

 

[Tshering22]

So is this confirmed or not? because there are conflicting reports! Stupid MOD, trying to play dirty politics with the lives of IAF pilots.

 

[Nagraj]

BTW which generation is rafeal of ??
4the gen or 4.5 or 5 th ??
anyone knows???

 

[The Messiah]

So is this confirmed or not? because there are conflicting reports! Stupid MOD, trying to play dirty politics with the lives of IAF pilots.

what are you talking about ?

 

[Indianboy]

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[H.A.]

So is this confirmed or not? because there are conflicting reports! Stupid MOD, trying to play dirty politics with the lives of IAF pilots.

rest assured this is true...Its not a thread started by UTK