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Russia, India Prepare for INDRA-2012 Military Drills
Russia and India started on Monday the preparation for joint INDRA-2012 military exercises scheduled to be held in Russia this summer, a spokesman for Russia’s Eastern Military District said. “An Indian military delegation arrived on Monday in Ulan Ude [in Russia’s Far East] to discuss the preparation for INDRA-2012 military drills to be held this [...]
Thales Avionics Wins Big With Indian Selection of Rafale
Indian periodical The Hindu recently reported that France’s Dassault Aviation won a $10 billion contract to supply India with 126 Rafale fighters under the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) program. Dassault will supply the first 18 aircraft in “fly-away” condition and the rest will be manufactured in India at the Hindustan Aeronautics facility under a [...]
Rafale Fighter Wins MMRCA Contract; India ‘Briefs’ Losing European Countries
First, the Americans, Russians and Swedes were ejected out of the hotly-contested race. And now, the Europeans too have been shot down in the dogfight, leaving only the French flying high in the Indian skies. After an exhaustive technical and commercial evaluation spread over five long years, India on Tuesday selected French jet Rafale over [...]
Eurofighter Concedes Loss of Indian Competition
India took decision to select our competitor as the preferred bidder in the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) tender. Although this is not yet a contract signature and contract negotiations are still ahead, we are disappointed. However, we respect the decision of the Indian MoD. With the Eurofighter Typhoon, we offered the Indian Air Force [...]
Dassault’s Rafale Selected to Equip the Indian Air Force
France: Following the announcement of the final selection of the Rafale in the frame of the MMRCA program, Dassault Aviation and its partners are honored and grateful to the Indian Government and the people of India to be given the opportunity to extend their long-lasting cooperation. Dassault Aviation and its partners reiterate their commitment to [...]
French Dassault Wins Bid for IAF’s 126 Fighter Jets
French firm Dassault Rafale has bagged India’s biggest-ever military contract for supplying 126 combat aircraft for the Air Force, edging out European rival EADS in the deal that may be worth about ten billion dollars. The French firm was declared as the lowest bidder, according to which it will get the contract under India’s defence [...]
Drones: Who Makes Them And Who Has Them?
U.S. President Barack Obama made a rare admission on January 30 when he acknowledged that the United States’ has used unmanned aircraft — known as “drones” — to attack high-value terrorist targets on Pakistan’s territory. Now that President Obama had confirmed such attacks take place, RFE/RL present this quick explainer to cast some more light [...]
France Lands Indian MMRCA Fighter Jet Deal
India has decided to buy 126 fighter jets from French firm Dassault in a $11 billion deal that is one of the world’s largest arms contracts. Indian government officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told reporters Tuesday that Dassault was the lowest bidder and beat out the Eurofighter consortium to clinch the contract. [...]
Dassault on tough road to close India fighter deal
India’s selection of Dassault Aviation as the preferred bidder for a huge fighter jet deal marks just the start of a long and arduous process for the French firm to secure a final contract, analysts say. Dassault won the right to enter exclusive negotiations with India to supply 126 fighters after lodging a lower bid [...]
