The Defence Acquisition Council, headed past times as well as therefore Defence Minister A.K. Antony, approved the Request For Proposal to purchase 126 aircraft inward August 2007. Indian Air Force, as well as therefore conducted technical as well as flying evaluations of dissimilar fighter jets as well as inward 2011, declared that Rafale as well as Eurofighter Typhoon had met its criteria. Elimination Eurofighter, Rafale bagged the contract to render 126 fighter jets, every minute it was the lowest bidder as well as the aircraft were said to move tardily to maintain.
In 2012, the master copy innovation past times the UPA Government was that Republic of Republic of India would purchase xviii off-the-shelf jets from France's Dassault Aviation, as well as the residuum to move made inward Republic of Republic of India at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or HAL facility inward Bangalore nether transfer of technology. The bargain was initially estimated to move worth $10.2 billion (Rs.54,000 crore).
In Apr 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that Republic of Republic of India volition purchase 36 French-manufactured Rafale fighter jets inward fly-away condition from Dassault, the French aircraft builder as well as integrator. The novel bargain at a value of €7.87 billion, or well-nigh Rs.59,000 crore, was announced fifty-fifty every minute the master copy bargain for 126 aircraft was technically as well as legally alive.
The as well as therefore French President François Hollande sparked political contention inward Republic of Republic of India terminal calendar week past times telling French tidings website Mediapart that Mr Modi's authorities had pressured Dassault to partner amongst India's Reliance Defence to run across its "offset policy". Hours afterward Hollande’s remarks, the French authorities issued a argument denying the claims. It asserted that French companies accept the sum liberty to choose Indian firms for the contract.
SOME FACTS RELATED TO RAFALE DEAL BETWEEN INDIA & FRANCE :
- The novel bargain comes amongst a 50 per centum offset clause which agency that Indian companies, big as well as small, volition teach businesses worth over iii billion euros.
- Anil Ambani floated his defense venture, Reliance Defence Limited, only 12 days earlier Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited French Republic inward Apr 2015 where he announced the Rafale deal.
- Six international firms competed for the bargain are Boeing’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Lockheed Martin’s F-16 Fighting Falcon, Dassault Aviation’s Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon, Saab’s Gripen as well as Russian United Aircraft Corporation's MiG-35.
- India as well as French Republic Rafale bargain is the outset contract of Dassault amongst whatever patch afterward Rafale fighter jets were involved inward airstrikes on Syria.
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