Signing a contract for the Rafale will put Hollande in India

France and India are expected to sign the final agreement for the supply of the second 36 fighter Rafale, in ...
during Hollande's visit to New Delhi. The preliminary contract provides for delivery of the first fighter in 36 months is already completed.

Delivery and the 36 fighters will be completed in seven years. The inclusion in the service of Rafale will boost having lack fighter Indian Air Force which now has only 34 instead of 44 degrees that are considered necessary for the security of the country from the threat of Pakistan and China.

The agreement for the sale of 36 Rafale decided in April during the visit of Indian Prime Minister in Paris. It decided even after the cancellation of the Indian tender for the supply of 126 fighter, the Rafale which had prevailed. The competition was canceled because of disagreement with the French in terms of transfer of know-how and market price of the aircraft.

According to financial sources France sells 36 Rafale new agreement in 2007 prices, with the addition of an additional amount agreed by both sides. The final amount of acquisition of 36 fighter stands at 8.3 billion. Dollars.

All aircraft will be delivered ready, volatile situation, the Dassault Aviation. To avoid misunderstandings decided to comply with the SOP (standard of preparation or technical specifications) agreed in the tender for 126 aircraft.

Also press sources report that clause or compensation of 50% of the first agreement will be respected in the new. However, compensation will be covered under the new agreement by the private sector, unlike the older, which provided for the construction in India 108 fighter by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

The Reliance Defence Limited (RDL) is said to be the company that will take over the counter for 36 fighters. The Dassault and RDL must fulfill their commitments to hedge. The RDL however has not confirmed, for the moment, an agreement with Dassault.