The Financial Times of London carried a full length feature story (February 6 and 7) on how the Eurofighter Typhoon lost the bid to the French-made Rafale in a contest that has lasted over five years and will cost between $10 billion and $20 billion over the life of the...
France is the big winner in India today, Dassault Aviation wins $10.4 billion MMRCA defense order
The Rafale fighter jet, manufactured by the French company Dassault Aviation, has won India's contract worth $10.4 billion, The Indian Air Force will buy 126 aircraft over the next ten years. In 2007, India invited proposals from six contenders, Russia’s MiG- 35,Lockheed Martin's F-16 Falcon, Boeing's F-18/A Hornet, the Swedish...
India shortlists European Contenders on $10 billion fighter Project
Both Boeing and Lockheed received rejection letters after the technical evaluation process was completed for the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA), a project to buy 126 aircraft that is probably worth over $10.5 billion. India's largest legacy supplier, Russia, was also rejected by the Air Force. The apparent contenders remaining...