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...