London: The multi-billion dollar contract between the Indian Air Force and the Dassault Aviation of France for the supply of 126 Rafale fighters will be concluded in the next three to four months, India’s Ambassador to France has said.
“The Rafale deal is in the final stages and hopefully it should be concluded in the next 3 to 4 months,” Ambassador Rakesh Sood told members of the Indian Journalists Association at the India House here yesterday.
Describing the negotiation as a hugely complex exercise, Sood said it was after a long time the Indian Air Force has gone out for Rafale fighters which would phase out the ageing MIG-21 fleet of the Soviet era.
“Along with that a pretty stringent clause has been put for transfer of technology, the offset (clause), and Dassault Aviation has accepted them,” he said.
The negotiation has moved slower than expected. However, “we are looking at 3 to 4 more months to conclude the agreement,” he said.
06/11/12 PTI/Business Line
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“The Rafale deal is in the final stages and hopefully it should be concluded in the next 3 to 4 months,” Ambassador Rakesh Sood told members of the Indian Journalists Association at the India House here yesterday.
Describing the negotiation as a hugely complex exercise, Sood said it was after a long time the Indian Air Force has gone out for Rafale fighters which would phase out the ageing MIG-21 fleet of the Soviet era.
“Along with that a pretty stringent clause has been put for transfer of technology, the offset (clause), and Dassault Aviation has accepted them,” he said.
The negotiation has moved slower than expected. However, “we are looking at 3 to 4 more months to conclude the agreement,” he said.
06/11/12 PTI/Business Line
