French Rafale jet beats Eurofighter in $10bn India deal

Skybird · 02-01-12, 06:07 AM

It seems that india calclated that the French jet in the long run will have smaller maintenance costs per operation hour.

Part of the dela is a massive transfer of hightech knowhow, becasue part of the Indian conditions was that only a fraction of the jets get dleivered - 80% or more should be build in India, with far-reaching access to sensitive high tech knowleedge pools made min Europe. This deal in the long run will backfire against France, and Europe and the US, for the Indians are more interested in this hightech than in new fighters. Their future competitiveness on the global market will hurt us, due to us having made them a bit stronger once again.

Clever!

02-01-12, 06:07 AM	#12
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,628 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	It seems that india calclated that the French jet in the long run will have smaller maintenance costs per operation hour. Part of the dela is a massive transfer of hightech knowhow, becasue part of the Indian conditions was that only a fraction of the jets get dleivered - 80% or more should be build in India, with far-reaching access to sensitive high tech knowleedge pools made min Europe. This deal in the long run will backfire against France, and Europe and the US, for the Indians are more interested in this hightech than in new fighters. Their future competitiveness on the global market will hurt us, due to us having made them a bit stronger once again. Clever! __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.