DefenceTalkIndia’s future purchase of Rafale fighter jets will only come through direct talks with the French government, the defence minister has said, effectively killing talks on a massive deal. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced last week that New Delhi had ordered 36 Rafale fighter jets from France in a multi-billion-dollar agreement that has been […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-signals-end-of-talks-on-larger-french-rafale-deal-63829/

DefenceTalkDassault Aviation, which is the Indian Air Force supplier for more than 60 years, is honored of the repeated trust of the Indian Government and welcomes its intention to finalize the acquisition of 36 Rafale aircraft at conditions that will allow to meet rapidly the security needs of India. Dassault Aviation is grateful to the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-to-acquire-36-rafale-fighter-aircraft-63823/

DefenceTalkWith the completion of its 100th flight in February, the nEUROn UCAV technology demonstrator has completed its test campaign in France. Throughout this entire campaign, the nEUROn and associated equipment demonstrated exemplary availability and reliability. In the first phase, the purpose of the tests was to open the flight envelope (including with weapon bay doors […]https://www.defencetalk.com/neuron-ucav-success-for-test-campaign-in-france-63438/

DefenceTalkThe Rafale has successfully completed its first test flights in a new heavily-armed configuration, comprising six air-to-ground precision AASM Hammer missiles, four medium and long range air-to-air missiles from the MICA family, two very long range METEOR missiles, as well as three 2,000 liter fuel tanks. This preliminary work, self-funded by Dassault Aviation, is conducted […]https://www.defencetalk.com/dassault-aviation-rafale-further-improves-its-versatility-50168/

DefenceTalkFrance’s Dassault Aviation and Reliance Industries are planning to set up a facility to produce wings of Rafale combat aircraft selected by IAF for meeting its requirement of 126 fighter planes. The two firms are planning to set up a Rs. 1,000-crore facility for producing the wings of the Rafale combat aircraft and it is […]https://www.defencetalk.com/dassault-plans-to-make-rafale-wings-in-india-49913/

DefenceTalkFrance will about halve its purchases of Dassault Rafale jet fighter planes over the next six years, under defence estimates on Friday, and is counting on at last clinching the first sales abroad to keep production lines going. French officials say that among potential clients are India, Qatar, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates and Brazil. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-clips-rafales-wings-hopes-for-first-export-order-48672/

DefenceTalkUnion Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday said it was not possible to set a time frame for signing the much-awaited deal for the Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) with French company Dassault Aviation. The contract, said to be worth nearly Rs 1 lakh crore, is still at the negotiation stage, a year-and-a-half […]https://www.defencetalk.com/impossible-to-set-time-frame-for-mmrca-deal-antony-47706/

DefenceTalkFrance dangled Tuesday the possibility of manufacturing its Rafale fighter plane in Malaysia if the nation selected the aircraft as its new combat jet. “We are considering an assembly line in Malaysia,” said Eric Trappier, chief executive of the Rafale’s builder Dassault Aviation, in a telephone interview from the Langkawi air show in northern Malaysia. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-says-malaysia-can-build-jets-if-it-buys-rafale-47283/