From:India: Rafale Decision Final
AIN online, Feb 16
India’s Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne confirmed to AIN here at the Singapore Airshow that the country’s resolve to select the lowest bidder for the contract for 126 medium multirole combat aircraft remains in place. The contract negotiation committee (CNC) opened Dassault Aviation’s bid proposing its Rafale on February 13 and identified the French OEM as the lowest bidder. The decision to involve another manufacturer is “procedurally untenable,” said Browne. “We have a procedure as per the defense procurement policy that stipulates the contract goes to the lowest bidder.”
The CNC, which gets into action once the lowest bidder has been identified, is scheduled to start price negotiations with Dassault from March 5. Discussions will be held on electronics, radar, transfer of technology and offsets.
Asked if he was satisfied with the Rafale selection, Browne said it was, “Brilliant! We got it at the best cost possible. The decision was based on performance and Rafale passed all qualifications.”
However, Browne said the requirement for the fighters was “as of yesterday,” meaning that, in reality, he expects the process to be completed by the end of the year. The air force plans to start pilot training soon, he added.
Browne also said Brazil has asked India to share its acquisition process, including evaluation and lifecycle costs. Coincidentally, India’s state minister, Pallam Raju, is visiting Brazil at the end of March to view the flight of the second, fully modified aircraft for the indigenously developed Indian airborne warning and control system aircraft, the EMB-145, at Embraer’s facilities at São José dos Campos in Brazil.
http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-ne...decision-final
Airbus was created in 1970, under President Pompidou and Chaban-Delmas as PM. EADS in 2000 under President Chirac and Jospin as PM. Jospin is the only socialist in that list.pointing to previous initiatives by socialist governments such as the creation of Airbus, the European passenger jet maker, and EADS, its Franco-German parent.
Google translated from:Rafale: Switzerland remains open to new offers from States
L'Usine Nouvelle, Feb 16
The Swiss Transport Minister Doris Leuthard said this February 16 that proposals from companies are for their part closed.
[...]
On 21 February, the Subcommittee on Security Policy of the National Council will discuss the Federal Council's decision to buy the Gripen. The matter is then transferred to Parliament, which will decide in the summer or fall.
http://www.usinenouvelle.com/article...-etats.N168968
http://www.romandie.com/news/n/Avion...0220121702.asp
Swiss precision ...
For the record:
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...=1#post6033376
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...=1#post6031480
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Landivisiau naval airbase:
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http://www.breizhspottingteam.com/fo...forum.php?f=47
From:No going back on Dassault deal: Antony
Business Line, Feb 17
New Delhi, Feb 17: India has virtually ruled out a rethink on its decision in the multi-billion dollar combat aircraft deal saying it has already started negotiating the contract with French firm Dassault Aviation in this regard.
[...]
“Already the Contract Negotiations Committee (CNC) has started for the procurement of Rafale,” Defence Minister, Mr A.K. Antony, said here.
The Minister was asked to comment on the British Prime Minister Mr David Cameron’s statement that he would ask India to rethink its decision on the deal and buy the Eurofighter Typhoon.
The CNC is formed by the Ministry to negotiate the final price of the equipment offered by the vendors.Mr Antony warned the officials and vendors involved in the process against indulging in any wrongdoing saying “everybody should be careful.... Nobody can corrupt India system. We will not tolerate this.”
He said the contract negotiations take place for over six months and after that the deal will have to pass through eight stages.“It will have to pass through scrutiny in eight stages.
After CNC, it will come to Defence Ministry. In Ministry also, there will be minimum four stages of scrutiny by Defence Finance. Then it will go to independent monitors appointed by the CVC and then go to the National Security Council Secretariat and Finance Ministry,” Mr Antony said.
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/...cle2903521.ece
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From:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/mil/2012-0..._122716224.htm
Original source:
http://www.facebook.com/NormandieNiemen
About Dassault/Reliance MOU:
From:[...]The partnership will also provide the French firm with a substantial offsets route into India — if it wins the MMRCA contract later this year, it commits to diverting $9-10 billion back into Indian industry. Industry watchers suggest that while RIL is a relatively new entrant into the defence sphere, the sheer size of the company and its backing will provide it with great flexibility and absorptive power for technology coming in from abroad.[...]
http://spsaviation.net/exclusive/?id...nce-Industries
For the record:
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...=1#post6028029
FromDassault Awarded India’s EDST as ‘Best VAR-2011’
TenLink.com, Feb 15
BANGALORE, India, Feb 15, 2012 - EDS Technologies, India's largest PLM and Real Time Visual Simulation solutions provider in India and Dassault Systemes, the world leader in 3D have been working very closely and providing tailored, cost-effective, and scalable Product Life Cycle Management solutions to customers in a variety of industries across the country.
EDS Technologies team has awarded "BEST VAR for the year 2011" at the Dassault Systemes sales kick off meet on the 3rd and 4th Feb 2012 in Bangalore, India.
[...]
http://www.tenlinks.com/news/PR/DASS...21512_edst.htm
Another route for offsets, EDS technologies is a Dassault Systems partner in India with customers such as HAL, Bharat or the Indian Gov...
http://www.edstechnologies.com/asset... Speak/ada.pdf
http://www.edstechnologies.com/asset... Speak/ada.pdf
MoD officials question Rafale deal
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/m.../1/174138.htmlThe country's biggest defence deal for the purchase of 126 Rafale fighter jets, estimated to be worth around Rs.62,000 crore, seems to be running into rough weather.
Top government sources said on Friday that two senior officials of the ministry of defence (MoD), who are members of the contract negotiation committee, have questioned the methods adopted by it to conclude that French company Dassault's Rafale had the lowest bid for the medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) deal.
The contract negotiation committee comprises senior officials from the MoD and the Indian Air Force.
The contract is yet to be vetted by the ministry of finance before it is finally approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security.
Rafale was declared as the lowest bid after the evaluation of the commercial bids made by the different companies to the MoD. Rafale had pipped British fighter jet Eurofighter Typhoon, while the other rivals from the US, Russia and Sweden were eliminated in different stages of competition.
How to Win Large Contracts in BRICS Nations: Follow the French
Full article:
http://foreignpolicyblogs.com/2012/0...-follow-french
From:Brazil, UAE Might Follow India’s Choice of Rafale; Debate Over Swiss Choice Continues
AINonline, Feb 17
The French Rafale is reportedly well placed to triumph in the long-running fighter jet contest in Brazil, and also to secure the elusive order from the UAE, following the type’s success in India. Speaking at the Singapore Airshow, Indian air force commander ACM N.A.K. Browne told AIN that his country would not accept a revised bid from the losing Eurofighter camp for the 126-aircraft MMRCA requirement. British politicians had earlier suggested this possibility, but it emerged that the Dassault Rafale was the clear winner on acquisition and life-cycle costs. Negotiations to conclude a firm contract will start on March 5, Browne said.
Dassault’s prospects for securing an order from Brazil for at least 36 Rafales brightened when ******* reported from São Paolo that President Dilma Rousseff favors the French warplane, especially after India’s choice. Moreover, the Brazilians have requested access to India’s selection procedures for the MMRCA, which will be granted, Browne confirmed.
French media outlet La Tribune reported that the long-awaited sale of 60 Rafales to the UAE might soon be concluded, despite last November’s dramatic declaration by the Emiratis at the Dubai Air Show that the price was not right. La Tribune said that Dassault chief Charles Edelstenne returned to Abu Dhabi some days after the show to repair relations. There was a positive outcome, and now French President Nicolas Sarkozy is planning to visit the UAE at the end of March to seal the deal, La Tribune continued.
In Switzerland, Defense Minister Ueli Maurer called a press conference to counter the leak of the Swiss Air Force (SAF) technical evaluation for the new fighter aircraft. This showed the Rafale as the clear winner, the Eurofighter second and the Saab Gripen last. But the Swiss government chose the Gripen package worth $3.4 billion, including 22 jets, as the most cost-effective solution. The evaluation covered flight tests of the three aircraft in Switzerland in the second half of 2008, as well as the SAF’s verdict on enhancements promised but not yet available on the three contenders.
Maurer reaffirmed the choice of the Gripen, insisting that all three contenders had met the technical requirement. The Swedish warplane was the most affordable replacement for Switzerland’s F-5Es, given the pressures on the country’s defense equipment budget, he said.
http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-ne...oice-continues
Its mean indian will get their money again?Originally Posted by Olybrius
Mother of all India's defence deals: Rafale Jets dodge a 'dissent dogfight'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome...-dogfight.html
The new attempt of this journalist, Saurabh Shukla, to make a thing of this banal affair meets little success. (Except in the Daily Mail obviously ...)
First rumours about this (operating cost calculation ...) were already dismissed by the IAF Chief of Staff, Air Marshal R K Sharma who was also a member of the commitee.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rafale-de...59-60-115.html
For the record:
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums...=1#post6031097
A must read in "Le Temps" (in french) : investigation about the swiss competition , the fight between U. Maurer and the industrial and military lobbies.
http://www.letemps.ch/Page/Uuid/10cd...421e70beae55|1Aerospace and military lobbies have acted behind the scenes to force through parliament, the purchase of new fighter aircraft. Everyone wanted the Rafale! Playing with the pressures, Ueli Maurer finally disappointed his friends. Investigation about the maneuvers that have shaped the political and financial choices of the Swedish Aircraft[...]
and an editorial:
http://www.letemps.ch/Page/Uuid/1bb5...Vite_un_pilote[...]The history of the acquisition shows a lot of amateurism at several levels: at the head of the Department of Defense, at the Federal Council and at the Parliament. The incredible episodes and repeated passages of arms of this bad soap opera diverted attention from the key issue: Does Switzerland really need a new fighter aircraft?[...]
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