cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/43679699

India has formally requested Dassault to place its bid for 114 Rafael Jet.

The MRFA program, as per the Acceptance of Neccessity (AoN) the minimum value allocated for it is Rs 2.5 Lakh Crore, for acquiring F4 and potential F5 variants. It is cleared that a comprehensive plan is to be submitted regarding per jet cost, Make in India component percentage and with a gaurantee that atleast 96 jets will be produced inside India.

Negotiations will continue and will emphasise on increasing indigenous content that has been seen to be less than expected to that of 50-60% or more.

The deal structure is goverenment to goverenment. The final assembly line (FAL) is expected at Dassault Reliance Aerospace Limited (DRAL) as per their partnership.

TATA Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) is already constructing a dedicated faclity and Hyderabad to manufacture Rafael Fuelsage systems at a number of 24 annually.

Based on its performance, navy is also expecting to procure 24 additional naval versions of rafael.

Lets hope for the best guys, even if indigenous content is a bit less, we should make sure we get key technology and not delay the project further.

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