Eric Trappier Chairman and CEO Dassault Aviation, producer of French Rafale fighter plane accompanied by Richard Lavaud, head army plane gross sales, will probably be right here on Monday and Tuesday for senior degree conferences.
They are seemingly to meet senior officers in PMO, Defence Ministry, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar, NSA Ajit Doval, Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane, Adm R. Hari Kumar and Chief of Navy and Air Force Chief Marshal V.R, Chaudhari.
This go to, coming after Prime Minister Modi’s go to to France in July this yr the place he was the chief visitor for the Bastille Day Parade, assumes significance for the sale of 26 Rafale plane for the Indian Navy.
During the go to, discussions came about between PM Modi and French President Macron for sale of those plane below a G to G settlement IAF had purchased 36 plane as fly away for Rs 60,000 crore, ensuing in per plane value of Rs 1600 crore.
However, base value of plane was shut to Rs 800 crore, relaxation being for India’s particular enhancements, coaching, simulators and spares. Indian expectation is that 26 Naval plane mustn’t value greater than Rs 20,000 crore or Euro 2.2 Bn. French projected value is effectively above 3Bn or Rs 30,000 crore, a premium of fifty per cent, which might’t be justified given greater than 99 per cent commonality between the air and naval model
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They are seemingly to meet senior officers in PMO, Defence Ministry, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar, NSA Ajit Doval, Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane, Adm R. Hari Kumar and Chief of Navy and Air Force Chief Marshal V.R, Chaudhari.
This go to, coming after Prime Minister Modi’s go to to France in July this yr the place he was the chief visitor for the Bastille Day Parade, assumes significance for the sale of 26 Rafale plane for the Indian Navy.
During the go to, discussions came about between PM Modi and French President Macron for sale of those plane below a G to G settlement IAF had purchased 36 plane as fly away for Rs 60,000 crore, ensuing in per plane value of Rs 1600 crore.
However, base value of plane was shut to Rs 800 crore, relaxation being for India’s particular enhancements, coaching, simulators and spares. Indian expectation is that 26 Naval plane mustn’t value greater than Rs 20,000 crore or Euro 2.2 Bn. French projected value is effectively above 3Bn or Rs 30,000 crore, a premium of fifty per cent, which might’t be justified given greater than 99 per cent commonality between the air and naval model
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