Rafale-M Jets is intended to operate from two aircraft carriers in the Indian Navy. Photo: Dassault-Aviation.com
According to official sources, delivery of Rafale-M to the Indian Navy will begin four years after the contract is signed. This also means that in 2029 the Indian Navy will begin receiving both the Rafale-M Jets and the MQ-9B Armed Highly Durable Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) contracted from the US last year.
The deal is put together in all manners and is now a matter of when it was signed, a Know source said. Delivery will begin for 48 months from the date of contract and will be completed two years later, sources added.
The Navy is hoping that transactions will be inked for this fiscal year ending March 31st. The source said this is a government-to-government transaction and that even if the contract is signed in April, funds could be blocked.
The date of the French minister’s visit has not yet been confirmed in March or April, the source added.
The pipeline between India and France will feature two mega-defence deals on the Rafael-M jets manufactured by Dassault Airlines and the Navy Group’s additional Sasol Pen class traditional submarines worth over $10 billion.
In response to questions from Hindus at the annual press conference in December, Navy Admiral Dinesh K. Tripati said both deals were in the final stages and lacked clearance from the Cabinet Committee on Security. Ta. “Completing the acquisition process is a problem and we expect that we will need to sign a Rafale-M deal with this (Scorpène Submarines) if it goes well next month or hopefully.” He says.
On July 13, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to Paris, and the Defense Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, raised the procurement of 26 Rafale M-Fighters and three Scopen. We have approved the acceptance of essential items (AON). Class diesel electric submarine. The 26 Lafale contract includes 22 single Sinna Lafale M and four twin-seater Lafale trainers (not carrier compatible). The 26 jets are intended to close the number gap until the indigenous twin engine deck-based fighters (TEDBFs) in development are used. The Navy currently operates two aircraft carriers – Vikramaditya, sourced from Russia, and INS VIKRANT, an indigenous group commissioned in September 2022, both operate MIG-29K jets. It’s there.
Last October, India, under the US Government’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program, India’s Navy’s 31 MQ -9B -15 sea guardians and 16 Sky Guardians, eight, each, eight, each, Eight people each signed $800 million contracts for the Army and Air Force. . The French Defense Minister is expected to visit India in the next two months when the deal is expected to be signed.
A joint statement issued two days ago after Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron said that the two leaders discussed ongoing debates with French company Safran on missiles, helicopters and jet engines, and India’s Hindu He said he worked with Stan Aeronatics to develop the next generation of engines. Copter and Jet.
Published – February 13th, 2025, 10:18pm IST
