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Because of the technological complexity of the fighter, the majority of the workload in the production of 126 fighter jets to India should be provided by French companies.
Negotiations continue to go well between teams Dassault Aviation and the Department of Defense Indian to reach an agreement.
The two partners have not yet converted into a commercial contract and the selection of the Rafale French manufacturer took place in February as the exclusive partner for the acquisition of 126 fighters. Dassault Aviation, is reassuring on the progress of negotiations, highlighting the complexity technical, commercial, legal negotiations of this type.
Moreover, little industrial filter sharing between the two countries. Only certainty: 18 aircraft will be assembled in the factory Dassault Merignac, Gironde and the remaining 108 in India . However, sources indicate that the French division of labor remain very much in favor of French, even believing that they would keep well over 50% of the associated production of the early years of the future contract. And not on the whole partnership, as it had been previously written in this article.
That would be good news for the supply chain of a Franco-French Rafale: the manufacturer does indeed appeal almost exclusively to French companies for the production of its combat aircraft. In total, 500 companies participating countries mobilizing about 7,000 jobs.
THE OBSTACLE OF TECHNOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY
Several factors could explain this division favorable to French industrialists while the original tender issued by New Delhi included industrial offsets amounting to 50% of the contract value as well as technology transfer.
First, as for commercial aircraft of type Boeing or Airbus , assembling a fighter is only a modest fraction of the value of the unit, about 15% according to some experts.
Second Indian companies are far from mastering the technology to produce complex electronic equipment Rafale. Their contribution could therefore be quite limited at first, and organize around elements of the fuselage, the wings, the canopy ... Especially as technology transfer will be gradual. Rather than a comprehensive agreement on all the apparatus, the cooperation will by signing multiple licensing agreements for each aircraft equipment. As to produce sub-critical assemblies of the device as the radar antenna active electronics of Thales , the mastery of these skills appears remote.
Third, by joining with France and military aircraft manufacturer, the Indian government would seek to benefit from expertise to reorganize its military aircraft industry.
Discussion points between the Indian and French partners is no lack. What augur yet long months of negotiations before signing the final contract.
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Negotiations continue to go well between teams Dassault Aviation and the Department of Defense Indian to reach an agreement.
The two partners have not yet converted into a commercial contract and the selection of the Rafale French manufacturer took place in February as the exclusive partner for the acquisition of 126 fighters. Dassault Aviation, is reassuring on the progress of negotiations, highlighting the complexity technical, commercial, legal negotiations of this type.
Moreover, little industrial filter sharing between the two countries. Only certainty: 18 aircraft will be assembled in the factory Dassault Merignac, Gironde and the remaining 108 in India . However, sources indicate that the French division of labor remain very much in favor of French, even believing that they would keep well over 50% of the associated production of the early years of the future contract. And not on the whole partnership, as it had been previously written in this article.
That would be good news for the supply chain of a Franco-French Rafale: the manufacturer does indeed appeal almost exclusively to French companies for the production of its combat aircraft. In total, 500 companies participating countries mobilizing about 7,000 jobs.
THE OBSTACLE OF TECHNOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY
Several factors could explain this division favorable to French industrialists while the original tender issued by New Delhi included industrial offsets amounting to 50% of the contract value as well as technology transfer.
First, as for commercial aircraft of type Boeing or Airbus , assembling a fighter is only a modest fraction of the value of the unit, about 15% according to some experts.
Second Indian companies are far from mastering the technology to produce complex electronic equipment Rafale. Their contribution could therefore be quite limited at first, and organize around elements of the fuselage, the wings, the canopy ... Especially as technology transfer will be gradual. Rather than a comprehensive agreement on all the apparatus, the cooperation will by signing multiple licensing agreements for each aircraft equipment. As to produce sub-critical assemblies of the device as the radar antenna active electronics of Thales , the mastery of these skills appears remote.
Third, by joining with France and military aircraft manufacturer, the Indian government would seek to benefit from expertise to reorganize its military aircraft industry.
Discussion points between the Indian and French partners is no lack. What augur yet long months of negotiations before signing the final contract.
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