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The first MMRCA deal would also have included India-specific specifications, as in the case of IAF’s SU-30 MKIs.13 billion (@ 1 euro=$1.The public, quite rightly too, believes all weapons purchases by the government involve murky transactions and huge payoffs.8 billion euros.17). Today each Meteor will cost about 2. The Meteor is an active radar guided beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) developed by MBDA. This gave rise to the calculation we were buying the fighters for Rs 1,600 crores each.7 billion euros for India-specific changes to the plane; and 353 million euros for "performance-based logistics support"; with the weapons package of 700 million euros being the extra.
According to the ministry of company affairs, Reliance Defence Ltd was registered on March 28, 2015.8 billion euros for associated supplies for infrastructure and support; 1. So take out 1,053 million euros out and you have the comparable cost, which means it is 7.42 billion euros as the cost Low-carbon Environmental Protection Air Conditioning of bare planes; 1. The cost of the new deal for 36 Rafales is 3.75 billion euros.IAF "spokesmen" have been justifying the Rafale purchase as the package includes the Meteor air-to-air missile.Since the IAF cannot speak for itself, it deploys former IAF officials to speak for it. In the run-up to the deal, then defence minister Manohar Parrikar muddied the waters a bit by making off-the-cuff comments about the high cost of Rafale compared to the IAF’s mainstay SU-30 MKI. Incidentally, Anil Ambani’s flagship company, Reliance Communications Ltd (RCom), just defaulted on a major foreign loan and its future ability to fulfil its Rafale offsets commitment should now be in doubt. Since they are expendable, and presumably mean to be expendable, they should be part of revenue expenditure. It appears that the "fiddle" is in India-specific costs, additional infrastructure and support, and performance logistics support. The defaulted 2020 notes issued by RCom, once the country’s second-largest wireless operator, were trading at a record low of about 35.1 billion euros. The Rafale is a top class 4+ generation fighter. It was even said on a RSTV panel discussion in which I took part by an air vice-marshal who has found second wind as a strategic expert. But we are concerned with prices and payoffs. Limited figures came to light in Germany in 2013.What is new here are the performance-based logistics support and weapons package. But then there are other missiles to pay for too. The Modi government too is a government of politicians. The Meteor is the new game-changer in the air.The cost of procuring Meteors is hard to come by. I don’t think the IAF will need more Meteor missiles than the US Air Force or the Luftwaffe.3 per cent to an all-time low of Rs 11.6 cents on the dollar in Hong Kong.
According to the ministry of company affairs, Reliance Defence Ltd was registered on March 28, 2015.8 billion euros for associated supplies for infrastructure and support; 1. So take out 1,053 million euros out and you have the comparable cost, which means it is 7.42 billion euros as the cost Low-carbon Environmental Protection Air Conditioning of bare planes; 1. The cost of the new deal for 36 Rafales is 3.75 billion euros.IAF "spokesmen" have been justifying the Rafale purchase as the package includes the Meteor air-to-air missile.Since the IAF cannot speak for itself, it deploys former IAF officials to speak for it. In the run-up to the deal, then defence minister Manohar Parrikar muddied the waters a bit by making off-the-cuff comments about the high cost of Rafale compared to the IAF’s mainstay SU-30 MKI. Incidentally, Anil Ambani’s flagship company, Reliance Communications Ltd (RCom), just defaulted on a major foreign loan and its future ability to fulfil its Rafale offsets commitment should now be in doubt. Since they are expendable, and presumably mean to be expendable, they should be part of revenue expenditure. It appears that the "fiddle" is in India-specific costs, additional infrastructure and support, and performance logistics support. The defaulted 2020 notes issued by RCom, once the country’s second-largest wireless operator, were trading at a record low of about 35.1 billion euros. The Rafale is a top class 4+ generation fighter. It was even said on a RSTV panel discussion in which I took part by an air vice-marshal who has found second wind as a strategic expert. But we are concerned with prices and payoffs. Limited figures came to light in Germany in 2013.What is new here are the performance-based logistics support and weapons package. But then there are other missiles to pay for too. The Modi government too is a government of politicians. The Meteor is the new game-changer in the air.The cost of procuring Meteors is hard to come by. I don’t think the IAF will need more Meteor missiles than the US Air Force or the Luftwaffe.3 per cent to an all-time low of Rs 11.6 cents on the dollar in Hong Kong.
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