tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74741538766372356042012-02-01T10:03:51.733-08:00This Blog is all about Black Untouchables,Indigenous, Aboriginal People worldwide, Refugees, Persecuted nationalities, Minorities and golbal RESISTANCE. The style is autobiographical full of Experiences with Academic Indepth Investigation. It is all against Brahminical Zionist White Postmodern Galaxy MANUSMRITI APARTEID order, ILLUMINITY worldwide and HEGEMONIES Worldwide to ensure LIBERATION of our Peoeple Enslaved and Persecuted, Displaced and Kiled.Bangahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02185064195725509717noreply@blogger.comBlogger183981100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7474153876637235604.post-43190662985838199082012-02-01T10:03:00.001-08:002012-02-01T10:03:51.905-08:00<div><b id="internal-source-marker_0.49925275170244277"><br><span style="font-size:32px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(255,0,0);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">India is made Free Hunting Ground for International Arms dealers as the Zionist Brahaminical Hegemony Militarises the STATE to accomplish the agenda of Mass Destruction and Ethnic cleansing of the Excluded Mulnivasi Bahujan!</span><br> <span style="font-size:32px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(255,0,0);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:32px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(152,0,0);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br> <span style="font-size:32px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Indian jet competition shows emerging markets importance In Free Market Global Order!No country immune to euro crisis, says Christine Lagarde!</span><br> <span style="font-size:32px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(246,246,246);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Indian Holocaust My Father`s Life and</span><br> <h1 dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(246,246,246);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Time - SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY SEVEN</span></h1><span style="font-size:32px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Palash Biswas</span><br> <span style="font-size:32px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://indianliberationnews.com/"><span style="font-size:32px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,153);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://indianliberationnews.com/</span></a></p> <h1 dir="ltr"><a href="http://indianholocaustmyfatherslifeandtime.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:32px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,153);background-color:rgb(246,246,246);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://indianholocaustmyfatherslifeandtime.blogspot.com/</span></a></h1> <h1 dir="ltr"><a href="http://basantipurtimes.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:32px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,153);background-color:rgb(246,246,246);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://basantipurtimes.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="font-size:32px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></h1> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Rafale fighter aircraft built by France's Dassault Aviation has emerged the lowest bidder in the contest to sell the Indian Air Force (IAF) 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft. According to sources in the defence ministry, the Rafale has emerged marginally cheaper than its rival fighter, the Typhoon, fielded by a four-nation consortium, Eurofighter.</span><br> <span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In reaching this conclusion, the IAF has calculated the Rafale would be cheaper than the Typhoon to buy, manufacture and fly over its entire four-decade service life. No prices have been made available, but MoD sources say the Rafale would cost some Rs 25 crore less than the Typhoon apiece.</span><br> <span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The ministry did not respond to phone calls, an email and an SMS request for official confirmation.</span><br> <span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">However, Dassault sources confirm the ministry has informed the company that it has emerged the lowest bidder. Dassault remains unwilling to share details of its winning bid. A ministry committee, the Contract Negotiation Committee or CNC, will now engage with Dassault to hammer down the price before signing a contract.</span><br> <span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The ministry had initially budgeted Rs 42,000 crore as the total cost of the 126-fighter contract. Ministry sources say India will, in fact, pay substantially more than that. The final deal size is subject to negotiations, and could go up to Rs 75,000 crore.</span><br> <span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dassault will be required to supply 18 "made-in-France" Rafales in three-four years. After that, manufacturing will progressively shift to Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, Bangalore, which will build a new manufacturing line for the Eurofighter.</span><br> <span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><table width="98%" border="0" align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&#39;Times New Roman&#39;;background-color:rgb(205,203,203)"> <tbody><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td height="26" align="left" valign="top" class="header" style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(53,53,53);text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold"> Hunger Facts</td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="#B5B5B5"><img src="http://www.bhookh.com/image/spacer.gif" width="5" height="1"></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><img src="http://www.bhookh.com/image/spacer.gif" width="5" height="20"></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"><td width="2%"><div align="left">1.</div></td><td width="98%"><div align="justify">Hunger remains the No.1 cause of death in the world. Aids, Cancer etc. follow.</div> </td></tr><tr align="left" valign="top"><td colspan="2"><div align="left"><img src="http://www.bhookh.com/image/spacer.gif" width="5" height="10"></div></td></tr><tr align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"> <td><div align="left">2.</div></td><td class="txt" style="text-decoration:none"><div align="justify">There are 820 million chronically hungry people in the world.</div></td></tr><tr align="left" valign="top"><td colspan="2"> <div align="left"><img src="http://www.bhookh.com/image/spacer.gif" width="5" height="10"></div></td></tr><tr align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"> <td><div align="left">3.</div></td><td><div align="justify">1/3<sup>rd</sup> of the worldÂ's hungry live in India.</div></td></tr><tr align="left" valign="top"><td colspan="2"><div align="left"><img src="http://www.bhookh.com/image/spacer.gif" width="5" height="10"></div> </td></tr><tr align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"><td><div align="left">4.</div></td><td><div align="justify">836 million Indians survive on less than Rs. 20 (less than half-a-dollar) a day.</div> </td></tr><tr align="left" valign="top"><td colspan="2"><div align="left"><img src="http://www.bhookh.com/image/spacer.gif" width="5" height="10"></div></td></tr><tr align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"> <td><div align="left">5.</div></td><td><div align="justify">Over 20 crore Indians will sleep hungry tonight.</div></td></tr><tr align="left" valign="top"><td colspan="2"><div align="left"><img src="http://www.bhookh.com/image/spacer.gif" width="5" height="10"></div> </td></tr><tr align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"><td><div align="left">6.</div></td><td><div align="justify">10 million people die every year of chronic hunger and hunger-related diseases. Only eight percent are the victims of hunger caused by high-profile earthquakes, floods, droughts and wars.</div> </td></tr><tr align="left" valign="top"><td colspan="2"><div align="left"><img src="http://www.bhookh.com/image/spacer.gif" width="5" height="10"></div></td></tr><tr align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"> <td><div align="left">7.</div></td><td><div align="justify">India has 212 million undernourished people – only marginally below the 215 million estimated for 1990–92.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"> <img src="http://www.bhookh.com/image/spacer.gif" width="5" height="10"></td></tr><tr><td width="2%" align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"> <div align="left">8.</div></td><td width="98%" align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"><div align="justify">99% of the 1000 Adivasi households from 40 villages in the two states, who comprised the total sample, experienced chronic hunger (unable to get two square meals, or at least one square meal and one poor/partial meal, on even one day in the week prior to the survey). Almost as many (24.1 per cent) had lived in conditions of semi-starvation during the previous month.</div> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"><div align="left"><img src="http://www.bhookh.com/image/spacer.gif" width="5" height="10"></div> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"><div align="left">9.</div></td><td align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"> <div align="justify">Over 7000 Indians die of hunger every day.</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"><div align="left"> <img src="http://www.bhookh.com/image/spacer.gif" width="5" height="10"></div></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"><div align="left"> 10.</div></td><td align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"><div align="justify">Over 25 lakh Indians die of hunger every year.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"><div align="left"><img src="http://www.bhookh.com/image/spacer.gif" width="5" height="10"></div> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"><div align="left">11.</div></td><td align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"> <div align="justify">Despite substantial improvement in health since independence and a growth rate of 8 percent in recent years, under-nutrition remains a silent emergency in India, with almost 50 percent of Indian children underweight and more than 70 percent of the women and children with serious nutritional deficiencies as anemia.</div> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"><div align="left"><img src="http://www.bhookh.com/image/spacer.gif" width="5" height="10"></div> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"><div align="left">12.</div></td><td align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"> <div align="justify">The 1998 – 99 Indian survey shows 57 percent of the children aged 0 – 3 years to be either severely or moderately stunted and/or underweight.</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"> <div align="left"><img src="http://www.bhookh.com/image/spacer.gif" width="5" height="10"></div></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"> <div align="left">13.</div></td><td align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"><div align="justify">During 2006 – 2007, malnutrition contributed to seven million Indian children dying, nearly two million before the age of one.</div> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"><div align="left"><img src="http://www.bhookh.com/image/spacer.gif" width="5" height="10"></div> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"><div align="left">14.</div></td><td align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"> <div align="justify">30% of newborn are of low birth weight, 56% of married women are anaemic and 79% of children age 6-35 months are anaemic.</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"> <div align="left"><img src="http://www.bhookh.com/image/spacer.gif" width="5" height="10"></div></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"> <div align="left">15.</div></td><td align="left" valign="top" class="txt" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"><div align="justify">The number of hungry people in India is always more than the number of people below official poverty line (while around 37% of rural households were below the poverty line in 1993-94, 80% of households suffered under nutrition).</div> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><img src="http://www.bhookh.com/image/spacer.gif" width="5" height="20"></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="middle"><table width="96%" border="0" align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr><td class="fontb" style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;color:rgb(73,73,73);text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold"><strong class="fontb1" style="font-size:11px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold">Sources :</strong></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top"><img src="http://www.bhookh.com/image/spacer.gif" width="5" height="5"></td></tr><tr class="txt_small" style="font-family:arial;font-size:10px;line-height:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"> <td align="left" valign="top">UN World Food Programme</td></tr><tr class="txt_small" style="font-family:arial;font-size:10px;line-height:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"><td align="left" valign="top">UN World Health Organization: Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition, 2006</td> </tr><tr class="txt_small" style="font-family:arial;font-size:10px;line-height:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"><td align="left" valign="top">UN Food and Agriculture Organization: SOFI 2006 Report</td></tr><tr class="txt_small" style="font-family:arial;font-size:10px;line-height:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"> <td align="left" valign="top"><div align="justify">National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganized Sector (India)</div></td></tr><tr class="txt_small" style="font-family:arial;font-size:10px;line-height:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"> <td align="left" valign="top"><div align="justify">National Family Health Survey 2005 – 06 (NFHS-3) (India)</div></td></tr><tr class="txt_small" style="font-family:arial;font-size:10px;line-height:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"> <td align="left" valign="top"><div align="justify">Centre for Environment and Food Security (India)</div></td></tr><tr class="txt_small" style="font-family:arial;font-size:10px;line-height:12px;color:rgb(30,30,30);text-decoration:none"> <td align="left" valign="top"><div align="justify">Rural 21 (India)</div><div align="justify"><br></div><div align="justify"><ol id="rso" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;text-align:-webkit-auto;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:medium"> <li class="g" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:23px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;line-height:1.2;list-style-type:none;list-style-position:initial;font-size:small"> <div class="vsc" style="display:inline-block;width:512px"><h3 class="r" style="font-size:medium;font-weight:normal;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;overflow-x:hidden;overflow-y:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"> <a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-02-27/india/28009938_1_global-hunger-index-food-insecurity-india-ranks" class="l" style="color:rgb(17,34,204)"><em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal">ndia</em> tops world <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal">hunger</em> chart - Times Of <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal">India</em></a></h3> <div class="vspib" tabindex="0" style="background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;height:auto;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;min-height:40px;padding-left:9px;padding-right:4px;width:28px;background-repeat:initial initial"> <div class="vspii" style><div class="vspiic" style="background-image:url(&#39;http://www.google.co.in/images/nav_logo101.png&#39;);background-color:initial;height:13px;margin-left:6px;width:15px;background-repeat:initial initial"> </div></div></div><div class="s" style="max-width:42em"><div class="f kv" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);margin-bottom:1px"><cite style="color:rgb(0,153,51);font-style:normal;display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px"><span class="bc"><a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com">articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com</a> › ... › <a href="http://www.google.co.in/url?url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/keyword/global-hunger-index&amp;rct=j&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=PH4pT_WAD8umrAecsI3QAQ&amp;ved=0CGMQ6QUoADAA&amp;q=starvation+in+india+statistics&amp;usg=AFQjCNHKDQiT2oRYQj2KD2qbeOqxMouACA" style="color:rgb(0,153,51);text-decoration:none">Global Hunger Index</a></span></cite></div> <span class="st" style="line-height:1.24"><span class="f" style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">27 Feb 2009 – </span>NEW DELHI: <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">India</em> is failing its rural poor with 230 million people being undernourished — the highest for any country in the world. Malnutrition <b>...</b><br> </span></div></div></li><li class="g" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:23px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;line-height:1.2;list-style-type:none;list-style-position:initial;font-size:small"> <div class="vsc" style="display:inline-block;width:512px"><h3 class="r" style="font-size:medium;font-weight:normal;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;overflow-x:hidden;overflow-y:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"> <a href="http://www.wfp.org/hunger/stats" class="l" style="color:rgb(17,34,204)"><em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal">Hunger Stats</em> | WFP | United Nations World Food Programme <b>...</b></a></h3><div class="vspib" tabindex="0" style="background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;height:auto;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;min-height:40px;padding-left:9px;padding-right:4px;width:28px;background-repeat:initial initial"> <div class="vspii" style><div class="vspiic" style="background-image:url(&#39;http://www.google.co.in/images/nav_logo101.png&#39;);background-color:initial;height:13px;margin-left:6px;width:15px;background-repeat:initial initial"> </div></div></div><div class="s" style="max-width:42em"><div class="f kv" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);margin-bottom:1px"><cite style="color:rgb(0,153,51);font-style:normal;display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px"><a href="http://www.wfp.org/">www.wfp.org/</a><b>hunger</b>/<b>stats</b></cite></div> <span class="st" style="line-height:1.24">World Food Programme Fighting <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Hunger</em> Worldwide <b>...</b> TOP 4 <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">HUNGER STATS</em> <b>...</b> 65 percent of the world&#39;s hungry live in only seven countries: <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">India</em>, China, the <b>...</b><br> </span></div></div></li><li class="g" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:23px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;line-height:1.2;list-style-type:none;list-style-position:initial;font-size:small"> <div class="vsc" style="display:inline-block;width:512px"><h3 class="r" style="font-size:medium;font-weight:normal;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;overflow-x:hidden;overflow-y:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"> <a href="http://www.d-sector.org/article-det.asp?id=739" class="l" style="color:rgb(17,34,204)">Poverty line or <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal">starvation</em> line?</a></h3><div class="vspib" tabindex="0" style="background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;height:auto;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;min-height:40px;padding-left:9px;padding-right:4px;width:28px;background-repeat:initial initial"> <div class="vspii" style><div class="vspiic" style="background-image:url(&#39;http://www.google.co.in/images/nav_logo101.png&#39;);background-color:initial;height:13px;margin-left:6px;width:15px;background-repeat:initial initial"> </div></div></div><div class="s" style="max-width:42em"><div class="f kv" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);margin-bottom:1px"><cite style="color:rgb(0,153,51);font-style:normal;display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px"><a href="http://www.d-sector.org/article-det.asp?id=739">www.d-sector.org/article-det.asp?id=739</a></cite></div> <span class="st" style="line-height:1.24"><span class="f" style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">18 Dec 2009 – </span>mortality per day due to <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">starvation</em>? Can you provide the <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">statistics</em> of<em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">starvation</em> and mortality per day due to <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">starvation in India</em>. Posted By: Shri <b>...</b><br> </span></div></div></li><li class="g" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:23px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;line-height:1.2;list-style-type:none;list-style-position:initial;font-size:small"> <div class="vsc" style="display:inline-block;width:512px"><h3 class="r" style="font-size:medium;font-weight:normal;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;overflow-x:hidden;overflow-y:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"> <a href="http://www.foodcrisis2010.com/hunger-and-poverty-in-india" class="l" style="color:rgb(17,34,204)"><em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal">Hunger</em> and Poverty in <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal">India</em> | Food Crisis 2010</a></h3> <div class="vspib" tabindex="0" style="background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;height:auto;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;min-height:40px;padding-left:9px;padding-right:4px;width:28px;background-repeat:initial initial"> <div class="vspii" style><div class="vspiic" style="background-image:url(&#39;http://www.google.co.in/images/nav_logo101.png&#39;);background-color:initial;height:13px;margin-left:6px;width:15px;background-repeat:initial initial"> </div></div></div><div class="s" style="max-width:42em"><div class="f kv" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);margin-bottom:1px"><cite style="color:rgb(0,153,51);font-style:normal;display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px"><a href="http://www.foodcrisis2010.com/">www.foodcrisis2010.com/</a><b>hunger</b>-and-poverty-in-<b>india</b></cite></div> <span class="st" style="line-height:1.24"><span class="f" style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">5 May 2011 – </span>hunger in india 2011 (29); <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">starvation in india statistics</em> (16); poverty in india statistics (14); hunger statistics in India 2011 (12); poverty in india <b>...</b><br> </span></div></div></li><li class="g" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:23px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;line-height:1.2;list-style-type:none;list-style-position:initial;font-size:small"> <div class="vsc" style="display:inline-block;width:512px"><h3 class="r" style="font-size:medium;font-weight:normal;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;overflow-x:hidden;overflow-y:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famine_in_India" class="l" style="color:rgb(17,34,204)"><em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal">Famine in India</em> - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></h3><div class="vspib" tabindex="0" style="background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;height:auto;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;min-height:40px;padding-left:9px;padding-right:4px;width:28px;background-repeat:initial initial"> <div class="vspii" style><div class="vspiic" style="background-image:url(&#39;http://www.google.co.in/images/nav_logo101.png&#39;);background-color:initial;height:13px;margin-left:6px;width:15px;background-repeat:initial initial"> </div></div></div><div class="s" style="max-width:42em"><div class="f kv" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);margin-bottom:1px"><cite style="color:rgb(0,153,51);font-style:normal;display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/</a><b>Famine_in_India</b></cite></div> <span class="st" style="line-height:1.24">The <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">famine</em> in the Deccan and Gujarat, was another <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">famine in India&#39;s</em> history. <b>.....</b><em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Famine</em> fatality <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">statistics</em> were unreliable, and a range of between 2–4 million <b>...</b><br> </span></div></div></li><li class="g" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:23px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;line-height:1.2;list-style-type:none;list-style-position:initial;font-size:small"> <div class="vsc" style="display:inline-block;width:512px"><h3 class="r" style="font-size:medium;font-weight:normal;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;overflow-x:hidden;overflow-y:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"> <a href="http://www.bhookh.com/hunger_facts.php" class="l" style="color:rgb(17,34,204)"><em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal">Hunger</em> Facts | The <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal">Hunger</em> Site for Facts <b>...</b> - Bhookh.com - <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal">India&#39;s</em>...</a></h3> <div class="vspib" tabindex="0" style="background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;height:auto;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;min-height:40px;padding-left:9px;padding-right:4px;width:28px;background-repeat:initial initial"> <div class="vspii" style><div class="vspiic" style="background-image:url(&#39;http://www.google.co.in/images/nav_logo101.png&#39;);background-color:initial;height:13px;margin-left:6px;width:15px;background-repeat:initial initial"> </div></div></div><div class="s" style="max-width:42em"><div class="f kv" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);margin-bottom:1px"><cite style="color:rgb(0,153,51);font-style:normal;display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px"><a href="http://www.bhookh.com/">www.bhookh.com/</a><b>hunger</b>_facts.php</cite></div> <span class="st" style="line-height:1.24">Only eight percent are the victims of <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">hunger</em> caused by high-profile earthquakes, floods, droughts and wars. 7. <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">India</em> has 212 million undernourished people – <b>...</b><br> </span></div></div></li><li class="g" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:23px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;line-height:1.2;list-style-type:none;list-style-position:initial;font-size:small"> <div class="vsc" style="display:inline-block;width:512px"><h3 class="r" style="font-size:medium;font-weight:normal;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;overflow-x:hidden;overflow-y:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"> <a href="http://india.blurtit.com/q919391.html" class="l" style="color:rgb(17,34,204)">Can Anyone Gimme The Links For The <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal">Starvation Statistics</em> <b>...</b></a></h3><div class="vspib" tabindex="0" style="background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;height:auto;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;min-height:40px;padding-left:9px;padding-right:4px;width:28px;background-repeat:initial initial"> <div class="vspii" style><div class="vspiic" style="background-image:url(&#39;http://www.google.co.in/images/nav_logo101.png&#39;);background-color:initial;height:13px;margin-left:6px;width:15px;background-repeat:initial initial"> </div></div></div><div class="s" style="max-width:42em"><div class="f kv" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);margin-bottom:1px"><cite style="color:rgb(0,153,51);font-style:normal;display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px"><b>india</b>.<a href="http://blurtit.com/q919391.html">blurtit.com/q919391.html</a></cite></div> <span class="st" style="line-height:1.24"><em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">India</em> Question: Can Anyone Gimme The Links For The <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Starvation Statistics</em>Happening In <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">India</em>? According to the Global <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Hunger</em> Index, <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">India</em> has a ranking of 66<b>...</b><br> </span></div></div></li><li class="g" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:23px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;line-height:1.2;list-style-type:none;list-style-position:initial;font-size:small"> <div class="vsc" style="display:inline-block;width:512px"><h3 class="r" style="font-size:medium;font-weight:normal;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;overflow-x:hidden;overflow-y:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"> <a href="http://library.thinkquest.org/C002291/high/present/stats.htm" class="l" style="color:rgb(17,34,204)">The world <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal">hunger</em> problem: Facts, figures and <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal">statistics</em></a></h3> <div class="vspib" tabindex="0" style="background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;height:auto;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;min-height:40px;padding-left:9px;padding-right:4px;width:28px;background-repeat:initial initial"> <div class="vspii" style><div class="vspiic" style="background-image:url(&#39;http://www.google.co.in/images/nav_logo101.png&#39;);background-color:initial;height:13px;margin-left:6px;width:15px;background-repeat:initial initial"> </div></div></div><div class="s" style="max-width:42em"><div class="f kv" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);margin-bottom:1px"><cite style="color:rgb(0,153,51);font-style:normal;display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px"><a href="http://library.thinkquest.org/C002291/high/present/">library.thinkquest.org/C002291/high/present/</a><b>stats</b>.htm</cite></div> <span class="st" style="line-height:1.24">The world <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">hunger</em> problem: Facts, figures and <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">statistics</em>. In the Asian, African <b>...</b> The<em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Indian</em> subcontinent has nearly half the world&#39;s hungry people. Africa and the <b>...</b><br> </span></div></div></li><li class="g" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:23px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;line-height:1.2;list-style-type:none;list-style-position:initial;font-size:small"> <div class="vsc" style="display:inline-block;width:512px"><h3 class="r" style="font-size:medium;font-weight:normal;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;overflow-x:hidden;overflow-y:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"> <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/sep/14/hunger-india-actionaid" class="l" style="color:rgb(17,34,204)">www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/sep/14/hunger-...</a></h3><div class="vspib" tabindex="0" style="background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;height:auto;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;min-height:40px;padding-left:9px;padding-right:4px;width:28px;background-repeat:initial initial"> <div class="vspii" style><div class="vspiic" style="background-image:url(&#39;http://www.google.co.in/images/nav_logo101.png&#39;);background-color:initial;height:13px;margin-left:6px;width:15px;background-repeat:initial initial"> </div></div></div><div class="s" style="max-width:42em"><div class="f kv" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);margin-bottom:1px"></div><span class="st" style="line-height:1.24"></span></div></div></li><li class="g" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:23px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;line-height:1.2;list-style-type:none;list-style-position:initial;font-size:small"> <div class="vsc" style="display:inline-block;width:512px"><h3 class="r" style="font-size:medium;font-weight:normal;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;overflow-x:hidden;overflow-y:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/soutikbiswas/2010/10/how_churchill_starved_india.html" class="l" style="color:rgb(17,34,204)">BBC - Soutik Biswas&#39;s <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal">India</em>: How Churchill &#39;<em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal">starved</em>&#39; <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal">India</em></a></h3> <div class="vspib" tabindex="0" style="background-image:initial;background-color:transparent;height:auto;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;min-height:40px;padding-left:9px;padding-right:4px;width:28px;background-repeat:initial initial"> <div class="vspii" style><div class="vspiic" style="background-image:url(&#39;http://www.google.co.in/images/nav_logo101.png&#39;);background-color:initial;height:13px;margin-left:6px;width:15px;background-repeat:initial initial"> </div></div></div><div class="s" style="max-width:42em"><div class="f kv" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);margin-bottom:1px"><cite style="color:rgb(0,153,51);font-style:normal;display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/.../2010/.../how_churchill_">www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/.../2010/.../how_churchill_</a><b>starved</b>_<b>india</b>.html</cite></div> <span class="st" style="line-height:1.24"><span class="f" style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">28 Oct 2010 – </span>The British War Cabinet is holding meetings on a <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">famine</em> sweeping its troubled colony, <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">India</em>. 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href="http://basantipurtimes.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">New acquisitions reflects India&#39;s growing defence needs, South Asia&#39;s worsening geopolitical situation</span></a></h1> <hr><a href="http://basantipurtimes.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></a><ul> <li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> <a href="http://news.in.msn.com/gallery/photoviewer.aspx?cp-documentid=5804462#"><span style="font-size:11px;color:rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">You recommend this</span></a><span style="font-size:11px;color:rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">89%</span><a href="http://news.in.msn.com/gallery/photoviewer.aspx?cp-documentid=5804462#"><span style="font-size:11px;color:rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">You don&#39;t recommend this</span></a><span style="font-size:11px;color:rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">11%</span></p> </li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://news.in.msn.com/gallery/photoviewer.aspx?cp-documentid=5804462#"><span style="font-size:11px;color:rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Shared 11 times</span></a></li> </ul><br><hr><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/78Tq50VaWpFRRhVAIlPhcQga7RQ11awOuLBi2HTJNCeETdATxI4V8Tu-pC1WoSeaF5sEX_4Q9mWeRZxU9A5bSXY9Dw8kzpgsScqHLGKlcdewq8qecT0" width="683px;" height="464px;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/tyjifpbvAvAm-TQoklAWg45RTcHWyooNXTMDJHs7ikyeaDQhMCQm6KHaALjqIJsiZNQslmeLtqfA90H_pYjxFPvltXkJcZBkZritKAICBoXA9GJrCmg" width="29px;" height="73px;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/MHKz_UcHpobVnLVKMYQqR1ZqTXzlyQm4F2Y2pcIstf5lAk3IFVWkF0vJBRXEHjczspFixU6-5eMs2EipKw6XGWRT8fdgm3nJqafBkBcC3ks2Xp20jQM" width="29px;" height="73px;"><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(153,153,153);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SHOW THUMBNAILS</span><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/E6aQFWJHxngnoaZOSOag5gccNpXP6rqKvnPJND8SsaU4kkj4D7DAESMXTAZjNrsgd_ONG7enpEisJYJgk8LSacepUT5cifuYqQSkq3zOeHOZC_ks-OI" width="5px;" height="9px;"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">1 of 13</span><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/iw0oZ48ksgN6cGaIFRlplg6U7Qnw2ITXjo8GVDq0ku-cLSu54zx4P4MOr3W8HsJie3Bo0_Z-mWe_7H0yQXyExeOx7OpXXiwWz6MD8IC4Lznf14Wee4Y" width="5px;" height="9px;"><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In view of India&#39;s decision to induct the French aircraft Dassault Rafale into the IAF, we have a look at other military equipment the country is planning to acquire/develop.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">India is jointly developing a stealth fighter, based on the Sukhoi T-50 platform, with Russia.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In this photo: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin walks near a new Russian fighter jet Sukhoi T-50, after its flight in Zhukovksy, outside Moscow on June 17, 2010. AFP</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dassault Rafale: French wings for Indian Air Force</span><br> <h1 dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">$10.4 bn, 126 fighter jets: It&#39;s the IAF&#39;s biggest ever deal</span></h1> <hr><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><ul><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://news.in.msn.com/gallery/photoviewer.aspx?cp-documentid=5801116#"><span style="font-size:11px;color:rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">You recommend this</span></a><span style="font-size:11px;color:rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">97%</span><a href="http://news.in.msn.com/gallery/photoviewer.aspx?cp-documentid=5801116#"><span style="font-size:11px;color:rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">You don&#39;t recommend this</span></a><span style="font-size:11px;color:rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">3%</span></p> </li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://news.in.msn.com/gallery/photoviewer.aspx?cp-documentid=5801116#"><span style="font-size:11px;color:rgb(153,153,153);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Shared 204 times</span></a></li> </ul><br><hr><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_p21kwkCmQRzyUa6EXG4SDFdTunu_jCT-BHhbnFSOUttM4PNE6SbMHoJ5K68frggE6GjHKKW1ldaGgue-wZA13qF8nzwkwngoV9xoVZZ8AfDH80Qri4" width="797px;" height="533px;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/26o-ryd6IqL8rXXDHvfu14cK4e5kgpFlnJckklXFzCqiqgejIJGOzJAurLWvofwJ5V6B6LKErTyLFRFvCZkhfRuYxM_P_t1NqgEr2cSQ-XQQugMo74c" width="29px;" height="73px;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/8RPlYDRks9xKsWH7pXcbMsySjviBxL4WnAxZLORbe05ZPpbMwHWkXUqSb7nvTSSnHAji6OjviYN4elWZLdNCGu6Kyb52YG8T7_Or7fF8PUhVdBuenTc" width="29px;" height="73px;"><br> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(153,153,153);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SHOW THUMBNAILS</span><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/eotX076nogQYhqeG2c_rQRML1_9da82ZBY8OBpzDoPXaseT5Jl_BK_IoJ3suH_UakDAcAqWgqdtXZx5Pa5-7ju2UGmP0UWqX1cVBWVGEYL0nlOSNDk4" width="5px;" height="9px;"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">1 of 24</span><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/DMaOBqwVRdYXRS1gZpJ08OW0RNvXeafeCMDplxtuhIZRYycnCvOk2Hx6FbsypkGY0xFQhOjwxAW3echqNRGmX22JX9lWkiG2ol0QKSSEFnZE6eOOSEU" width="5px;" height="9px;"><br> <span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In a massive deal worth $10.4 billion, India has chosen French aviation firm Rafale, over European consortium Eurofighter, to provide 126 fighter jets over 10 years to the Indian Air Force.</span><br> <span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br> <span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><div dir="ltr"><table style="border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;border-width:initial;border-color:initial;border-collapse:collapse"> <colgroup><col width="624"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0px"><td style="border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:dotted;border-right-style:dotted;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-left-style:dotted;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-right-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-bottom-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-left-color:rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:top;padding-top:7px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:7px"> <ol><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><h3 dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.google.co.in/search?q=Rafale&amp;hl=en&amp;biw=1024&amp;bih=653&amp;prmd=imvnsu&amp;tbm=isch&amp;tbo=u&amp;source=univ&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=c3gpT7erDYbtrQeIn-zcAQ&amp;ved=0CFMQsAQ"><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Images for </span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span></a></h3> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - </span><a href="http://www.google.co.in/#"><span style="color:rgb(17,34,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Report images</span></a><img 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style="border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:dotted;border-right-style:dotted;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-left-style:dotted;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-right-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-bottom-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-left-color:rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:top;padding-top:7px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:7px"> <span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><div dir="ltr"><table style="border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;border-width:initial;border-color:initial;border-collapse:collapse"> <colgroup><col width="299"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0px"><td style="border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:dotted;border-right-style:dotted;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-left-style:dotted;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-right-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-bottom-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-left-color:rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(248,248,248);padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:3px"> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:32px;font-family:Tahoma;color:rgb(0,53,146);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">France welcomes fighter jet deal</span><span style="font-size:32px;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p> </td><td style="border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:dotted;border-right-style:dotted;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-left-style:dotted;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-right-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-bottom-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-left-color:rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:top;padding-top:7px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:7px"> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></td><td style="border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:dotted;border-right-style:dotted;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-left-style:dotted;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-right-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-bottom-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-left-color:rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:top;padding-top:7px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:7px"> <span 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style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><div dir="ltr"><table style="border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;border-width:initial;border-color:initial;border-collapse:collapse"> <colgroup><col width="368"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0px"><td style="border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:dotted;border-right-style:dotted;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-left-style:dotted;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-right-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-bottom-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-left-color:rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:top;padding-top:7px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:7px"> *<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></td><td style="border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:dotted;border-right-style:dotted;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-left-style:dotted;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-right-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-bottom-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-left-color:rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:top;padding-top:7px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:7px"> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></td><td style="border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:dotted;border-right-style:dotted;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-left-style:dotted;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-right-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-bottom-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-left-color:rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:top;padding-top:7px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:7px"> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></td></tr><tr style="height:0px"><td style="border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:dotted;border-right-style:dotted;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-left-style:dotted;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-right-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-bottom-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-left-color:rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:middle;padding-top:3px;padding-right:3px;padding-bottom:3px;padding-left:3px"> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">France on Tuesday (January 31) hailed India&#39;s selection of French firm Dassault as the preferred bidder for a multi-billion-dollar fighter jet contract as a vote of confidence in French industry. The selection of Dassault&#39;s Rafale multi-role fighter &quot;goes far beyond the company that makes them, far beyond aerospace -- it is a vote of confidence in the entire French economy,&quot; President Nicolas Sarkozy said.</span><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p> </td><td style="border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:dotted;border-right-style:dotted;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-left-style:dotted;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-right-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-bottom-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-left-color:rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:top;padding-top:7px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:7px"> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></td><td style="border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:dotted;border-right-style:dotted;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-left-style:dotted;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-right-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-bottom-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-left-color:rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:top;padding-top:7px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:7px"> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> <a href="http://www.timesnow.tv/videoshow/4394903.cms"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://www.timesnow.tv/videoshow/4394903.cms</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&lt;script </span><a href="about:blank"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">src=&quot;http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/embedvideo.cms?msid=4394903&amp;height=315&amp;width=420&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br> <span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">India is made Free Hunting Ground for International arms dealer as the Zionist Brahaminical Hegemony Militarises the STATE to accomplish the agenda of Mass Destruction and Ethnic cleansing of the Excluded Mulnivasi Bahujan!</span><br> <span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><a href="http://newsok.com/keysearch/?er=1&amp;CANONICAL=India&amp;CATEGORY=COUNTRY"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,68,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">India</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> is buying 126 French-made combat aircraft in a massive $11 billion deal that will increase the might of the world&#39;s fourth largest air force with the first exported Rafale jets, officials said Tuesday.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><div dir="ltr"> <table style="border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;border-width:initial;border-color:initial;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="608"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0px"> <td style="border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:dotted;border-right-style:dotted;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-left-style:dotted;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-right-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-bottom-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-left-color:rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:top;padding-top:11px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:7px"> <img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/lugUTGPQHHJhXrqcIDV_JcVyt3hPaZ68JxxYI7R8OJJU06VaTPsgPrlhitbBMNYdkG2FpCPM5YRdPUc9c8BTwRivu1DCz5zymDQcCMYg8kEVoCbgasg" width="400px;" height="300px;">*<span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></td> </tr><tr style="height:0px"><td style="border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:dotted;border-right-style:dotted;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-left-style:dotted;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-right-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-bottom-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-left-color:rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:top;padding-top:7px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:5px"> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(57,57,57);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Text: AFP</span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(57,57,57);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(57,57,57);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">France&#39;s Rafale multi-role jet, which has sought foreign buyers for a over a decade, is a versatile plane that has flown bombing missions in Libya and Afghanistan.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(57,57,57);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(57,57,57);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">India on Tuesday selected Rafale&#39;s manufacturer Dassault Aviation over the Eurofighter consortium as the preferred bidder for 126 fighter jets in a major contract estimated to be worth $12 billion.</span></td> </tr></tbody></table></div><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">First, the Americans, Russians and Swedes were ejected out of the hotly-contested race. And now, the Europeans too have been shot down in the dogfight, leaving only the French flying high in the Indian skies.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">After an exhaustive technical and commercial evaluation spread over five long years, India on Tuesday selected </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/French-jet-Rafale"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(51,103,151);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">French jet Rafale</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> over the</span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Eurofighter-Typhoon"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(51,103,151);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Eurofighter Typhoon</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> for the gigantic almost $20 billion MMRCA ( </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/medium-multi-role-combat-aircraft"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(51,103,151);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">medium multi-role combat aircraft</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">) programme to supply 126 fighters to IAF - the largest such &quot;open-tender&quot; military aviation deal in the world.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">It will take another four to five months for the contract to be inked after the final round of commercial negotiations between the defence ministry and French aviation major Dassault, and the requisite final nod from the </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Cabinet-Committee-on-Security"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(51,103,151);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Cabinet Committee on Security</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span><br> <span style="font-size:32px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(255,0,0);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(57,57,57);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Indian jet competition shows emerging markets importance In Free Market Global Order!</span><br> <span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(57,57,57);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/Fitch"><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(2,78,151);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fitch</span></a><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> downgraded the sovereign credit ratings of Belgium, Cyprus, Italy, Slovenia and Spain on Friday, indicating there was a 1-in-2 chance of further cuts in the next two years.</span><br> <span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(57,57,57);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/International-Monetary-Fund"><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(2,78,151);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">International Monetary Fund</span></a><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Managing Director Christine Lagarde said no economy is &quot;immune&quot; from the European sovereign debt crisis. &quot;It&#39;s a crisis that could have spillover effects around the world,&quot; she said on Saturday at the </span><a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/World-Economic-Forum"><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(2,78,151);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">World Economic Forum</span></a><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> in </span><a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/Davos"><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(2,78,151);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Davos</span></a><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, Switzerland. </span><br> <span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">David Cameron, UK prime minister, has vowed to "encourage" India to reconsider its decision to buy France&#39;s Dassault jet fighter instead of Eurofighter&#39;s Typhoon, in which BAE Systems, the UK defence contractor, has a major stake.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">On the other hand,</span><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The German government regrets India&#39;s decision to pick France&#39;s Dassault Aviation over Eurofighter as the preferred bidder for a war plane contract, a spokesman said on Wednesday, adding, however, that no deal had yet been signed.</span><br> <span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;The German government notes the preliminary decision made by the Indian government,&quot; German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said at a regular news conference.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;The German government regrets that the offer made by the Eurofighter consortium has, for now, not been accepted,&quot; he added.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Asked why he used the term &quot;for now&quot;, he said experience showed that pursuing exclusive talks was no guarantee of a sale and contracts sometimes ended up going to a different bidder.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale, made by Dassault, emerged on Tuesday as preferred bidder in the contest to supply India with 126 warplanes in what will be a $15 billion deal.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Its competitor, the Eurofighter Typhoon, is developed by a consortium comprising the German and Spanish branches of EADS , Britain&#39;s BAE Systems and Italy&#39;s Finmeccanica.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(57,57,57);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">British Prime Minister </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/David-Cameron"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(51,103,151);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">David Cameron</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> said on Wednesday that India&#39;s decision to choose France&#39;s </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Dassault-Aviation"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(51,103,151);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dassault Aviation</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">over Eurofighter as preferred bidder for a $15 billion war plane contract was disappointing and he would urge India to reconsider. On the other hand,</span><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">France is confident that it can sign and seal a firm USD 12 billion deal to supply India with 126 Rafale fighter jets &quot;within six to nine months&quot;, government spokeswoman Valerie Pecresse said today. The Rafale, a modern multi-role jet built by Dassault Aviation, has been selected by India as its preferred next generation interceptor, but details of the immense contract remain to be ironed out.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;It needs to be finalised, but the French offer is the most competitive and that has been recognised by our partners,&quot; Pecresse said, after President Nicolas Sarkozy hailed the deal at a cabinet meeting. India announced yesterday it had selected the French firm Dassault over the Eurofighter consortium for &quot;exclusive negotiations&quot; as the preferred bidder in a contract estimated to be worth USD 12 billion. If concluded, the contract would mark the first time the jet had found an export partner, despite being in service with the French military since 1998 and having proved itself in several conflicts.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Of course I will do everything I can, as I have already, to encourage the Indians to look at Typhoon (Eurofighter) because I think it is such a good aircraft,&quot; Cameron told parliament. </span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;The decision is obviously disappointing but it is about who the Indians have assessed as making the lowest bid and therefore asked to enter into further negotiations. They have not yet awarded the contract,&quot; he added. </span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">He said he did not expect any job losses in Britain as a result of the decision and said &quot;it doesn&#39;t rule out Typhoon for India.&quot; </span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;We must go on making the case. This (Eurofighter) is a superb aircraft with far better capabilities than Rafale and we will try and encourage the Indians to take that view,&quot; he added. </span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale, made by Dassault, emerged on Tuesday as preferred bidder in the contest to supply India with 126 warplanes. </span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">While exclusive talks are not a guarantee of sale, they deal a probable knockout blow to Rafale&#39;s chief rival in India, the </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Eurofighter-Typhoon"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(51,103,151);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Eurofighter Typhoon</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, a fighter plane developed by a consortium of four European aviation companies --the German and Spanish branches of </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/EADS"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(51,103,151);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">EADS</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, Britain&#39;s </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/BAE-Systems"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(51,103,151);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">BAE Systems</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and Italy&#39;s </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Finmeccanica"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(51,103,151);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Finmeccanica</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Cameron&#39;s spokesman said Britain would look very carefully at why India took the decision to make Dassault the preferred bidder. &quot;We will want to learn from that,&quot; he told reporters. </span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Talks between France and India over </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/The-Fighter"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(51,103,151);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">the fighter</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> jet sale should be wrapped up within six to nine months, French government spokeswoman </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Valerie-Pecresse"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(51,103,151);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Valerie Pecresse</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> said on Wednesday.</span><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(57,57,57);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br> <span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The following statement was released by the rating agency</span><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/Fitch-Ratings"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(2,78,151);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fitch Ratings</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">:</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/Fitch-Ratings"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(2,78,151);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fitch Ratings</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> says that the competition to supply</span><a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/fighter-jets"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(2,78,151);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">fighter jets</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> to India, where the Indian </span><a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/Ministry-of-Defence"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(2,78,151);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ministry of Defence</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> announced on 31 January 2012 that it will enter exclusive negotiations with </span><a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/Dassault"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(2,78,151);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dassault</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> to purchase 126 Rafale jets in a deal that may be worth up to $20bn to the manufacturer over the life of the contract, demonstrates the growing importance of</span><a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/emerging-markets"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(2,78,151);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">emerging markets</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> to the defence industry in developed markets at a time when their domestic revenue base is under pressure as a result of widespread fiscal constraints. </span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;The Indian competition is one of the biggest defence deals in recent years, but it is likely to be only one of many as far as defence procurement by emerging market countries in the coming two years or so is concerned,&quot; says Tom Chruszcz, Director in Fitch&#39;s Industrials team. </span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;In the fighter jet segment alone, up to a further 340 fighters could be ordered by emerging markets before the end of 2014 in what may prove to be boon for western defence companies suffering from weaker local demand.&quot; </span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fitch notes that of the new fighter jet orders which are expected to be announced in the coming two years, the majority of these are likely to be in emerging markets. The most significant include Brazil, South Korea, the UAE, Qatar and Oman, which together could order up to 300 aircraft. Other, smaller, orders are also expected from Malaysia, Bangladesh and Bulgaria, among others. </span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Conversely, few large orders in the short term are expected from developed countries, most of which are focusing on reducing their defence expenditure as part of wider efforts to rein in budget deficits. </span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fitch notes that the robust outlook for emerging market demand is not limited to fighter jets, but evident across the wider defence sector also, with big orders expected in the defence electronics segment, among others, in the short term. </span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Nevertheless, the fighter jet segment demonstrates most acutely the recent shift in demand from traditional western markets to emerging countries, demand which is driven as much by the increased financial capacity of certain emerging countries as by modernisation requirements. </span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The strong growth in emerging market demand for defence equipment is a welcome respite to western military manufacturers who are increasingly seeing their revenue under pressure from cuts to defence spending in their indigenous markets. For example, in 2011, Fitch estimates that defence spending in Western Europe declined by approximately 4% - 5% from 2010 levels and may likely decline further in 2012. </span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Given that it is unlikely that defence spending will see a reversal of recent trends, Fitch believes that in the medium term, the reliance on emerging markets for the defence sector will continue to grow. </span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Nevertheless, for numerous reasons including political factors, pricing policies, product suitability as well as contractors existing level of involvement in a certain country, it remains uncertain which western defence manufacturers stand to benefit the most from this growth. </span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Under the MMRCA project, the first 18 jets will come in &quot;fly-away condition&quot; from France from mid-2015 onwards, while the rest 108 fighters will later be manufactured in India over six years after a transfer of technology (ToT) to Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL).</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sources said MoD on Tuesday declared Rafale to be cheaper (or lowest bidder, L-1) than Typhoon after extensive mathematical calculations and data verification of the unit cost of the two jets, lifecycle costs of operating them over a 40-year period, with 6,000 hours of flying, as well as cost of the ToT.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">India&#39;s decision will cause tremendous heartburn among the four countries backing the Typhoon - the UK, Germany, Spain and Italy. The US, for instance, is still sore about last year&#39;s ejection of its F/A-18 `Super Hornet&#39; and F-16 `Super Viper&#39; jets from the MMRCA race after grueling field trials by IAF test pilots found only Rafale and Typhoon &quot;compliant&quot; on all the 643-660 technical parameters laid down to meet specific operational requirements of India.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Realizing this &quot;sensitivity&quot;, the external affairs ministry on Tuesday &quot;briefed&quot; the missions of the four losing European countries in New Delhi, while MoD explained the &quot;determination of L-1&quot; to aviation companies </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Dassault"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(51,103,151);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dassault</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and European EADS, said sources.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Defence minister A K Antony had himself made it clear that &quot;no external factor or geo-political consideration&quot; would play a role in the MMRCA selection process, which would solely depend on technical and commercial factors, in what will be the single biggest arms deal to be inked by UPA-II before the 2014 elections.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">France has reasons to be euphoric, with twin-engine Rafale still to find favour with any other international customer. </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/French-Air-Force"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(51,103,151);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">French Air Force</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> chief General Jean-Paul Palomeros, on a recent visit to India, had told TOI the multi-role Rafale had proved its mettle in </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Afghanistan"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(51,103,151);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Afghanistan</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Libya"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(51,103,151);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Libya</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, while also stressing the fighter was &quot;nuclear-capable&quot;.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">French President </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Nicolas-Sarkozy"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(51,103,151);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Nicolas Sarkozy</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> on Tuesday said the MMRCA deal would &quot;include significant ToT guaranteed by the </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/French-government"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(51,103,151);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">French government</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">France, the only major Western country not to impose sanctions on India after the 1998 Pokhran-II nuclear tests, has three major ongoing defence projects with India - the Rs 23,562-crore for six Scorpene submarines, the Rs 10,947-crore upgrade for 51 Mirage-2000s and the Rs 6,600-crore acquisition of 490 MICA missile systems.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The MMRCA project will dwarf them all. As earlier reported by TOI, this &quot;mother&quot; of all defence deals could well become the &quot;granny&quot; since India will in all probability go in for another 63 fighters after the first 126 jets.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">When the MMRCA selection process was initiated by MoD in mid-2007, the overall project cost was pegged at Rs 42,000 crore or $10.4 billion for 126 fighters. Since then, with inflation also being factored in, revised estimates indicate the figure will touch $20 billion, if not exceed it. If India goes in for 189 jets, it will further head north.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">IAF is keen the deliveries of the 126 fighters begin from mid-2015 onwards to stem its fast-eroding combat edge. Plans are in place to base the first MMRCA squadrons in the western sector against </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Pakistan"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(51,103,151);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Pakistan</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, first Ambala and then Jodhpur, followed by Hashimara in the eastern sector against China, say sources.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;The first MMRCA built in HAL should roll out in 2017-18. Thereafter, HAL will deliver six jets per year, which will go up to 20 per year later. HAL will achieve 85% technology absorption by the end,&quot; said a source.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Both MoD and IAF are confident there are &quot;enough safeguards&#39;&#39; built into the project, which includes &quot;performance-based logistics&#39;&#39;, to ensure India &quot;gets the best machine, spares and product support&quot;.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The 126 new jets will add to the ongoing progressive induction of 272 Sukhoi-30MKIs contracted from </span><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Russia"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(51,103,151);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Russia</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> for around $12 billion to bolster India&#39;s depleting number of fighter squadrons, which are down to just 33 (with 14 to 18 jets in each) from even the &quot;sanctioned strength&quot; of 39.5 squadrons.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(63,63,63);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">India is finalizing details of the stealth Indo-Russian FGFA (fifth-generation fighter aircraft) to be built in the coming decades. IAF hopes to begin inducting the first lot of the 250 to 300 FGFA from 2020 onwards, which rough calculations show will eventually cost India around $35 billion.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><h1 dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,99,161);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">French jet firm makes Swiss new offer: report</span></h1> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(35,35,35);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">French aircraft maker Dassault has made a new offer to Switzerland for its Rafale fighter jets after the government decided in November to buy Sweden&#39;s Gripen planes instead, a report said Sunday.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(35,35,35);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dassault has sent a letter to parliament -- which has yet to approve the November decision -- offering 18 Rafale planes for 2.7 billion Swiss francs (2.24 billion euros, 2.96 billion dollars), reported Le Matin Dimanche, which said it had seen the letter.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(35,35,35);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In November, Dassault lost out on a bid to replace Switzerland&#39;s ageing F5 fighter fleet when the Federal Council opted instead to buy 22 Saab Gripen fighter planes for an estimated 3.1 billion francs.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(35,35,35);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">But parliament still has to approve the decision.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(35,35,35);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Yes, I have received this letter,&quot; Hans Hess of the parliament&#39;s security commission told the newspaper.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(35,35,35);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hess gave no further details but said it would be discussed by the upper house group on February 13.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(35,35,35);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Defence Minister Ueli Maurer meanwhile told the Sonntags Zeitung he was not aware of the offer.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(35,35,35);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The government considered Rafales, Gripens and Eurofighters produced by the EADS consortium.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(35,35,35);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In making its decision it argued that Gripen jets met airforce needs without compromising the budgets of other military branches.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(35,35,35);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dassault was not immediately available for comment on Sunday.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br> <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=AM:FP"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,51,204);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dassault Aviation SA (AM)</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, seeking its first export order for Rafale fighters, will begin exclusive negotiations to supply 126 jets to India after being selected as the lowest bidder.</span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The French company and India's defense ministry will begin talks within 15 days, an Indian government official told reporters in New Delhi yesterday. Negotiations will probably extend beyond the March 31 end of India's fiscal year.</span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dassault surged the most in 22 years in Paris </span><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=AM:FP"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,51,204);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">trading</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> yesterday as it nears a deal valued at $11 billion. A lack of exports had led French Defense Minister Gerard Longuet to suggest the government could stop funding the Rafale, which has been used by the nation's military for more than a decade.</span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"It's great news for Dassault, it really firms things up for them," said</span><a href="http://topics.bloomberg.com/yan-derocles/"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,51,204);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Yan Derocles</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, an analyst at Paris-based Oddo Securities. "It would be their first export contract, and a very significant one at that, and it would likely have a booster effect on other negotiations now under way."</span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">India shortlisted the Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon in April, when it rejected bids from U.S. manufacturers </span><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=LMT:US"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,51,204);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT)</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">and </span><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=BA:US"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,51,204);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Boeing Co. (BA)</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, as well as </span><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=SAABB:SS"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,51,204);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Saab AB (SAABB)</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and OAO United Aircraft Corp. The country is buying the fighters to replace an aging fleet of Russian MiG-21s and Dassault Mirage 2000s.</span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"The Rafale was selected thanks to its cost effectiveness over the lifetime of the plane," French President Nicolas Sarkozy said in an e-mailed statement. "The announcement comes after a very high-level, equitable and transparent competition."</span><br> <h2 dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dassault Jumps</span></h2><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dassault, based in Paris, jumped 18 percent to 725 euros. A majority of the stock is </span><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=AM:FP"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,51,204);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">held</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> by the Dassault family, while European Aeronautic, Defence &amp; Space Co., a co-producer of the competing Typhoon, owns 46 percent. </span><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=SAF:FP"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,51,204);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Safran SA (SAF)</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, which supplies the Rafale's engines, rose 3.6 percent.</span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Indian law requires the government to negotiate a contract with the lowest bidder. The only way it can reconsider the tender is if Dassault says it can't fulfill the contract, said Mrinal Suman, an arms-procurement adviser for the Confederation of </span><a href="http://topics.bloomberg.com/india/"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,51,204);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">India</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Industry.</span><br> <a href="http://topics.bloomberg.com/europe/"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,51,204);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Europe</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and U.S. defense contractors have stepped up their focus on Asia and emerging markets where military spending is rising because of economic growth. India tripled its military budget in a decade to $32 billion in the year ended March 31, 2011 to compete with a near-quadrupling of spending by neighbor </span><a href="http://topics.bloomberg.com/china/"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,51,204);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">China</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. In December, </span><a href="http://topics.bloomberg.com/japan/"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,51,204);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Japan</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin to supply 42 F-35 fighter jets.</span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">By contrast, governments in Europe and the U.S. are paring defense spending as they tackle deficits. That has, for instance, caused Eurofighter to slow production of the Typhoon as it awaits new orders.</span><br> <h2 dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rising Cost</span></h2><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Indian contract was valued at 420 billion rupees ($8.5 billion) in a 2007 tender. The cost may have risen to as much as $11 billion, partly because of delays in picking a winner, Suman said. India's state-owned </span><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=HNAL:IN"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,51,204);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HNAL)</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> will probably be the production partner for the planes, according to Craig Caffrey, a London-based analyst at IHS Jane's DS Forecast, which advises defense suppliers.</span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"Dassault Aviation and its partners reiterate their commitment to meet the operational requirements of the </span><a href="http://topics.bloomberg.com/indian-air-force/"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,51,204);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Indian Air Force</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and underline their pride in contributing to India's defense for over half a century," the French planemaker said in an e-mailed statement.</span><br> <h2 dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">France Paying</span></h2><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">France so far had been left to pay the full production costs for the Rafale after the fighter was rejected by countries including Singapore, </span><a href="http://topics.bloomberg.com/south-korea/"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,51,204);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">South Korea</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, Morocco and Switzerland. Longuet told LCP television in a December interview that the Rafale was more expensive than U.S. models and that "the production line will be stopped" without exports. He didn't give a timeframe. French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said later the same month that production will continue.</span><br> <a href="http://www.dassault-aviation.com/en/defense/rafale/rafale-deployment-history.html?L=1"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,51,204);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dassault</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, which has delivered at least 100 of 180 fighters ordered by </span><a href="http://topics.bloomberg.com/france/"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,51,204);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">France</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, had lost a contest to Saab's Gripen in Switzerland. It has since sought to get back into the competition with a new offer that includes fewer and modified Rafale jets. The company was also close to winning orders from Brazil and the United Arab Emirates before both governments began fresh negotiations. It remains in these contests.</span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"We've seen other deals advance to this stage with Rafale only to get broken, like Brazil and U.A.E.," said </span><a href="http://topics.bloomberg.com/richard-aboulafia/"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,51,204);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Richard Aboulafia</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, vice president at the Teal Group, a Fairfax, Virginia-based consulting company. "I'm not sure I'd take this to the bank until we see a firm contract."</span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Eurofighter said it was "disappointed" by the choice and respects the decision. The group includes </span><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=BA%2F:LN"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,51,204);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">BAE Systems Plc (BA/)</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=EAD:FP"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,51,204);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">EADS (EAD)</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, and Italy's </span><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=FNC:IM"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,51,204);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Finmeccanica SpA. (FNC)</span></a><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dassault's relations with India date back 60 years. India was the very first export customer for Dassault, ordering 71 Ouragans in June 1953, and India has purchased most Dassault models sold since. India replaced the Ouragans with Dassault's Mystere IV A in 1957, procuring 104 in 1957 and using them in 1961 for air strikes against the Portuguese colony of Daman.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/Fitch"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(2,78,151);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fitch</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> downgraded the sovereign credit ratings of Belgium, Cyprus, Italy, Slovenia and Spain on Friday, indicating there was a 1-in-2 chance of further cuts in the next two years. </span></p> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In a statement, the ratings agency said the affected countries were vulnerable in the near-term to monetary and financial shocks. </span></p> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Consequently, these sovereigns do not, in Fitch&#39;s view, accrue the full benefits of the euro&#39;s reserve currency status,&quot; it said. </span></p> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fitch cut Italy&#39;s rating to A-minus from A-plus; Spain to A from AA-minus; Belgium to AA from AA-plus; Slovenia to A from AA-minus and Cyprus to BBB-minus from BBB, leaving the small island nation just one notch above junk status. </span></p> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ireland&#39;s rating of BBB-plus was affirmed. All of the ratings were given negative outlooks. Fitch said it had weighed up a worsening economic outlook in much of the euro zone against the European Central Bank&#39;s December move to flood the banking sector with cheap three-year money and austerity efforts by governments to curb their debts. </span></p> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Overall, today&#39;s rating actions balance the marked deterioration in the economic outlook with both the substantive policy initiatives at the national level to address macro-financial and fiscal imbalances, and the initial success of the ECB&#39;s three-year Long-Term Refinancing Operation in easing near-term sovereign and bank funding pressures,&quot; Fitch said. </span></p> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Two weeks ago, </span><a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/Standard-&amp;-Poor&#39;s"><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(2,78,151);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Standard &amp; Poor&#39;s</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> downgraded the credit ratings of nine euro zone countries, stripping France and Austria of their coveted triple-A status but not EU paymaster Germany, and pushing struggling Portugal into junk territory. </span></p> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">With nearly half a trillion euros of ECB liquidity coursing through the financial system, some of which has apparently gone into euro zone government bonds, and with hopes of a deal to write down a slab of Greece&#39;s mountainous debt, even that sweeping ratings action had little market impact. </span></p> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The euro briefly pared gains against the dollar after Fitch cut the five euro zone sovereigns but soon jumped to a session high of $1.3208, according to Reuters data, its highest since Dec. 13. </span></p> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Italy is widely seen as the tipping point for the euro zone. If it slid towards default, the whole currency project would be threatened. </span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Lagarde said governments should also boost their bailout funds. &quot;It is critical that the euro-zone members actually develop a clear, simple firewall that can limit the contagion,&quot; she said. </span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">She also said some countries that use the euro have the flexibility to boost growth to help shore up the ailing eurozone economy, which is widely-expected to sink back into recession. Lagarde said the 17 nations that use the euro should not undertake dramatic spending cuts to reduce debts at the same pace or to the same degree. </span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Some countries have to go full-speed ahead to do this fiscal consolidation, but other countries have space and room,&quot; said Lagarde. Though conceding that there weren&#39;t many of them, Lagarde said it was important that those that have the headroom should explore how they can boost growth. </span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">She carefully avoided naming any countries, but likely had in mind Germany, Europe&#39;s largest economy and a major world exporter. She didn&#39;t specify how to boost growth either or how one eurozone country could help others grow. In addition, Lagarde said members of the eurozone should continue the drive to tie their economies closer together over the months and years ahead. </span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Lagarde also repeated her belief that the Washington, D.C.-based fund needs more resources if it is to help restore stability in the global economy. The IMF has said it needs around $500 billion more in financial firepower, a request that has met with mixed response and notably resistance from the US. </span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Britain&#39;s finance minister George Osborne said there was &quot;a case&quot; for boosting the IMF&#39;s resources. Osborne said the eurozone had two things to do over the coming weeks to get a handle on its crisis: Greece&#39;s debt-reduction talks with private creditors had to be concluded soon; while the creation of a proper &quot;firewall&quot; of measures aimed at stopping the crisis from spreading was &quot;key to unlocking further confidence&quot;. </span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Europe&#39;s debt crises are a major concern of the business and political leaders gathered for the annual, invitation-only event at Davos. Meanwhile, ratings agency Fitch has downgraded its sovereign credit ratings of Belgium, Cyprus, Italy, Spain and Slovenia. </span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ratings of Italy and Spain, two Eurozone economic heavyweights, were slashed by two notches. The countries now have the ratings of A- and A, respectively.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><h1 dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:32px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Well that&#39;s gratitude! We give India £1bn in aid, THEY snub the UK and give France a £13bn jet contract</span></h1> <ul><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Propaganda coup for Nicolas Sarkozy just days after he declared Britain has &#39;no industry&#39;</span></li> <li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">French firm Dassault Rafale slashes price of fighter jets to ensure deal</span></li> <li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&#39;Disappointed&#39; Cameron insists there will be no job losses despite blow</span></li> </ul><br><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">By </span><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&amp;authornamef=Tim+Shipman"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,53,128);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">TIM SHIPMAN</span></a><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and </span><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&amp;authornamef=Sue+Reid"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,53,128);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SUE REID</span></a><br> <span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Last updated at 12:59 PM on 1st February 2012</span><ul> <li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2094610/France-swoops-rob-UK-13bn-Indian-jet-contract.html#comments"><span style="color:rgb(0,170,210);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Comments (1282)</span></a></li> <li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2094610/France-swoops-rob-UK-13bn-Indian-jet-contract.html#socialLinks"><span style="color:rgb(0,170,210);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Share</span></a></li> </ul><br><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">India has snubbed British industry and awarded a £13billion deal to supply fighter jets to France.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The contract was lost despite Government claims that the UK's £1billion aid package to India would help secure the order.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Yesterday's decision also handed a propaganda coup to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who sneeringly claimed on Monday that Britain 'has no industry'.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Scroll down for video</span><br><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Vive la France: The Rafale jets will replace India&#39;s ageing fleet of Russian MiGs, with the French company entering exclusive talks with the Indians to finalise the deal by March</span><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/LyJEFK-6vDHZ1cZnWEuYLKOTB3Kuwck_GPfWtwuqpZ_NlASkTgS3qeG7B6YKtV1hWf0q7c4HEaWOuYz3MONnRBoWPZqNFEQkQc3vjeVl9RNpx90M4A4" width="800px;" height="520px;"><br> <span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rejected: RAF Typhoons fell to second place, despite the belief that controversial aid packages would secure the India contract for Britain</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">French firm Dassault Rafale was selected as the preferred bidder to supply 126 military jets to the Indian air force.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">BAE Systems, which builds the Eurofighter Typhoon jet, was consigned to second place.</span><br> <span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><br><h4 dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">More...</span></h4> <ul><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2094443/British-BP-boss-suffers-head-injuries-plunge-plane-steps-drinking-large-quantities-Beluga-vodka.html"><span style="color:rgb(0,53,128);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">British BP boss suffers serious head injuries in plunge from plane steps after &#39;drinking large quantities of Beluga vodka&#39;</span></a></li> <li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/news/article-2091113/1trillion-debt-How-big-Britains-debt-problem.html"><span style="color:rgb(0,53,128);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Britain&#39;s state debt hits £1trillion: So how bad is that?</span></a></li> </ul><br><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell said in December that Britain's controversial foreign aid programme was partly designed to win the bid.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Britain is sending £280million to India for each of the next four years, even though the country has more billionaires than Britain and has its own space programme.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The aid package is 15 times larger than the £18million France sent to India in 2009. </span><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lww9TT1h0W5Szo04uvnkL21Spa6zXC99e0U53H6CyT9HobkAYUzG-Nh1Ly3C6U0Ffknq-dMCzg1Ic6FHHhYn1AxSRpbjdhrKDofqdqJSCt2iRQIcNU4" width="408px;" height="564px;"><br> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Vive la France: The decision is a propaganda coup for French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who sneeringly claimed on Monday that Britain &#39;has no industry&#39;</span></p> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Asked to justify Indian aid last year, Mr Mitchell said: 'It's a very important relationship. The focus is also about seeking to sell Typhoon.' </span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The decision is also a setback for David Cameron, who visited India in 2010 with six Cabinet ministers and around 60 businessmen to try to establish Britain as the 'partner of choice' for India.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Today during Prime Minister&#39;s Questions in the House of Commons, Mr Cameron said he was &#39;disappointed&#39; by the decision. </span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">He said: &#39;We don&#39;t expect any job losses stemming from this decision and it does not rule out the Typhoon for India.&#39;</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">He insisted BAE Systems was still in the hunt for the contract, despite losing the first round of bidding.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Yesterday, Indian officials said Dassault emerged in front because the Rafale jet was 'much cheaper unit-wise' than the Eurofighter.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">It was reported today that Dassault slashed its price demands to ensure the deal was done.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">One Indian defence ministry source said: 'The Indian air force, which is well-equipped with French fighters, is favouring the French.' The Rafale jets will replace India's ageing fleet of Russian MiGs.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The French company will now enter exclusive talks with the Indians to finalise the deal, which is expected to be signed in March. The Typhoon is built by BAE Systems and a consortium of German and Spanish branches of European aerospace giant EADS and Italy's Finmeccanica.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Last night Tory MP Peter Bone questioned the purpose of sending British aid to India at a time when cuts are being made at home. 'It just goes to show that it's a myth that by Britain becoming an aid superpower and doling billions of pounds out to countries like this exerts any influence whatsoever on the decisions made by those governments when purchasing equipment.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">'We need to slash the international development money and invest the billions saved to help hard-pressed British families.' </span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Unite union last night expressed fears that the loss of the deal could threaten 4,500 jobs at BAE Systems' Samlesbury base in Lancashire, where key components of the Typhoon are made, and Warton Aerodrome near Preston, where the aircraft is assembled.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Government officials and BAE Systems insisted that they were not completely eliminated from the process and could still land the deal if India's talks with Dassault collapse.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A spokesman for UK Trade and Investments, the branch of the Government that promotes trade deals overseas, said: 'This does not rule out Typhoon for India. </span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">'Today's decision is about who the Indians have assessed as making the lowest bid and therefore asked to enter into further negotiations.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">'But the Indians have not yet awarded the contract. We continue to believe Eurofighter Typhoon provides the best capability today and into the future.' </span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A spokesman for BAE Systems added: 'We believe Eurofighter Typhoon offers the best military, industrial and economic solution for India.'</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Unite warned that the selection of a French fighter aircraft for the multibillion-pound contract could have serious implications for BAE Systems and the UK aerospace industry.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">National officer Ian Waddell said: &#39;We are seeking confirmation from BAE Systems that Rafale has been selected as their preferred fighter by India.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&#39;The Typhoon is a superb aircraft which supports thousands of highly skilled jobs in the UK, both at BAE Systems and in the supply chain.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&#39;We are concerned about the serious implications this decision may have and want urgent talks with the company about future plans for the workforce.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&#39;There are other export orders to be won and it is critical that the company maintains its commitment to Typhoon despite this setback.&#39;</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The CSEU, an umbrella body for manufacturing unions, is meeting the MoD&#39;s Procurement Minister, Peter Luff, next week and the unions will raise this issue as a priority.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Unite said it will continue to concentrate its efforts to deal with the 3,000 potential redundancies at BAE Systems at Brough, Samlesbury and Warton which were announced late last year.</span><br> <h3 dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(255,255,255);background-color:rgb(0,170,210);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">WHAT A WASTE: BRITAIN GIVES £1.4BN IN AID TO A COUNTRY WITH £900BN STORED IN SWISS BANKS - YET MANY STILL LIVE IN SQUALOR</span></h3> <span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(255,255,255);background-color:rgb(0,170,210);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(232,251,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">India is racing up the league of rich nations. Indeed, its soaring economy will outstrip the UK's by 2022. According to financial advisers Merrill Lynch, India has 153,000 dollar-millionaires — a 20 per cent rise in a year, compared with Britain's own paltry increase of less than 1 per cent.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(232,251,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Indians have squirrelled away more money in Swiss bank accounts (a total of £900 billion since independence from Britain in 1947) than the rest of the world combined.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(232,251,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">And when they were invited recently by the Indian Government to exchange for paper money the gold bars and jewellery stashed in their homes (so pumping cash into the national economy), a horde of £160 billion was offered up.</span><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/c_GWwVfycO5SrqfIEuTJz9Oqm2BlJnFRwrsccmGpyKPzHPBrDtDHKKTxgeo3CXLphNyfxjGPALCHVNQW6hEq0pUFuDg4SSh2ZjL92KkLxunoA_vtmUc" width="800px;" height="503px;"><br> <span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(232,251,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Poor: India is a rich nation and receives billions in aid, yet many still live in poverty</span><br> <span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(232,251,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Missing: This school has no desks or chairs because they had never been delivered and are presumed stolen from the factory where they were made</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(232,251,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Such is the economic power of India that it now gives out more foreign aid than it receives, and has handed over £3.5 billion to cement relations with impoverished Africa.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(232,251,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Meanwhile, it invests huge sums in ambitious projects: £2 billion will put the first Indian astronauts into space by 2016, and the annual defence budget tops £22 billion, with a third aircraft carrier now under construction in an Indian shipyard.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(232,251,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Perhaps the perfect example of the garish spending of India's newly-rich is the £2 billion, 27-storey skyscraper in Mumbai built by a local industrialist as a home for his wife and three children. It is the most expensive house anywhere in the world.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(232,251,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Despite this enormous wealth, David Cameron has decided to give India £1.4 billion between now and 2015. The sum is almost 1 per cent of Britain's own £159 billion debts.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(232,251,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">What's more, it's feared that some of this money is chewed up by corruption and fraud.</span><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/BDnz3C8CY-gMcW3QsvpD0ecgkNEfCv4a6DcvIo34c9XWdFv5zR7jqclC0Yr58ph5e80xDO0cl1Pk4_ExAqp0ZflT3cRn9uziQNvPaZboxAl5t7wuTLo" width="800px;" height="752px;"><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(232,251,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Wealthy: India&#39;s first unmanned mission to the Moon, Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft, pictured in 2008</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(232,251,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">An official report has revealed that 90 per cent of government officials have accepted a bribe for favours, from ripping up a speeding fine to rubber-stamping a building deal. Corruption, as the Indian prime minister has confessed, is as much a national sport as cricket.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(232,251,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Officials admit that £70 million of the £388 million given by Britain towards a national flagship education programme called Sarva Shiksha Abbiyan ('education for all'), which promises free classes for every child from the age of six to 14, has been squandered though widespread corruption and theft. </span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(232,251,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The result is a hugely divided nation, with the super-rich surround by extreme poverty.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(232,251,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Indian cities are riddled with slums - there are 500 in Bhopal alone - and thousands of families live in squalor, even those from the middle classes. Sewage runs down the muddy streets lined with shacks made of corrugated iron with no front doors.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(232,251,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(232,251,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br> <span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Read more: </span><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2094610/France-swoops-rob-UK-13bn-Indian-jet-contract.html#ixzz1l6aAfmBv"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,51,153);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2094610/France-swoops-rob-UK-13bn-Indian-jet-contract.html#ixzz1l6aAfmBv</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br> <h1 dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:79px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(80,80,80);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">India picks French jet over Eurofighter in $10bn deal</span><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/eQtfU7gw3Hjrp6sNNKucBWZZ7T2P_oIxcr46myYuq4MGj0W3tT-b8Xyt3hlBth7bJGiSUam-k9A8hFhnKfly3M8voR2BMGIaPHtg2RYI3X78tevKBCY" width="405px;" height="228px;"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(80,80,80);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dassault will now enter into exclusive talks to finalise the deal</span></h1> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16809532#story_continues_1"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(74,113,148);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Continue reading the main story</span></a></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:28px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(80,80,80);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Related Stories</span></h2> <ul><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(80,80,80);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16259895"><span style="color:rgb(74,113,148);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Japan chooses US F-35 fighter jet</span></a></p> </li></ul><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">French firm Dassault has emerged as the lowest bidder for a $10bn (£6.3bn) contract to supply India jet fighters.</span><br> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dassault Aviation, as preferred bidder, will now enter final talks before signing a deal that will supply India&#39;s air force with 126 Rafale aircraft.</span><br> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Correspondents say this is one of the world&#39;s biggest defence deals and is a major setback for rival bidder, the Eurofighter Typhoon.</span><br> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Eurofighter lost out in December on an $8bn deal to supply jets to Japan.</span><br> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Shares in Dassault Aviation rocketed more than 20% as the latest news broke.</span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(80,80,80);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&#39;Purely cost&#39;</span><br><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Typhoon is built by the German and Spanish branches of European aerospace giant EADS, Britain&#39;s BAE Systems and Italy&#39;s Finmeccanica.</span><br> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Officials at the British High Commission in Delhi said they were disappointed with the decision and would now study the details.</span><br> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;It was expressly said this was about the cost of the contract, not a reflection on the health of bilateral relations between India and the countries,&quot; the commission said.</span><br> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16809532#story_continues_2"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(74,113,148);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Continue reading the main story</span></a></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:28px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(80,80,80);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"Start Quote</span></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Both Germany and the UK invested a lot of time in pushing the Typhoon, so this will hurt"</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(80,80,80);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">James HardyIHS Jane&#39;s Defence Weekly</span></p> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A spokesman for the Eurofighter Typhoon consortium told the BBC they were disappointed, but stressed that the decision was not final and negotiations were still going on.</span><br> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;However, we respect the decision of the Indian MoD. With the Eurofighter Typhoon, we offered the Indian Air Force the most modern combat aircraft available,&quot; he said.</span><br> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Based on the Indian government feedback, we will now carefully analyse and evaluate this situation together with our European partner companies and their respective governments.&quot;</span><br> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">BBC defence and diplomatic correspondent Jonathan Marcus says the Indian air force is going through an unprecedented period of modernisation; a response in part to China&#39;s developing air power.</span><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/BxNA5yNz4eUppB7oe-AuL6yu8hVEWq2SOPhXdlHN1RtZJ-rZXD2TM4PPSJ0XY_pCyjCNyJ1JjmiTY5kYoAZ0oI4rQ8TcWyCy_rIXul5-u7coQf2cKDM" width="405px;" height="228px;"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(80,80,80);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Analysts say the Typhoon was widely tipped to be the successful bid</span><br> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Four other bidders had dropped out in the lengthy Indian selection process.</span><br> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">He says various reasons were in play in the Indian decision, including diversifying from Russian hardware and contractual problems with other bidders.</span><br> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">French Minister of State for Foreign Trade Pierre Lellouche welcomed the deal, the first foreign order for the Rafale multi-role jet.</span><br> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">He said: &quot;This is good news and France needs good news right now... It is good news for our aerospace industry and for our defence industry.&quot;</span><br> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mr Lellouche also complained that &quot;political pressure applied by our competitors does not make things very easy&quot;.</span><br> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">James Hardy, Asia Pacific specialist at IHS Jane&#39;s Defence Weekly, said this was a &quot;big loss for Eurofighter&quot;.</span><br> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;The Typhoon was widely tipped to be the favourite and had major political support from the big beasts of the Eurofighter nations. Both Germany and the UK invested a lot of time in pushing the Typhoon, so this will hurt.&quot;</span><br> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Indian Defence Minister AK Antony had earlier cautioned that this remained a &quot;long process&quot; and that no deal would be signed before the end of March.</span><br> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">One Indian defence ministry source confirmed to Reuters that the Rafale had been &quot;much cheaper unit-wise&quot;, adding: &quot;Moreover, the Indian air force, which is well-equipped with French fighters, is favouring the French.&quot;</span><br> <span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">India is the biggest arms importer among emerging nations.</span><br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16809532"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16809532</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><h1 dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:73px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,57,90);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale, France</span></h1> <span style="font-size:73px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(0,57,90);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> <a href="http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/rafale/#"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">11</span></a></p> <a href="http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/rafale/#"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></a><br> <a href="http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/rafale/#"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></a><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/t_CV_KXG_agYrH9KASd2Qm-s4xVKcYZcm4qDcx-P_xbZc7kTvnGPQkar9EhavXdRCb2ScwRkv4_aNCK7lC5DNqD1e2-BOnegLczHtF_FbDyrV_UhI_U" width="22px;" height="22px;"><br> <h2 dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:23px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(102,102,102);background-color:rgb(230,228,228);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Key Data</span></h2><span style="font-size:23px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(102,102,102);background-color:rgb(230,228,228);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale is a twin-jet combat aircraft capable of carrying out a wide range of short and long-range missions, including ground and sea attack, air defence and air superiority, reconnaissance, and high-accuracy strike or nuclear strike deterrence.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The aircraft were developed for the French Air Force and Navy. The French Air Force and Navy ordered 294 (234 for the air force and 60 for the navy); 82 aircraft had been delivered by the end of 2009.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Rafale entered into service with French Navy in December 2000, and with the French Air Force in 2004. Ten aircraft are operational on the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale B and C entered service with the French Air Force in June 2006, when the first squadron was established. The second air force squadron was set up in 2008.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Navy Rafale F1 standard fighters have air-to-air capability. Deliveries to the navy of the F2 standard, with air-to-ground missiles, began in May 2006 and 17 were delivered in May 2008. F1 aircraft are to be upgraded.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A €3.1bn ($3.89bn) contract to develop the fully capable F3 standard aircraft was awarded to Dassault Aviation (€1.5bn), Snecma (€600m), Thales (€500m) and other French defence contractors by French Ministry of Defence in February 2004. An order for 59 F3 aircraft, 47 for the air force (11 two-seat and 36 single-seat) and 12 (single-seat) for the navy, was placed in December 2004. The Rafale F3 was certified in July 2008. The contract also includes the upgrade of Rafale F2 aircraft.</span><br> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,57,90);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;The Rafale fighter is produced in three variants - M, B and C.&quot;</span></p> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In March 2007, three French Air Force and three Navy Rafale fighters were deployed in Tajikistan in support of the Nato International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The French Government ordered 60 additional Rafale aircraft in November 2009. The Brazilian Government awarded a $4bn contract to Dassault Aviation in January 2010 to supply 36 Rafale multirole aircraft.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The UAE will acquire the Rafale at a cost of about €2bn ($2.4bn) to replace its 60 aging Mirage fighters.</span><br> <h2 dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:27px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Cockpit</span></h2><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The cockpit has hands-on throttle and stick control (HOTAS). The cockpit is equipped with a head-up, wide-angle holographic display from Thales Avionique, which provides aircraft control data, mission data and firing cues.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A collimated, multi-image head-level display presents tactical situation and sensor data, and two touch-screen lateral displays show the aircraft system parameters and mission data.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The pilot also has a helmet-mounted sight and display. A CCD camera and on-board recorder records the image of the head-up display throughout the mission.</span><br> <h2 dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:27px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Weapons</span></h2><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Rafale can carry payloads of over 9t on 14 hardpoints for the air force version, and 13 for the naval version. The range of weapons includes: Mica, Magic, Sidewinder, ASRAAM and AMRAAM air-to-air missiles; Apache, AS30L, ALARM, HARM, Maverick and PGM100 air-to-ground missiles; and Exocet / AM39, Penguin 3 and Harpoon anti-ship missiles.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">For a strategic mission the Rafale can deliver the MBDA (formerly Aerospatiale) ASMP stand-off nuclear missile. In December 2004, the MBDA Storm Shadow / Scalp EG stand-off cruise missile was qualified on the Rafale.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In September 2005, the first flight of the MBDA Meteor BVRAAM beyond visual range air-to-air missile was conducted on a Rafale fighter. In December 2005, successful flight trials were carried out from the Charles de Gaulle of the range of Rafale&#39;s weapon systems – Exocet, Scalp-EG, Mica, ASMP-A (to replace the ASMP) and Meteor missiles.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In April 2007, the Rafale carried out the first firing of the Sagem AASM (armement air-sol modulaire - air-to-groung modular weapon) precision-guided bomb, which has both GPS / inertial guidance and, optionally, imaging infrared terminal guidance. Rafale have been equipped with the AASM from 2008. Rafale can carry six AASM misssiles, with each aiming to hit the target with 10m accuracy.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Rafale has a twin gun pod and a Nexter (formerly Giat) 30mm DEFA 791B cannon, which can fire 2,500 rounds a minute.</span><br> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,57,90);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;From 2007, the Rafale will be armed with the Sagem AASM precision-guided bomb.&quot;</span></p> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Rafale is equipped with laser designation pods for laser guidance of air-to-ground missiles.</span><br> <h2 dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:27px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Countermeasures</span></h2><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Rafale&#39;s electronic warfare system is the Spectra from Thales. Spectra incorporates solid state transmitter technology, radar warner, DAL laser warning receiver, missile warning, detection systems and jammers.</span><br> <h2 dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:27px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sensors</span></h2><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Rafale is equipped with an RBE2 passive electronically scanned radar developed by Thales which has look down and shoot down capability. The radar can track up to eight targets simultaneously and provides threat identification and prioritisation.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thales is developing an active electronically scanned version of the RBE2 which will equip the Rafale from 2011. Flight tests of the radar onboard the Rafale took place in 2008.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">RUAG Aviation has been awarded a $5m contract by Thales in May 2009 to produce sub assemblies for the RBE2 radar to be equipped in the Rafale fighter jet. It will build wired-back structures linking the individual modules together and connecting the radar to the airframe.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The optronic systems include the Thales / SAGEM OSF infrared search and track system, installed in the nose of the aircraft. The optronic suite carries out search, target identification, telemetry and automatic target discrimination and tracking.</span><br> <h5 dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Navigation and communications</span></h5> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The communications suite on the Rafale uses the Saturn onboard V/UHF radio, which is a second-generation, anti-jam tactical UHF radio for Nato. Saturn provides voice encryption in fast-frequency hopping mode.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The aircraft is also equipped with fixed-frequency VHF/UHF radio for communications with civil air traffic control. A multifunction information distribution system (MIDS) terminal provides secure, high-data-rate tactical data exchange with NATO C2 stations, AWACS aircraft or naval ships.</span><br> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,57,90);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Rafale is powered by two M88-2 engines, each providing a thrust of 75kN.</span></p> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale is equipped with a Thales TLS 2000 navigation receiver, which is used for the approach phase of flight. The TLS 2000 integrates the instrument landing system (ILS), microwave landing system (MLS) and VHF omni-directional radio-ranger (VOR) and marker functions.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The radar altimeter is the AHV 17 altimeter from Thales, which is suitable for very low flight. The Rafale has a TACAN tactical air navigation receiver for en route navigation and as a landing aid.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Rafale has an SB25A combined interrogator-transponder developed by Thales. The SB25A is the first IFF using electronic scanning technology.</span><br> <h2 dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:27px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Engine</span></h2><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Rafale is powered by two M88-2 engines from SNECMA, each providing a thrust of 75kN. The aircraft is equipped for buddy-buddy refuelling with a flight refuelling hose reel and drogue pack.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The first M88 engine was delivered in 1996. It is a twin-shaft bypass turbofan engine principally suitable for low-altitude penetration and high-altitude interception missions.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The M88 incorporates the latest technologies such as single-piece bladed compressor disks (blisks), an on-polluting combustion chamber, single-crystal high-pressure turbine blades, powder metallurgy disks, ceramic coatings and composite materials.</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The M88 engine comprises a three-stage LP compressor with inlet guide vane, an annular combustion chamber, single-stage cooled HP turbine, single-stage cooled LP turbine, radial A/B chamber, variable-section convergent flap-type nozzle and full authority digital engine control (FADEC).</span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Messier-Dowty provides the &quot;jumper&quot; landing gear, designed to spring out when the aircraft is catapulted by the nose gear strut.</span><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/t3QEWvlgtlIJrgT2ls7rwD-V65Cag6dvlIvijsK0Cu5Aj-NR6e4IpHfVfBA3WA1Q-_LPJ-l_Jz6ldxH16eJnuNDkncGgx67Vkvl2r6phWM-l5uIxAZI" width="150px;" height="110px;"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(102,102,102);background-color:rgb(241,241,241);font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Seven Rafale fighters are operational on the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier.</span><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/dlg3ZbkQj1YRaWC2F3KU5PA7DkMQj58PCJHIWxbIqSAVPj7CHwJaJSeOX40cc5EZTllXohA4LDDIGq_yoQ7ANRKZ39_QhwNIXBORCMf2LN0M-UoqWOw" width="150px;" height="109px;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/Y8BZrg-blx3qA6YVvpgemc8dcLvnw-gz9R8vlM89xH93rYl6BDz26yFaSH2rf46Iu6F3rhub-Qlyy25VP-3Gh76yiD6GFswwBgka_6Jyu6SsdYedOfQ" width="150px;" height="224px;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/hDPPsQBbroDIcBHtCJpymJj-QPhJlamWtCyPnkB1pBdiWAetoNb6AIC_1uWxoM8cyLjFw8zodO3y7hFmYcHGu0sfnfmWaOzh9D6-e8Lgb-DSlqsPabs" width="150px;" height="203px;"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/4cFwyfNxQ87wTbvaBkmHf9Jj0vG0UFVnAOCOd3-RhpJwgO7Sj1m7561hgMYOohC-ih4s4v6J_V8CS3WYZFuA14pRzMkZaO3xQMYGvU-Fsk7eGByyWKU" width="150px;" height="144px;"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/tpnOgHcTp5O_3ur0u6MNwCqMPaEWZeCiw78x7pZXz5FiQF8DQNXUvx7zugpizs7XFegMnSPw2wbYTBe5_NyUgIlMYzsnmRJMZnaXvdUC1H8qmub3Zrs" width="150px;" height="72px;"><img 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style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">v</span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">/s Dassault </span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - Analysis</span></a></h3> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://www.indiandefence.com/.../">www.indiandefence.com/.../</a></span><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">eurofighter</span><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-typhoon-</span><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">v</span><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-s-dassault-</span><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">rafale</span><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-a...</span></p> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">30 Apr 2011 – </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">So its official that the long awaited MMRCA competition has come into its final stage and two aircraft have been down selected which will go </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span></p> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><h3 dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Rafale"><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dassault </span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</span></a></h3> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_</a></span><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span></p> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Logo with black stylised word &quot;</span><span style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot; </span><span style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">against</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> white background. The logo </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> These nations would develop what would later be named the </span><span style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Eurofighter</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Typhoon.</span></p> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><h3 dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.google.co.in/search?q=rafale+vs+eurofighter&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;biw=1024&amp;bih=653&amp;prmd=imvnsfd&amp;source=univ&amp;tbm=vid&amp;tbo=u&amp;ei=KXopT-X_McX5rAejvO3YAQ&amp;ved=0CFEQqwQ"><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Videos for </span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">rafale vs eurofighter</span></a></h3> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - </span><a href="http://www.google.co.in/#"><span style="color:rgb(17,34,204);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Report videos</span></a></p> <div dir="ltr"><table style="border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;border-width:initial;border-color:initial;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="149"><col width="149"><col width="149"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0px"> <td style="border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:dotted;border-right-style:dotted;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-left-style:dotted;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-right-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-bottom-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-left-color:rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:top;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px"> <li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://www.google.co.in/#"><span style="color:rgb(17,34,204);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></a><div dir="ltr"> <table style="border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;border-width:initial;border-color:initial;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="148"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0px"> <td style="border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:dotted;border-right-style:dotted;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-left-style:dotted;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-right-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-bottom-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-left-color:rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:top;padding-top:0px;padding-right:16px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px"> <img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/SQfggVaHH6XvUu1gEAKv0HBh61QnBRVVMIdkWitBSQENO50gZG57lfiIVnJke6JwcKP8y3_5nv2WRdhrpGBv9HOS1qPPk7R5_TsDtIDH0WGwMOwNknE" width="176px;" height="132px;">*<li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.google.co.in/url?url=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D6kqR1H3RV3g&amp;rct=j&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=KXopT-X_McX5rAejvO3YAQ&amp;ved=0CD8QuAIwAg&amp;q=rafale+vs+eurofighter&amp;usg=AFQjCNHJ17m0lBjN9AYuOJP_X74gZBAYnQ"><span style="font-size:11px;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">► 6:45</span><span style="font-size:11px;color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">► 6:45</span></a></p> </li></td></tr><tr style="height:0px"><td style="border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:dotted;border-right-style:dotted;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-left-style:dotted;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-right-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-bottom-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-left-color:rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-right:16px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px"> <li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><h4 dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kqR1H3RV3g"><span style="color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Eurofighter TyphoonVS Dassault ...</span></a></h4> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kqR1H3RV3g"><span style="color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></a></li> <li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://youtube.com">youtube.com</a></span></p> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">27 Aug 2010</span><span style="text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p> </li></td></tr></tbody></table></div></li><li 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style="border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;border-width:initial;border-color:initial;border-collapse:collapse"> <colgroup><col width="148"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0px"><td style="border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:dotted;border-right-style:dotted;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-left-style:dotted;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-right-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-bottom-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-left-color:rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:top;padding-top:0px;padding-right:16px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px"> <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/5U2P4KDP1g6eVtWw2MFZkF1587VLwTg6FRHAtTdvmtemZMlXLpNPs1YS9Zf90BaCRO6VPTnRoo0812nmy5wim7gPR234mb4HFuCKWiTXDfhz9NIR2Yk" width="176px;" height="132px;">*<li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.google.co.in/url?url=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DlUJ92428ZQ8&amp;rct=j&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=KXopT-X_McX5rAejvO3YAQ&amp;ved=0CEUQuAIwAw&amp;q=rafale+vs+eurofighter&amp;usg=AFQjCNFOdXvNHKPYiC3axxRMSYsi5K9cpA"><span style="font-size:11px;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">► 2:20</span><span style="font-size:11px;color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">► 2:20</span></a></p> </li></td></tr><tr style="height:0px"><td style="border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:dotted;border-right-style:dotted;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-left-style:dotted;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-right-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-bottom-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-left-color:rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-right:16px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px"> <li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><h4 dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUJ92428ZQ8"><span style="color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">F16 Fighting Falconvs. Eurofighter ...</span></a></h4> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUJ92428ZQ8"><span style="color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></a></li> <li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://youtube.com">youtube.com</a></span></p> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">31 Jul 2011</span><span style="text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p> </li></td></tr></tbody></table></div></li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></li> </td><td style="border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:dotted;border-right-style:dotted;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-left-style:dotted;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-right-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-bottom-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-left-color:rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:top;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px"> <li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><div dir="ltr"><table style="border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;border-width:initial;border-color:initial;border-collapse:collapse"> <colgroup><col width="148"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0px"><td style="border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:dotted;border-right-style:dotted;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-left-style:dotted;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-right-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-bottom-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-left-color:rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:top;padding-top:0px;padding-right:16px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px"> <img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_WhPrTPmHwTiCcy96Wx5S03dcX3ODRxRiWLZ_6cHeEyXxrnOLO3J5z0R2udoJNqXWyuXc8zBMZlwd3quY0a8lbB7E7xwxvIph7L3U9zjBg8mYb4gg7g" width="176px;" height="132px;">*<li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.google.co.in/url?url=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dl97aCS-8_34&amp;rct=j&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=KXopT-X_McX5rAejvO3YAQ&amp;ved=0CEsQuAIwBA&amp;q=rafale+vs+eurofighter&amp;usg=AFQjCNHbnBxnvhIY3CNEqF5Y-aDeMjOzCQ"><span style="font-size:11px;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">► 1:52</span><span style="font-size:11px;color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">► 1:52</span></a></p> </li></td></tr><tr style="height:0px"><td style="border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:dotted;border-right-style:dotted;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-left-style:dotted;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-right-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-bottom-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-left-color:rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-right:16px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px"> <li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><h4 dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l97aCS-8_34"><span style="color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dassault rafale vs.Eurofighter ...</span></a></h4> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l97aCS-8_34"><span style="color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></a></li> <li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://youtube.com">youtube.com</a></span></p> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">16 Mar 2010</span><span style="text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p> </li></td></tr></tbody></table></div></li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></li> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><h3 dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> <a href="http://www.ausairpower.net/Analysis-Typhoon.html"><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Eurofighter</span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Typhoon - Demon </span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">or</span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Lemon?</span></a></h3> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://www.ausairpower.net/Analysis-Typhoon.html">www.ausairpower.net/Analysis-Typhoon.html</a></span></p> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">21 Jan 2012 – </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Is the </span><span style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Eurofighter</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Typhoon an exceptional combat aircraft, </span><span style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">or</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> is it an </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MBB the TKF-90 and Dassault the ACX (which became the </span><span style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">).</span></p> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><h3 dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-why-iaf-does-not-need-either-eurofighter-or-rafale/20111111.htm"><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Why IAF does NOT need either </span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Eurofighter or Rafale</span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - Rediff.com </span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span></a></h3> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p 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J-20 fighter prototype, a 5th generation combat aircraft built by China&#39;s Chengdu Aircraft Industry, made its first flight on January 11, 2011.</span></p> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><h3 dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.echarcha.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38314"><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Eurofighter</span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Typhoon </span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">vs</span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Dassault </span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">--let the battle begin </span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span></a></h3> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://www.echarcha.com">www.echarcha.com</a> › </span><a href="http://www.google.co.in/url?url=http://www.echarcha.com/forum/index.php&amp;rct=j&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=KXopT-X_McX5rAejvO3YAQ&amp;ved=0CGcQ6QUoADAH&amp;q=rafale+vs+eurofighter&amp;usg=AFQjCNHjcVwxPD2ZodPPmELfWr6BTeoALw"><span 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style="color:rgb(0,153,51);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Polls</span></a></p> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">15 posts - 6 authors - 30 Apr 2011</span></p> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Eurofighter</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Typhoon </span><span style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">vs</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Dassault </span><span style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">--let the battle begin !! Polls.</span></p> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><h3 dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.defenceaviation.com/2011/07/eurofighter-typhoon-vs-dassault-rafale.html"><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Eurofighter</span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Typhoon </span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">vs</span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Dassault </span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> | Defence Aviation</span></a></h3> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://www.defenceaviation.com/.../">www.defenceaviation.com/.../</a></span><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">eurofighter</span><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-typhoon-</span><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">vs</span><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-dassault-</span><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">rafale</span><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span></p> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">10 Jul 2011 – </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">221335 Responseshttp%3A%2F%<a href="http://2Fwww.defenceaviation.com">2Fwww.defenceaviation.com</a>%2F2011%2F07%2Feurofighter-typhoon-</span><span style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">vs</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-dassault-</span><span style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">rafale</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.html</span><span style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Eurofighter</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">+ </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span></p> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><h3 dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/eurofighter-typhoon-or-rafale-for-india_739808.html"><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Eurofighter</span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Typhoon </span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">or Rafale</span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> for India?</span></a></h3> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://zeenews.india.com/.../">zeenews.india.com/.../</a></span><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">eurofighter</span><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-typhoon-</span><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">or</span><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-</span><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">rafale</span><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-for-india_73980...</span></p> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">4 Nov 2011 – </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">India is all set to dash through the last lap in its quest to buy 126 Multi Medium Range Combat Aircraft (MMRCA), estimated to be worth $10.4 </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span></p> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><h3 dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://rafalenews.blogspot.com/2011/11/uae-another-rafale-vs-eurofighter.html"><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale News: UAE, another </span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale vs Eurofighter</span><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> battle ?</span></a></h3> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">rafale</span><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://news.blogspot.com/2011/.../uae-another-">news.blogspot.com/2011/.../uae-another-</a></span><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">rafale</span><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-</span><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">vs</span><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-</span><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">eurofighter</span><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.h...</span></p> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">13 Nov 2011 – </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">UAE, another </span><span style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale vs Eurofighter</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> battle ? After India and Switzerland, it seems that another battle between the twin European fighters is on </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span></p> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><h3 dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/mirage-2000s-withdrawn-as-indias-mrca-fighter-competition-changes-01989/"><span style="font-size:16px;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">India&#39;s M-MRCA Fighter Competition</span></a></h3> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,153,51);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/mirage-2000s-withdrawn-as-indias-.">www.defenseindustrydaily.com/mirage-2000s-withdrawn-as-indias-.</a>..</span></p> </li><li style="list-style-type:decimal;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">7 Nov 2011 – </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Finally, the Super Hornet offers poorer aerodynamic performance than the</span><span style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Eurofighter or Rafale</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, due to inherent airframe limitations. Carnegie </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span></p> </li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:99pt;margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Searches related to </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">rafale vs eurofighter</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:99pt;margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&amp;biw=1024&amp;bih=653&amp;q=eurofighter+towed+decoy&amp;revid=-1&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=KXopT-X_McX5rAejvO3YAQ&amp;ved=0CCMQ1QIoAA"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">eurofighter </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">towed decoy</span></a></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:99pt;margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&amp;biw=1024&amp;bih=653&amp;q=eurofighter+typhoon&amp;revid=-1&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=KXopT-X_McX5rAejvO3YAQ&amp;ved=0CCQQ1QIoAQ"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">eurofighter </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">typhoon</span></a></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:99pt;margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&amp;biw=1024&amp;bih=653&amp;q=dassault+rafale+vs+eurofighter+typhoon&amp;revid=-1&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=KXopT-X_McX5rAejvO3YAQ&amp;ved=0CCUQ1QIoAg"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">dassault</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> rafale vs eurofighter </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">typhoon</span></a></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:99pt;margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&amp;biw=1024&amp;bih=653&amp;q=rafale+fighter&amp;revid=-1&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=KXopT-X_McX5rAejvO3YAQ&amp;ved=0CCYQ1QIoAw"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">rafale </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">fighter</span></a></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:99pt;margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&amp;biw=1024&amp;bih=653&amp;q=eurofighter+vs+su+30mki&amp;revid=-1&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=KXopT-X_McX5rAejvO3YAQ&amp;ved=0CCcQ1QIoBA"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">eurofighter vs </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">su 30mki</span></a></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:99pt;margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&amp;biw=1024&amp;bih=653&amp;q=rafale+vs+eurofighter+india&amp;revid=-1&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=KXopT-X_McX5rAejvO3YAQ&amp;ved=0CCgQ1QIoBQ"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">rafale vs eurofighter </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">india</span></a></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:99pt;margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&amp;biw=1024&amp;bih=653&amp;q=dassault+rafale&amp;revid=-1&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=KXopT-X_McX5rAejvO3YAQ&amp;ved=0CCkQ1QIoBg"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">dassault</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> rafale</span></a></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:99pt;margin-right:198pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&amp;biw=1024&amp;bih=653&amp;q=eurofighter+typhoon+india&amp;revid=-1&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=KXopT-X_McX5rAejvO3YAQ&amp;ved=0CCoQ1QIoBw"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,34,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">eurofighter </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">typhoon india</span></a></p> <a href="http://www.google.co.in/search?hl=en&amp;biw=1024&amp;bih=653&amp;q=eurofighter+typhoon+india&amp;revid=-1&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=KXopT-X_McX5rAejvO3YAQ&amp;ved=0CCoQ1QIoBw"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,34,204);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></a><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br> <h4 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:8pt;margin-right:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.theweek.co.uk/politics/44920/india-gives-sarkozy-last-laugh-spat-cameron-and-boris"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:&#39;Arial Black&#39;;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">FIRST POST</span></a></h4> <h1 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:8pt;margin-right:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:32px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(17,17,17);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">India gives Sarkozy last laugh in spat with Cameron and Boris</span><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/yi1COqzmETGF_eX5kY1rvKvEV5Kk_TUViKH0PCPdsE3dp0nDK9oW3h-juLwQrmiaXiQ1qQgzMnqDJbgoLsxanT-B3fT9IirjRNwJmtj97OtE6Y0AhZs" width="587px;" height="331px;"></h1> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:8pt;margin-right:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:21px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(85,85,85);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">France closes in on £13bn Indian defence contract after Boris urges Paris bankers to move to London</span></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:8pt;margin-right:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">BY </span><a href="http://www.theweek.co.uk/author/tim-edwards"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(214,22,29);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">TIM EDWARDS</span></a><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> LAST UPDATED AT 11:50 ON WED 1 FEB 2012</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:8pt;margin-right:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NICOLAS SARKOZY has had the last laugh in his latest spat with Britain after it was announced India is likely to award a £13bn fighter jet contract to a French company at the expense of the UK&#39;s BAE Systems.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:8pt;margin-right:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The news that India has bestowed &#39;preferred bidder&#39; status on Dassault Rafale in negotiations came a day after London Mayor Boris Johnson called on French bankers to move to London to avoid the eurozone&#39;s planned financial transactions tax.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:8pt;margin-right:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Bienvenue à Londres,&quot; said Johnson, according to the </span><a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a07c7922-4c40-11e1-b1b5-00144feabdc0.html"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(214,22,29);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Financial Times</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. &quot;This is the global capital of finance. It&#39;s on your doorstep and if your own president does not want the jobs, the opportunities and the economic growth that you generate, we do.&quot;</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:8pt;margin-right:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Johnson was ramming home a point made by his fellow Conservative, Prime Minister David Cameron, who has described as &quot;madness&quot; Sarkozy&#39;s plans for a financial transactions levy - also known as a &#39;Tobin tax&#39; or &#39;Robin Hood tax&#39;.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:8pt;margin-right:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">At an </span><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5haORv8XwWQ6TIV7jb8pxHGbWWAKw?docId=N0228631327971285366A"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(214,22,29);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">EU summit Cameron said</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: &quot;If France goes for [a financial transactions tax], then the door will be open and we will be able to welcome many French banks to the United Kingdom.&quot;</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:8pt;margin-right:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The news from India will be particularly sweet for Sarkozy, who before the EU summit got into trouble with the French media for suggesting that &quot;</span><a href="http://www.theweek.co.uk/europe/44834/uk-has-no-industry-sarkozy-says-pre-brussels-interview"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(214,22,29);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">the United Kingdom has no industry any more</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:8pt;margin-right:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">It was later pointed out by French newspapers - and David Cameron - that the UK actually has a larger industrial sector than its neighbour across the Channel.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:8pt;margin-right:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The loss of a £13bn defence contract to the French might go some way to addressing that imbalance.</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(237,28,36);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> · </span></p> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(237,28,36);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(237,28,36);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Read more: </span><a href="http://www.theweek.co.uk/politics/44920/india-gives-sarkozy-last-laugh-spat-cameron-and-boris#ixzz1l6WvuNCw"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,51,153);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://www.theweek.co.uk/politics/44920/india-gives-sarkozy-last-laugh-spat-cameron-and-boris#ixzz1l6WvuNCw</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><ul><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-right:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11px;color:rgb(102,102,102);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">JANUARY 31, 2012, 9:17 PM IST</span></p> </li></ul><h1 dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:32px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(255,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">India This Evening: India's Per Capita Income Crosses $1000</span></h1> <h3 dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:23px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">By WSJ Staff</span></h3> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:6pt;margin-right:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Here is a roundup of news from Indian newspapers, news wires and websites Tuesday, January 31, 2012. The Wall Street Journal has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:6pt;margin-right:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.financialexpress.com/news/indias-per-capita-income-crosses-rs-50k/906150/"><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(249,141,33);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">India's Per Capita Income Crosses $1000</span></a><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: Reflecting growing prosperity, India's per capita income grew by 15.6 per cent to Rs 53,331 per annum in 2010-11, crossing the half-a-lakh rupees mark for the first time, according to government data. (Source: The Financial Express) </span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:6pt;margin-right:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.ddinews.gov.in/Homepage/Homepage+-+Top+Story/BAGHDAD.htm"><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(249,141,33);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SC Sets Rules for Prosecuting Authorities</span></a><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that public officials must decide within three months on applications seeking permission to prosecute government authorities. (Source: DD News)</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:6pt;margin-right:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/Specials/Coverage/Assembly-Elections-2012/Chunk-HT-UI-AssemblyElections2012-UP-TopStories/Cong-releases-manifesto-in-UP-promises-freebies-and-quota/SP-Article10-804621.aspx"><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(249,141,33);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Cong Releases Manifesto in UP, Promises Freebies and Quota</span></a><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">:  The Congress party on Tuesday released its manifesto for Uttar Pradesh promising free electricity to education to ST/SC and backwards castes and also pledged to transform state in the next five years.  (Source: Hindustan Times)</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:6pt;margin-right:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2847252.ece?homepage=true"><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(249,141,33);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Antony Blames Army for Chief's Age Row</span></a><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: Laying the blame on the army's doors for the controversy over Gen V K Singh's age issue, Defence Minister A K Antony on Tuesday said it occured because the force kept two sets of his date of birth for 36 years and maintained there was no civil-military confrontation. (Source: The Hindu)</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:6pt;margin-right:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.indianexpress.com/news/frances-dassault-rafale-wins-iafs-biggest-fighter-jet-deal/906120/"><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(249,141,33);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">France's Dassault Rafale Wins IAF's Biggest Fighter Jet Deal</span></a><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: The government has decided to buy 126 French-made Rafale combat aircraft for the Indian air force, clinching a massive $11 billion defence deal, a top official said Tuesday. (Source: The Indian Express) </span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:6pt;margin-right:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournaments/india-in-australia/top-stories/Dhoni-ready-to-quit-Test-captaincy-for-a-better-replacement/articleshow/11697366.cms"><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(249,141,33);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dhoni Ready to Quit Test Captaincy for a Better Replacement</span></a><span style="font-size:20px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: Facing severe criticism for his unimpressive captaincy and performances in Test cricket, under-fire Mahendra Singh Dhoni has offered to quit the leadership role in the longer format of the game if the BCCI feels there is a better replacement waiting in the wings. (Source: The Times of India)</span></p> <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2012/01/31/india-this-evening-indias-per-capita-income-crosses-1000/?mod=google_news_blog"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2012/01/31/india-this-evening-indias-per-capita-income-crosses-1000/?mod=google_news_blog</span></a><span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br> <span style="font-size:19px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><h1 dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:57px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(102,102,102);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">UK considers Rafale and F-18 as &#39;interim aircraft&#39;</span></h1> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">26 January 2012</span><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><br> <span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/zxTCh1cdcJHjE7WjCTR52NVOa-XHmhR9LTljkkU0NyDs9AGCILLamDTfeYhtuFmW95Kv2rTta-JqCWr9OehogZo3Ni33qad7gG4PFpHHsoXOdBCVZp0" width="153px;" height="77px;"><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br> <span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ministry of Defence concerns over the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter have led to military chiefs looking at other fast jets for the UK&#39;s aircraft carrier, it has been reported.</span><br> <span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">According to The Times, Admiral Sir Trevor Soar, the current commander-in-chief fleet, said concerns were growing about rising costs and delays in the JSF programme, something now worsened by order cuts from the US. </span><br> <span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Soar, who was addressing defence companies at the ADS Maritime Interest Group, reportedly said the UK might not receive the $100m per piece F-35 jets until a decade after the delivery of the carrier, currently set for 2019.</span><br> <span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">He was said to be considering the French Dassault Rafale and the US F-18 Super Hornet to give Britain an &quot;interim aircraft capability&quot;. </span><br> <span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Soar indicated that the JSF would be a major talking point at the next strategic defence review in 2015, the report said.</span><br> <span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">***UPDATE***</span><br> <span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rees Ward, CEO of ADS, has since said that The Times&#39; reporting of the comments had been &quot;inaccurate&quot;.</span><br> <span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;The Admiral&#39;s comments were wrongly attributed and in certain cases not even raised during the course of his speech or at the event itself as the article alleges,&quot; said Ward.</span><br> <span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Had the journalist sought to contact ADS, we could have verified whether these comments were made, but their lack of contact suggests they have accepted at face value the second hand reporting of what has turned out to be an unreliable source. In doing so they have potentially damaged the reputation of a senior member of our armed forces - certainly they have thrown into question their own personal credibility and ultimately the paper for which they write.&quot;</span><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(64,64,64);background-color:rgb(254,241,224);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://www.defencemanagement.com/news_story.asp?id=18662">http://www.defencemanagement.com/news_story.asp?id=18662</a></span></b></div> <div><span style="text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"></span><div id="rcnt" style="margin-top:21px;clear:both;zoom:1"><div id="center_col" style="margin-left:132px;margin-right:264px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:8px;clear:both;width:528px"> <div class="med" id="res" style="font-size:medium;padding-top:0px;padding-right:8px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:8px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial"> <div id="search"><div id="ires" style="padding-top:6px"><ol id="rso" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial"> <li class="g" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:23px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;line-height:1.2;list-style-type:none;list-style-position:initial;font-size:small;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> <div class="vsc" style="display:inline-block;width:512px"><h3 class="r" style="font-size:medium;font-weight:normal;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;overflow-x:hidden;overflow-y:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"> <a href="http://motherchildnutrition.org/india/index.html" class="l" style="color:rgb(17,34,204)"><em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal">India</em> - Malnutrition - Mother, Infant and Young Child Nutrition <b>...</b></a></h3> <div class="vspib" tabindex="0" style="background-image:initial;height:auto;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;min-height:40px;padding-left:9px;padding-right:4px;width:28px"><div class="vspii" style> <div class="vspiic" style="background-image:url(&#39;http://www.google.co.in/images/nav_logo101.png&#39;);background-color:initial;height:13px;margin-left:6px;width:15px;background-repeat:initial initial"></div></div></div> <div class="s" style="max-width:42em;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div class="f kv" style="color:rgb(102,102,102);margin-bottom:1px"><cite style="color:rgb(0,153,51);font-style:normal;display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px"><a href="http://motherchildnutrition.org/">motherchildnutrition.org/</a><b>india</b>/index.html</cite></div> <span class="st" style="line-height:1.24">Click here for Nutrition &amp; Malnutrition Resources specifically for <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">India</em>. 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Peter Svedberg (<a href="mailto:peter.svedberg@iies.su.se">peter.svedberg@iies.su.se</a>). 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href="http://www.chowk.com/.../">www.chowk.com/.../</a><b>Hunger</b>-is-the-No-1-Cause-of-Death-in-<b>India</b></cite></div> <span class="st" style="line-height:1.24"><span class="f" style="color:rgb(102,102,102)">25 Jul 2010 – </span>Here are some <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Hunger Facts</em> about <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">India</em> from /<a href="http://www.bhookh.com/">www.bhookh.com/</a><em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">hunger_facts</em>.php. <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Hunger Facts</em> 1. <em style="font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Hunger</em> remains the No.1 cause of death <b>...</b><br> </span></div></div></li><li class="g" 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id="xjs"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></div><b><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></b><br> <h1 dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-size:25px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,65,123);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Decoding 'Rafale' – the beast India bet upon</span></h1> <span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Last Updated: Wednesday, February 01, 2012, 15:49</span><b><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/mlSXSDYRXhcKiVOULbbFOI-wjt168KqPAM7PhAxnczSVeKTfWEUKHwiTY9I1BBRjXmYHj6w2ft6r4XYpc15JnxZVeTMDT0mLeammrSDFiCSmdEvCmyo" width="10px;" height="13px;"></b><span 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href="http://zeenews.india.com/tags/Rafale_fighter_aircraft.html" style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(169,74,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale fighter aircraft</span></a><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(169,74,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><a href="http://zeenews.india.com/tags/Indian_Air_Force.html" style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(169,74,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Indian Air Force</span></a><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(169,74,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><a href="http://zeenews.india.com/tags/France.html" style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(169,74,32);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">France</span></a><b><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/1Rtd-u2oA6LOxNVw0cbSZ4lv-vB3oXv-4qe_VHJzKW0GC2yfWCnvOlBxOphz7LaRTh9dQP0QydlRpEreeHnRJT4vppyxrfdYVmhhOZre5cRcBVC3Xuw" width="280px;" height="225px;"></b><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ajith Vijay Kumar</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Now that French aviation major Dassault's fighter jet 'Rafale' has emerged victorious in the dog-fight for India's multi-billion dollar contract for 126 new-generation fighter jets, here's a closer look at the beast we have bet on. </span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Undoubtedly, Rafale is one of the most modern fighter aircraft in the world today, having proved its mettle in Afghanistan and Libya. </span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Termed as an 'Ominrole' fighter, the Rafale is versatile and is designed to excel in all sorts of mission conditions as it can engage targets in air, ground or sea with equal agility and precision. India is buying single as well as twin-seat versions of the aircraft. </span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Fast with Extended Reach</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Rafale boasts of a top speed of Mach 1.8 (1.8 times the speed of sound) with a range of 3,700 km. Its operational altitude ceiling is 50,000 feet. </span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale's closet competitor Eurofighter Typoon can achieve better speeds but has considerably less range. </span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Workhouse</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Rafale is powered by two Snecma M88-2 engines which generate 50 kN (11,250 lbf) of dry thrust and 75 kN (16,900 lbf) with afterburners. The engines can rev-up to combat mode from idle mode in just three seconds. </span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><div dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold"><table style="border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;border-width:initial;border-color:initial;border-collapse:collapse"> <colgroup><col width="271"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0px"><td style="border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:dotted;border-right-style:dotted;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-left-style:dotted;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-right-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-bottom-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-left-color:rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:top;padding-top:7px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:7px"> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Superior Design</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale is very stable at supersonic speeds thanks to its 'Delta Wings' and closely coupled canards which maximise manoeuvrability, while withstanding 9 g or -3.6 g forces. </span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Canards increase agility of the aircraft during dog-fights and also reduce landing speed to 213 km/h, thereby allowing for the aircraft's operation from small runways – an important advantage in times of war. </span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The superior airframe is made up of composite materials (70%) thereby ensuring higher tensile strength, besides leading to a 40% increase in the max take-off weight to empty weight ratio compared with traditional airframes built of aluminium and titanium. </span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Although the Rafale doesn't boast of a full-aspect stealth capability but comes very close owing to its segregated patterns on the trailing edges of the wings and canards. </span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Flight Control System (FCS) of the Rafale is an advanced digital "Fly-by-Wire" system which provides for longitudinal stability. In Fly-by-Wire system, there is no mechanical control between the flight control and the pilot control system. </span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale's FCS has four back-ups (three digital channels and one separately designed analog channel), with no mechanical back-up to ensure that the common flow remains flawless - Dassault Aviation is considered a master in Fly-by-Wire technology with one million flight hours without a single accident caused by the FCS. </span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Radar and Sensors</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Rafale is outfitted with the Thales RBE2 passive multi-mode radar. The system is designed to ensure very high levels of situational awareness through the earlier detection and tracking of multiple targets in, or out of, the search domain, bringing the ultimate advantage in air combat. </span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Rafale is immune to Radar jamming and comes loaded with 3D capability which helps it zero-down on land as well as targets in sea. </span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Moreover, the front-sector electro-optical system is completely integrated to ensure operation both in the visible and infrared wavelengths. </span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">More importantly, Rafale comes with an electronic survival system named &quot;SPECTRA&quot;, which protects the aircraft against airborne and ground threats. </span><br> <span 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style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">1.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>MICA air-to-air 'beyond visual range' (BVR) missiles </span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">2.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>AASM modular, rocket-boosted air-to-ground precision guided weapon series with guidance kit </span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">3.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>SCALP long-range stand-off missile </span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">4.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>AM39 EXOCET anti-ship missile </span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">5.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Laser-guided bombs </span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">6.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Unguided bombs </span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">7.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>NEXTER 30M791 30 mm cannon that fires 2500 rounds/min </span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">8.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Upcoming - METEOR long-range air-to-air missile </span><br> <a href="http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/decoding-rafale-the-beast-india-bet-upon_756114.html" style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/decoding-rafale-the-beast-india-bet-upon_756114.html</span></a><b><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></b><br> <h2 dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold;margin-left:168pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-color:rgb(245,245,245);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Full coverage</span></h2> <div dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold"><table style="border-top-style:none;border-right-style:none;border-bottom-style:none;border-left-style:none;border-width:initial;border-color:initial;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="585"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0px"> <td style="border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:dotted;border-right-style:dotted;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-left-style:dotted;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-right-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-bottom-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-left-color:rgb(170,170,170);vertical-align:top;padding-top:7px;padding-right:7px;padding-bottom:7px;padding-left:7px"> <img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/pp8F9n1KZoqNZQC7xHVrEtvpq5wv3Msb4CDyNGGceWN8QUG9HLPa3upBcK95wLkBIWVfLtvspkqTsi4ZeO_6YzLx0_o8BcjPAgbt_Ri5fDL2WKUBSio" width="107px;" height="69px;">*<br><h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-31/dassault-rafale-is-lowest-bidder-in-india-combat-jet-contest-2-.html"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dassault Aviation&#39;s </span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Is Lowest Bidder in India Jet Fighter Contract</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Bloomberg</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎4 hours ago‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Enlarge image Dassault </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Is Lowest Bidder in India Combat Jet Contest Dassault </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Is Lowest Bidder in India Combat Jet Contest Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg Dassault, whose only customer for the </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> fighter jet so far is the French armed forces </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/French-jet-Rafale-bags-20bn-IAF-fighter-order-India-briefs-losing-European-countries/articleshow/11706551.cms"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">French jet </span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> bags $20bn IAF fighter order; India &#39;briefs&#39; losing European </span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Times of India</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎3 hours ago‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">After an exhaustive technical and commercial evaluation spread over five long years, India on Tuesday selected French jet </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> over the Eurofighter Typhoon for the gigantic almost $20 billion MMRCA ( medium multi-role combat aircraft) programme to </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/Will-urge-India-to-reconsider-Dassault-Rafale-fighter-deal-British-Prime-Minister-David-Cameron/articleshow/11715539.cms"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Will urge India to reconsider Dassault </span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> fighter deal: British Prime </span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Times of India</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎3 hours ago‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, made by French aviation company Dassault, emerged as preferred bidder in the contest to supply Indian Air Force with 126 warplanes. LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday that India&#39;s decision to choose France&#39;s Dassault </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/sXOh5fC9SmpY0AU0-RM09HqeMhY5iMhjn2x8vf1251_wfuSyBED9JjvBlQRL5EXmefsFQXR6LqvV-Le0xYia5bZM65FPdrp_iPbx3Ws_goAGa8aRTrQ" width="107px;" height="72px;"></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://ndtv.com.feedsportal.com/c/33805/f/606685/s/1c5019d4/l/0L0Sndtv0N0Carticle0Cindia0Crafale0Echosen0Eto0Ebid0Eon0E10A0Ebillion0Eindian0Emilitary0Econtract0E17230A7/story01.htm"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> chosen to bid on $10 billion Indian military contract</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NDTV</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎7 hours ago‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dassault emerged as the lowest bidder in the final round, with its offer of 126</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> multi-role fighters undercutting a competing offer from Eurofighter, a consortium of European companies led by European Aeronautic Defense &amp; Space, according to </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/lEDRbSEgsXX_CSkw8j613DVC_gLPszftJQrFcjJ6P8Vkgh08zJ_tWDZdaXsOTHpXi7Vo3hNDcLaw_ujT197dcD959YRxqqvlbg3Bz_CWZzPcMnJKxBQ" width="107px;" height="85px;"></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/decoding-rafale-the-beast-india-bet-upon_756114.html"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Decoding &#39;</span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&#39; – the beast India bet upon</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Zee News</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎7 hours ago‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Now that French aviation major Dassault&#39;s fighter jet &#39;</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&#39; has emerged victorious in the dog-fight for India&#39;s multi-billion dollar contract for 126 new-generation fighter jets, here&#39;s a closer look at the beast we have bet on.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/dassault-rafale-downs-eurofighter-typhoon-bags-11-billion-order-to-supply-fighter-jets-to-the-indian-air-force/articleshow/11707283.cms"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dassault </span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> downs Eurofighter Typhoon to bag $11-billion order to supply </span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Economic Times</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎9 hours ago‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dassault&#39;s </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> fighter edged out the Eurofighter Typhoon in the final round of a prolonged selection process that saw jets from American firms Boeing and Lockheed Martin, Russia&#39;s MiG 35 and Swedish jet Saab Gripen getting eliminated in technical </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/rafale-frances-versatile-fighter-jet/articleshow/11709303.cms"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: France&#39;s versatile fighter jet</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Economic Times</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎14 hours ago‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">PARIS: France&#39;s </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> multi-role jet, which has sought foreign buyers for a over a decade, is a versatile plane that has flown bombing missions in Libya and Afghanistan. India on Tuesday selected </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale&#39;s</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> manufacturer Dassault Aviation over the </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.livemint.com/2012/02/01223137/Ourview--A-jet-of-limited-use.html?h=B"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ourview | A jet of limited use at best</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Livemint</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎23 minutes ago‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Finally, India has set its sights on the Dassault </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> as its medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA). The choice of the French fighter ends a chapter of suspense in one of the largest defence deals in recent times. As with most such choices, </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/i1FKVOgi8gOWd_v0_E2RgKaxK7tqc_uUX2gnC7v0V6Z0L_zf9R6MTzcnkM4UK7P5vfQqmPecXjDpD8jUY6EedU5K_Mqjdm_SOBwtwxXKgmFZH5IxtiI" width="107px;" height="71px;"></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/Europe/UK-to-urge-India-to-reconsider-warplane-decision/Article1-805268.aspx"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">UK to urge India to reconsider warplane decision</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hindustan Times</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎3 hours ago‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In this file photo, a Dassault </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> fighter jet takes part in a flying display during the 49th Paris Air Show. British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday that India&#39;s decision to choose France&#39;s Dassault Aviation over Eurofighter as </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/NoQypv7kadDY1JvHI3KXoyTPQ9rnV_lSPoDs3TMYMUjHn5bjwcr-0DedRRGFDcuAYnSibNQOPUmC3BqwwPvVvu_MikqhS-fD20wifOn2ypGP34EcGfA" width="107px;" height="72px;"></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://ndtv.com.feedsportal.com/c/33805/f/606697/s/1c4f1198/l/0L0Sndtv0N0Carticle0Cworld0Crafale0Edeal0Ewith0Eindia0Ea0Evote0Eof0Econfidence0Esays0Efrance0E172234/story01.htm"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> deal with India a &#39;vote of confidence&#39;, says France</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NDTV</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎9 hours ago‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The selection of Dassault&#39;s </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> multi-role fighter &quot;goes far beyond the company that makes them, far beyond aerospace -- it is a vote of confidence in the entire French economy,&quot; President Nicolas Sarkozy said. Indian and French officials said </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_qCQOHJzVOqU0ODiV76SEK4QiCrBgi7RtD74mW75mgIGOjv3ySIk-tGhwpv-nXoCWr5kU3GEVfZ2WV9r2JC36q5A3HFmxSEgNBbVatT6Gp1_pm6x1Ms" width="107px;" height="71px;"></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://ibnlive.in.com/news/british-pm-will-urge-india-to-change-mind-on-jets/226282-3.html"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">British PM: Will urge India to change mind on jets</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">IBNLive.com</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎1 hour ago‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">PTI London: A &quot;disappointed&quot; British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday said he would do &quot;everything he can&quot; to &quot;encourage&quot; India to reconsider its decision to acquire 126 French-made </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> fighter jets instead of the UK-backed Eurofighter </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/OnmunIEv1QeDiEhZyTZna6Km5626u3ezDszIHs-2858_5MdKTh12a3b5u8u9rYEEuJ2Wowg-8FVwioUlBw4nTvIp98U4RX-GrlYvfbMNTODhggPAR5I" width="107px;" height="107px;"></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/current-affairs/india-to-buy-126-rafale-jets-for-36-104-billion_660469.html"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">India to buy 126 </span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> jets for $ 10.4 billion</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Moneycontrol.com</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎11 hours ago‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The race for the world&#39;s biggest fighter jet deal which ended on Tuesday saw the French </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> fighter emerge as the winner. The Indian Air Force will buy 126 fighters from France for Rs 52000 crores. The </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> fighter jet built by the French firm </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zZfMFMiyLqO38jO_bE2j3mHAGeN5-qAF_axJHynUiHhDA4Zh7MkSk8Qjm8fWhcBSIlt8AJL7pR3LtAbXtmdbwIUl1nTI3q6t0CFi2YnY_sOxr0NSX00" width="107px;" height="68px;"></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/iaf-dassault-rafale-mmrca-deal-aircraft/1/171460.html"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dassault </span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> deal: New fighter is good but price is worrying</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">India Today</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎14 hours ago‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">At one level, there is nothing surprising about the decision of the government to begin price negotiations with the Dassault company to purchase their </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> to fulfill the Indian Air Force&#39;s requirement a Medium Multirole Combat Aircraft (MMRCA).</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/dassault-deal-108-rafale-jets-may-be-manufactured-in-india/articleshow/11709265.cms"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dassault deal: 108 </span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> jets may be manufactured in India</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Economic Times</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎14 hours ago‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NEW DELHI: The almost $20 billion MMRCA (medium multi-role combat aircraft ) race to supply 126 fighters to India , which was won by the French jet </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> on Tuesday isexpectedtoinclude a transfer of technology (ToT) deal.</span><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/8QZ-IaJEQTq-0zSNdWK7P3CbdEd5cb1vYqw2c_JvQKP0twkdEJVm3aciOtPVUJoO_t5Y6xeiw0Orp5f7w-_Xxw-1KLTujPn4eCy98GmIbYtiLEdQOX8" width="107px;" height="95px;"></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2847987.ece"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> edges out Eurofighter</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Hindu</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎19 hours ago‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">India on Tuesday selected the French Fighter </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> over the Eurofighter Typhoon in a multi-billion dollar contract for the supply of 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) — the country&#39;s largest defence deal to date.</span><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/LOayyKMK68CS9jCZgW4-5T4HtwJKFxUjEiJ5XFcFrzhZHGLYatq4fsHDx2nRYkyrMFFl9ZajENNqy2VOdZoihGf3AfPYXrHvLBWDUFSaNFb2nLmWdfE" width="107px;" height="72px;"></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/british-pm-says-he-will-urge-india-to-change-mind-on-rafale-jets-172430"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">British PM says he will urge India to change mind on </span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> jets</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NDTV</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎2 hours ago‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">PTI, Updated: February 01, 2012 21:01 IST London: A &quot;disappointed&quot; British Prime Minister David Cameron today said he would do &quot;everything he can&quot; to &quot;encourage&quot; India to reconsider its decision to acquire 126 French-made </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">fighter jets instead of </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://business-standard.com/india/news/air-force-may-get-126-rafale-fighter-planes/463380/"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Air Force may get 126 </span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> fighter planes</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Business Standard</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎Jan 31, 2012‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> fighter aircraft built by France&#39;s Dassault Aviation has emerged the lowest bidder in the contest to sell the Indian Air Force (IAF) 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft. According to sources in the defence ministry, the </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> has emerged </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://news.businessweek.com/article.asp?documentKey=1377-aQTsvG2MxPoI-73IQMDIULOJV791GE0FE2Q4NAD"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dassault to Hold Exclusive Talks on India Order for 126 Fighters</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">BusinessWeek</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎10 hours ago‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">1 (Bloomberg) -- Dassault Aviation SA, seeking its first export order for </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> fighters, will begin exclusive negotiations to supply 126 jets to India after being selected as the lowest bidder. The French company and India&#39;s defense ministry will </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.dailypioneer.com/pioneer-news/todays-newspaper/39282-rafale-wins-multi-billion-deal-to-supply-126-jets.html"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> wins multi-billion deal to supply 126 jets</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Daily Pioneer</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎22 hours ago‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The French built </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> fighter jet beat Eurofighter on Tuesday to bag the mega defence deal worth over ten billion dollars for supply of 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) to the Indian Air Force. Being described as the &#39;mother of all </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/31/india-defence-idUSL4E8CV6BG20120131"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">French </span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> favoured for multi-billion dollar India jet deal</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Reuters</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎Jan 31, 2012‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">India&#39;s cabinet must sign off on deal * Sale would be lifeline for struggling </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> * Defence ministry source: </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> jet is cheaper, preferred By Manoj Kumar and Nigam Prusty NEW DELHI, Jan 31 (Reuters) - France&#39;s </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> emerged on Tuesday as </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/qo2mbwn35VGPvxvtC4IavV7lGyvYjpCPZqsFWNyvJMQ_regBCgsfgunMcvglzgEezl0yOkbZVYE5o65sMff4os8pOPDYhMsWGabEQuyfBBB0Dvf_yn8" width="80px;" height="107px;"></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/business/article2848475.ece"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Jubilation in France as Dassault wins deal</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Hindu</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎20 hours ago‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">India&#39;s decision to buy 126 French-made </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> fighter jets for its air force in a colossal 7.9 billion Euro deal, has understandably made headline news in France with a discreet popping of champagne corks, not just at Dassault Aviation, the makers of </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_iaf-gets-french-wings-for-a-whopping-10-4-billion_1644457"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">IAF gets French wings for a whopping $10.4 billion</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Daily News &amp; Analysis</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎13 hours ago‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">By DNA Correspondent | Place: New Delhi | Agency: DNA French company Dassault Aviation&#39;s</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> on Tuesday bagged a $10.4 billion deal to supply 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) to the Indian Air Force (IAF). Sources said the process to </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/G1u8MxZnPajMX0xP_yNs_LSiSMlizxNON1n4aSKmpSmIeXqDXFknkqQqKk40ZBA7kaOwUqxIFgF_8pKt9cuGjLf1ul2UQC9AHkaiXXvyXGp2azfCrfw" width="107px;" height="85px;"></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/rafale-bags-iaf-s-usd-10-bn-mmrca-deal_755948.html"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> bags IAF&#39;s USD 10 bn MMRCA deal</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Zee News</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎Jan 31, 2012‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">New Delhi: After being initially ruled out of the race for IAF&#39;s USD 10 billion deal for supplying 126 Medium Multirole Combat Aircraft (MMRCA), French contender</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> has reportedly bagged the prestigious contract. In the process, French contender </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG8qahjCf8Y"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">India clears $20 billion French </span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> jet fighter deal-NewsX</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NewsX</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎Jan 31, 2012‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">French company </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> has won the contract for 126 fighters worth $20 billion. This is the biggest defense deal of the Indian Air Force . For more log onto: <a href="http://alpha.newsx.com">http://alpha.newsx.com</a>.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.livemint.com/2012/01/31171838/Dassault-is-lowest-bidder-for.html?h=A1"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dassault is lowest bidder for fighter deal</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Livemint</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎22 hours ago‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">New Delhi: India will begin exclusive negotiations with French defence company Dassault Aviation SA to buy 126 </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> fighter jets for its air force in a deal valued in excess of $126 billion (Rs 6.3 trillion), marking the culmination of a process that </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://ibnlive.in.com/news/rafale-wins--104-bn-iaf-deal-to-supply-126-jets/225921-3.html"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> wins $ 10.4 bn IAF deal to supply 126 jets</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">IBNLive.com</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎Jan 31, 2012‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">New Delhi: French company Dassault Aviation&#39;s </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> has won the $10.4 billion deal to supply 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) to the Indian Air Force (IAF). According to sources, </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> won the multi-billion dollar deal as it was found to </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/EJljXCYPV2J1L1lmJETtN7RCBEYJr0r62DCH0Jf8WvmKmlfF1Kj5Aul4QEF5cSnI77Ln_yg1Bc1d_E5ShRIU7maBOBzjBqPfbT7iKwTHYmqHdFqYqfE" width="107px;" height="73px;"></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://brahmand.com/news/Dassault-Rafale-the-big-winner!/8929/3/15.html"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dassault </span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - the big winner!</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Brahmand Defence and Aerospace News</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎8 hours ago‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:233pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">By Ritu Mousumi Tripathy In what could be the first-ever international export deal for it, French defence firm Dassault Aviation appears to have clinched a major contract to supply 126 </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> combat planes to the Indian Air Force under the Medium </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/01/31/india-defence-rafale-reaction-idINDEE80U0DO20120131"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Expert view: French </span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> lowest bidder in India</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Reuters India</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎Jan 31, 2012‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">REUTERS - India has selected France&#39;s </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> combat jet as cheapest bidder in a competition to buy 126 fighters and will enter exclusive negotiations with manufacturer Dassault Aviation for a deal worth up to $15 billion, Indian government sources said </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120201/jsp/frontpage/story_15077648.jsp"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">World&#39;s biggest French kiss</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Calcutta Telegraph</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎19 hours ago‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided French aircraft maker Dassault Aviation&#39;s </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> fighter jet is best suited for it. The </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> bid was less than the price quoted by four-nation European consortium EADS Cassidian&#39;s Eurofighter Typhoon.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/01/31/us-india-defence-idUKTRE80U24620120131"><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">French </span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(85,26,139);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> favored for huge India warplane deal</span></a></h2> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(119,119,119);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Reuters UK</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - ‎20 hours ago‎</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:165pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">By Manoj Kumar and Nicholas Vinocur | NEW DELHI/PARIS (Reuters) - The French-built </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rafale</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">emerged on Tuesday as preferred bidder in a $15 billion contest to supply India with 126 warplanes, lifting hopes for a sale that would boost France&#39;s national </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">...</span></p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div><br><b><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></b><br><h1 dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-size:32px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,17,17);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">David Cameron has put British interests in jeopardy by caving in over Europe, warns top Tory David Davis</span></h1> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">by </span><a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/authors/james-lyons/" style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,102,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">James Lyons</span></a><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, Daily Mirror </span><a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/2012/02/01/" style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,102,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">1/02/2012</span></a><br> <p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold;margin-left:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,102,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Decrease font size</span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,102,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Increase font size</span><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/HRjCzNOINeoW5vd1z44O8axHFvHZJe_HSlTiWTcjqXXBMvByDbHkJFkCx44xKv7_1bIMFdo0UvZZaappCfSyFeiJKWqLXBxOHkJU5TJiMCRGHzv2MBs" width="800px;" height="528px;"></p> <p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">David Cameron (Pic: Reuters)</span></p> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">David Cameron has put Britain's national interests in jeopardy by caving in over Europe, senior Tory David Davis warned yesterday.</span><br> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The PM had vowed to block EU institutions from policing new fiscal rules for the eurozone – only to backtrack this week.</span><br> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tory Eurosceptics looked miserable in the Commons as Lib Dems heaped praise on the PM for "re-engaging" with fellow leaders, who were outraged by his refusal to sign the new pact last year.</span><br> <p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(114,114,114);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Advertisement &gt;&gt;</span></p> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">His humiliation came on the day India handed a huge £13billion order for fighter jets to France instead of Britain.</span><br> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mr Cameron agreed in Brussels on Monday that the European Court of Justice will enforce the eurozone's new "fiscal union". But he admitted yesterday that he may sue other EU countries if the court tries to apply the agreement to Britain.</span><br> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mr Davis, his former leadership rival, said: "The European Court has a history of expanding its brief and applying principles nobody thought they would. We have suffered from it in the past and there is a real risk that, by allowing the court to have a say, we will do ourselves harm, without realising it, in the future.</span><br> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"You will have pressure from people like the French who will not want us to have competitive advantages."</span><br> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mr Cameron was ridiculed in the Commons yesterday when he insisted he had "vetoed" an EU treaty in December.</span><br> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Labour leader Ed Miliband said it was a "phantom veto" because the new ­agreement "talks like a European treaty, it walks like a European treaty, it is a ­European treaty".</span><br> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">He added: "With this Prime Minister a veto isn't for life, it's just for Christmas."</span><br> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Labour firebrand Dennis Skinner compared Mr Cameron's actions to Neville Chamberlain's appeasement of Nazi Germany. He said: "If this meeting had been held in Munich you would have been coming back waving a piece of paper."</span><br> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">But ex-Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell welcomed Mr Cameron's "pragmatism" at Monday's summit, which he said would enrage Tory Eurosceptics. Lib Dem deputy leader Simon Hughes also praised the PM on "a much more successful and satisfactory summit" than the meeting in December where he wielded the veto.</span><br> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Government was also accused yesterday of failing to support British industry after India gave a massive £13billion order for Eurofighter jets to France.</span><br> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thousands of jobs are now under threat as ­manufacturing giant BAE Systems had been banking on the order for at least 126 Typhoons to keep its employees in work.</span><br> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">But the Delhi government named French rival Dassault Rafale as its "preferred bidder" for the warplanes.</span><br> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The decision comes despite the PM leading a trade mission to India.</span><br> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thousands of BAE workers are involved in building Typhoons, with another 15,000 people involved in the supply chain. Unions have already been involved in talks with BAE about losing 3,000 jobs. Unite spokesman Ian Waddell said: "The Typhoon is a superb aircraft which supports thousands of highly skilled jobs in the UK, both at BAE Systems and in the supply chain.</span><br> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"We're concerned about the serious implications this decision may have. There are other export orders to be won and it is critical the company maintains its commitment to Typhoon."</span><br> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Shadow Defence Minister Kevan Jones accused the Government of failing to support British industry and called on Mr Cameron to provide "real leadership". He said: "The UK defence industry is vital for the UK economy and deserves real support from the Government.</span><br> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">"Ministers talk about supporting British manufacturing but have disappointed."</span><br> <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/tags/david-cameron/" style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,102,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">david cameron </span></a><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/tags/david-davis/" style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,102,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">david davis</span></a><br> <h2 dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-size:21px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,17,17);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We Recommend</span></h2> <ul style="font-weight:bold"><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2012/01/31/movie-goers-suffer-vomiting-and-seizures-during-screening-of-horror-film-115875-23728890/"><span style="color:rgb(114,114,114);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Movie-goers suffer vomiting and seizures during screening of horror film</span></a></li> <li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2012/01/30/birds-of-a-feather-star-linda-robson-s-dramatic-weight-loss-115875-23727009/"><span style="color:rgb(114,114,114);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Birds Of A Feather star Linda Robson&#39;s dramatic weight loss</span></a></li> <li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2012/01/27/i-ve-slept-with-1-000-men-so-far-i-don-t-care-if-people-judge-me-115875-23721753/"><span style="color:rgb(114,114,114);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I&#39;ve slept with 1,000 men so far - I don&#39;t care if people judge me!</span></a></li> <li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2012/02/01/look-who-s-big-in-the-us-photographers-greet-tulisa-as-she-arrives-at-lax-115875-23730497/"><span style="color:rgb(114,114,114);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Look who&#39;s big in the US! 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AvWeek&#39;s Ares blog also has a post </span><a href="http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&amp;plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&amp;newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&amp;plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3a54b4d937-b035-4455-a004-fe18c055278d&amp;plckScript=blogScript&amp;plckElementId=blogDest" style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:&#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">discussing the competitive and international implications</span></a><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:&#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span><br> <span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:13px;font-family:&#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">- Bob Cox</span><br><b><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:&#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></b><br> <span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:13px;font-family:&#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Read more here: <a href="http://blogs.star-telegram.com/sky_talk/2012/01/french-fighters-for-india.html#storylink=cpy">http://blogs.star-telegram.com/sky_talk/2012/01/french-fighters-for-india.html#storylink=cpy</a></span><br> <span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Article published the Wednesday 01 February 2012 - Latest update : Wednesday 01 February 2012</span><br> <span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><h1 dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-size:27px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">French press review 1 February 2012</span><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/GsCDLAlglhWSX42KyB4md4iMsNcRPg6-4dpbSrrgTozFsBO6GVbOgIbPHFqt5FOb1LaRgDi3Ow2DiT9vG-qTjY4gsTDNo-qXNp2xkO2O6GjmbvXX6RQ" width="459px;" height="343px;"></h1> <h2 dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">By </span><a href="http://www.english.rfi.fr/auteur/michael-fitzpatrick"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(51,51,102);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Michael Fitzpatrick</span></a></h2> <h2 dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-size:17px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">What do the British queen and the Senegalese president have in common? And what does Pakistan think of France selling fighter jets to India?</span></h2> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Queen Elizabeth II has probably found herself in stranger company in the course of her 60-year reign. But this morning&#39;s editorial in Catholic </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">La Croix</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, which the English monarch shares with Senegal&#39;s Abdoulaye Wade, must merit special mention.</span><br> <a href="http://www.la-croix.com/Actualite/S-informer/Monde/L-Europe-une-terre-de-monarques-_EG_-2012-01-31-764168" style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(51,51,102);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Catholic</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(51,51,102);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> La Croix</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(51,51,102);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, perhaps surprisingly, likes the queen.</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> The possible surprise would be based on the fact that Queen Elizabeth is the head of the rival Anglican Church. The real liking comes down to the monarch&#39;s ability to remain above political squabbles and ordinary concerns like the global economic crisis or the high price of bread.</span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Abdoulaye Wade is a different can of beans altogether.</span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Senegalese president is 86 years old and has been in power for just 12 years. But he&#39;d like another shot at it, and is widely suspected of positioning his son, Karim, to take over when he drops off the perch. Many of his countrymen are less than happy at the prospect.</span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Le Monde</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> isn&#39;t happy either.</span><br> <a href="http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2012/01/31/prenez-votre-retraite-monsieur-wade_1636808_3212.html" style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(51,51,102);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;Retire Mr Wade&quot;</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> is the headline to the centrist paper&#39;s main editorial. </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Le Monde</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> says the price of Wade&#39;s determination to hold on to the reins of power could well be the first coup d&#39;état in Senegal&#39;s history. The immovable president has little to be proud of. Waste, corruption and misery are the words most frequently used to characterise his regime. Human rights have gone steadily backwards under Wade&#39;s rule.</span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Business daily </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Les Echos</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> is delighted at the news that the French aviation company, Dassault, which also owns </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Le Figaro</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, has </span><a href="http://www.lesechos.fr/entreprises-secteurs/air-defense/actu/0201874233891-le-rafale-de-dassault-decroche-en-inde-son-premier-succes-hors-de-france-282562.php" style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;color:rgb(51,51,102);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">agreed a deal with the Indian airforce for 126 Rafale fighter planes</span></a><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, with a catalogue price variously estimated at between 10 and 15 billion euros.</span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The deal still has to be finalised and </span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Les Echos</span><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Georgia;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> points out that no fewer than 108 of the 126 jets will be built in India under a technology transfer agreement. I wonder what the military in neighbouring Pakistan are thinking this morning about the Indian deal?</span><br> <span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">TAGS: </span><a href="http://www.english.rfi.fr/tag/abdoulaye-wade" style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51,51,102);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ABDOULAYE WADE</span></a><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - </span><a href="http://www.english.rfi.fr/tag/airplane" style="font-weight:bold"><span 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style="font-size:29px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39;Major technology transfers&#39;&#39;&#39;&#39; in India fighter jets deal: Sarkozy</span></h1> <p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold;margin-right:9pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(102,102,102);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">FEBRUARY 01, 2012</span></p> <span style="font-size:11px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(102,102,102);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">RECORDER REPORT</span><br><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:bold;margin-right:9pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> <a href="http://www.brecorder.com/general-news/single/599/172/1149456/#comments"><span 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style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">President Nicolas Sarkozy said Tuesday that a deal for French firm Dassault to sell Rafale fighter jets to India would include significant transfers of technology.</span></p> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hailing the deal, Sarkozy also said the French state would back Dassault in final talks on the details of the agreement.</span><br> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;The negotiation of the contract will begin very soon with the full support of French authorities.</span><br> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">It will include major transfers of technology guaranteed by the French state,&quot; he said.</span><br> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;France welcomes the Indian government&#39;&#39;s decision to chose a French plane and to enter into exclusive negotiations with Dassault,&quot; Sarkozy said.</span><br> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;This announcement comes following a competition that was at a very high level, was fair and transparent and which opposed two European finalists.&quot; He said the Rafale was chosen &quot;thanks to the competitiveness of the global cost of the aircraft over its lifetime.&quot;</span><br> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">French and Indian officials said Tuesday that Dassault had beaten the Eurofighter consortium for the right to enter final exclusive talks with India on providing 126 Rafale fighter jets.</span><br> <span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The estimated $12 billion (nine billion euro) contract - the first sale of the multi-role Rafales to a foreign buyer - gave a much-needed boost to the Rafale programme.</span><br> <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="http://www.brecorder.com/general-news/single/599/172/1149456/">http://www.brecorder.com/general-news/single/599/172/1149456/</a></span><b><span style="font-size:24px;font-family:Arial;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></b><br> </div><div><b><br></b></div><div><h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading" style="background-image:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0.1em;margin-left:0px;overflow-x:hidden;overflow-y:hidden;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(170,170,170);width:auto;font-size:1.6em;line-height:1.2em;font-family:sans-serif"> Dassault Rafale</h1><div id="bodyContent" style="font-size:0.8em;width:815px;line-height:1.5em;font-family:sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div id="siteSub" style="display:inline;font-size:12px">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> <div id="contentSub" style="font-size:11px;line-height:1.2em;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:1.4em;margin-left:1em;color:rgb(125,125,125);width:auto"></div><div lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr" style="direction:ltr"> <table class="infobox" style="font-size:12px;border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-right-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-bottom-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-left-color:rgb(170,170,170);background-color:rgb(249,249,249);color:black;margin-top:0.5em;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0.5em;margin-left:1em;padding-top:0.2em;padding-right:0.2em;padding-bottom:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;float:right;clear:right;text-align:left;line-height:1.5em;width:315px"> <tbody><tr><th colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;font-size:large;padding-bottom:0.3em">Rafale</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;text-align:center;font-size:10px;line-height:1.5em"> <div style="border-top-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-top-style:solid;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-style:solid;border-top-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-right-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-bottom-color:rgb(170,170,170);border-left-color:rgb(170,170,170)"> <div class="center" style="width:301px"><div class="floatnone" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rafale-ec-1-7.jpg" class="image" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;background-repeat:initial initial"><img alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Rafale-ec-1-7.jpg/300px-Rafale-ec-1-7.jpg" width="300" height="192" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; vertical-align: middle; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; "></a></div> </div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(170,170,170);text-align:center">A Rafale B (foreground), and a Rafale C (background) of the French Air Force</td> </tr><tr><th style="vertical-align:top">Role</th><td style="vertical-align:top">Multirole <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighter_aircraft" title="Fighter aircraft" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">fighter aircraft</a></td> </tr><tr><th style="vertical-align:top"><span class="nowrap" style="white-space:nowrap">National origin</span></th><td style="vertical-align:top">France</td></tr><tr><th style="vertical-align:top">Manufacturer</th><td style="vertical-align:top"> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Aviation" title="Dassault Aviation" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">Dassault Aviation</a></td> </tr><tr><th style="vertical-align:top">First flight</th><td style="vertical-align:top">4 July 1986</td></tr><tr><th style="vertical-align:top">Introduction</th><td style="vertical-align:top">4 December 2000</td></tr><tr> <th style="vertical-align:top">Status</th><td style="vertical-align:top">In production, in service</td></tr><tr><th style="vertical-align:top">Primary users</th><td style="vertical-align:top"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Air_Force" title="French Air Force" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">French Air Force</a><br> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">French Navy</a></td> </tr><tr><th style="vertical-align:top"><span class="nowrap" style="white-space:nowrap">Program cost</span></th><td style="vertical-align:top"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro" title="Euro" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">€</a>39.6 billion</span> (1 January 2008<sup id="cite_ref-fighter_costs_0-0" class="reference" style="line-height:1em"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Rafale#cite_note-fighter_costs-0" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;background-repeat:initial initial">[1]</a></sup>)</td> </tr><tr><th style="vertical-align:top"><span class="nowrap" style="white-space:nowrap">Unit cost</span></th><td style="vertical-align:top">Rafale C: <span style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro" title="Euro" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">€</a>64 million</span>, <span style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">US$</a>82.3 million</span>(<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flyaway_cost" title="Flyaway cost" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">flyaway cost</a>, 2008)<sup id="cite_ref-fighter_costs_0-1" class="reference" style="line-height:1em"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Rafale#cite_note-fighter_costs-0" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;background-repeat:initial initial">[1]</a></sup><br> Rafale M: <span style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro" title="Euro" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">€</a>70 million</span>, <span style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">US$</a>90.5 million</span>(flyaway cost, 2008)<sup id="cite_ref-fighter_costs_0-2" class="reference" style="line-height:1em"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Rafale#cite_note-fighter_costs-0" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;background-repeat:initial initial">[1]</a></sup><br> Unit cost: <span style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro" title="Euro" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">€</a>64 million</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">US$</a>90.5 million</span>(dependent on type/variant and can be as high as <span style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro" title="Euro" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">€</a>90 million</span><span style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">US$</a>124 million</span>, 2010)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" style="line-height:1em"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Rafale#cite_note-1" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;background-repeat:initial initial">[2]</a></sup></td> </tr></tbody></table><p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0.5em;margin-left:0px;line-height:1.5em">The <b>Dassault Rafale</b> (<small>French pronunciation: </small><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA" style="font-family:&#39;Arial Unicode MS&#39;,&#39;Lucida Sans Unicode&#39;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA_for_French" title="Wikipedia:IPA for French" style="text-decoration:none!important;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">[ʁafal]</a></span>, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squall" title="Squall" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">squall</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-Spick_2000_p433_2-0" class="reference" style="line-height:1em"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Rafale#cite_note-Spick_2000_p433-2" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;background-repeat:initial initial">[3]</a></sup> is a French <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinjet" title="Twinjet" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">twin-engine</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta-wing" title="Delta-wing" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">delta-wing</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multirole_combat_aircraft" title="Multirole combat aircraft" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">multi-role</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fighter_aircraft" title="Fighter aircraft" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">jet fighter aircraft</a> designed and built by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Aviation" title="Dassault Aviation" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">Dassault Aviation</a>. It is called an &quot;omnirole&quot; fighter by its manufacturer.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference" style="line-height:1em"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Rafale#cite_note-3" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(11,0,128);background-image:none;background-color:initial;white-space:nowrap;background-repeat:initial initial">[4]</a></sup></p> <p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0.5em;margin-left:0px;line-height:1