11 December 2012

News Story: Dassault asks Def Ministry to define HAL's role in MMRCA project


NEW DELHI (PTI): After bagging the multi-billion dollar deal for supplying 126 Rafale fighter aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF), French firm Dassault Aviation has asked the Defence Ministry to define the role of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) in the project.

If the contract is finalised, the first 18 aircraft would be supplied by Dassault directly to the IAF and the remaining 108 would be licence-produced at HAL facilities in Bangalore.

The French Dassault has asked the Ministry to define the role of the premier Indian aerospace company in the final delivery of the 108 aircraft to be produced in India, industry sources told PTI here.

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