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| Eurofighter Typhoon (File Photo) |
By AARON MEHTA
BANGALORE, India — Over a year ago, India announced it would buy 126 of Dassault’s Rafale fighter jets for its $11 billion Medium Multirole Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) program. But Eurofighter, the runner-up in the competition, is not abandoning the Indian market.
The company is quick to point out that a contract has not been signed between Dassault and the Indian government, and until it is, Eurofighter believes the competition is still very much open.
The Indian government “hasn’t precluded [Eurofighter],” a spokesman for the company told Defense News. “There’s no written communications on any of that front, so we’re still very much involved in the margins with the program, we’re still involved in it.”
The spokesman talked on condition of anonymity due to the ongoing negotiations over the program.
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