BENGALURU: Asserting there is ‘no scandal’ in
the Rafale deal, Dassault Aviation, makers of the fighter jet,
Wednesday said it was also in the race for 110 aircraft for
the Indian Air Force, for which the Government had floated an
RFI last year.
The RFI (Request for Information) or initial tender for
the deal was issued by IAF in April 6 2018, the first mega
procurement initiative for fighter jets.
This was after the Government scrapped the process to
acquire 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) around
six years ago.
“There is no scandal in the Rafale deal. We are going to
deliver 36 aircraft. If the Government of India wants more
aircraft, we will be pleased to deliver.
There is also an RFI for 110 aircraft and we are in the
race because we feel Rafale is the best aircraft and we have
our footprint here in India. So we feel confident here in
India,” Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier told reporters
here. (AGENCIES)
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