British Minister for International Security Strategy, Gerald Howarth, has confirmed that a new price package for India’s MMRCA program is being negotiated by the four European partners in the Eurofighter consortium.
India has agreed to share with Brazil some of its experiences in selecting the winner of the MMRCA competition.
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BAE Chief Executive Ian King was cited by Financial Times that one of the options to win back India’s MMRCA contract is to cut the price of the Eurofighter.
British Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday that he is disappointed over India’s decision to select the Rafale and will try and persuade the Indian government to rethink its position.
In case you are still not aware, Dassault’s Rafale has been selected as the winner of India’s MMRCA competition. The company still has to finalize the contract with the Indian government.
Wall Street Journal reported that BAE Systems had approached EADS just before Christmas to become a joint prime bidder for the Indian MMRCA contest.
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Sources say the Indian government will announce the winner of the MMRCA fighter competition in the next ten days.
India’s big fighter competition could be decided this fortnight, Ajai Shukla reports from New Delhi.
According to Aviation Week, Russian sources say the cost of buying 126 fighters for the Indian Air Force will be so high that New Delhi will be forced to cancel the project.
India’s Defense Acquisition Council has approved offsets evaluation reports of the Eurofighter and Rafale. This paves the way for commercial bids to be evaluated later this month.
