Greece, India Explore Joint Negotiation for Rafale Fighter Jet Procurement

In a strategic move, Greece has extended a proposal to India for a collaborative approach in negotiating the acquisition of additional Rafale fighter jets from French manufacturer Dassault Aviation. This proposition aims to harness the combined buying power of both nations to potentially secure a more advantageous deal.

Greece posits that a united front during negotiations would significantly bolster their bargaining power, potentially leading to a reduced price per jet. Such bulk purchase strategies are a well-established tactic employed by various nations to obtain discounts on high-value military equipment.

Both countries have expressed keen interest in acquiring more Rafale jets. Greece seeks to expand its air force capabilities following the successful integration of Rafale jets in a prior agreement. India's navy intends to procure 26 Rafale M fighters, while the country is also evaluating the Rafale as a strong contender in its MRFA tender for 114 additional fighter jets.

India is currently assessing Greece's proposal. Key considerations in this evaluation are likely to include potential cost reductions, delivery timelines, and any logistical challenges associated with a joint negotiation process.

Should this collaborative negotiation strategy prove successful, it could establish a precedent for future military acquisitions. It may encourage greater cooperation between nations with similar defence needs, leveraging collective buying power and optimizing procurement processes.

 

[Sharan]

But the best possible price is given by Dassault only. L1 twice.

We don’t want 114 half Rafale’s for $17Bln, we want 114 Rafales fully locked and loaded with India specific enhancement, offset, 35-50%TOT, source code access to integrate Indian missiles, all for $17Bln.

 

[Sandeep]

All lies. There are no restrictions whatsoever. Some countries are banned altogether or from some equipment. But wherever you are allowed to sell something, you can sell the top end stuff. I dare you to show me a single such agreement between NATO. In fact, many a times stuff sold outside NATO turns out to be better than NATO. Like the engines of F16 sold to UAE (or maybe it was Saudi) are the most powerful engines in F16 in the world. Rafale’s radar for India is better than even France.

Similarly, there is no such downgrade on engines. I dare you to show me a single source that says that engines are downgraded for Indian Rafales. They have in fact been upgraded for cold environments.

Lies lies all the way.

You should read the EU export of military weapons and technology which is most of NATO which clearly mentions the rules.

NATO has their own common standards on weapons and technology to ensure commonality between members.

Also I said that it’s possible for nations from Europe to cap the quality of their exports. France did it with the Shakti engine for the Dhruv helicopters as they capped the power to a lower amount than what it’s actually capable of doing. Also I’m saying that it’s possible for France to control jet engine power with their software and I’m not saying that they have done this for the Rafale jets.