- Title: Dassault hopes to sell more Rafales to India
- Date: 21st May 2017
- Summary: PARIS, FRANCE (FILE - APRIL 2015) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** THEN FRENCH PRESIDENT, FRANCOIS HOLLANDE, AND INDIAN PRIME MINISTER, NARENDRA MODI, SHAKING HANDS NEW DELHI, INDIA (FILE - SEPTEMBER 2016) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF INDIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY FLAG OF INDIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY OUTSIDE THE BUILDING THEN FRENCH DEFENCE MINISTER, JEAN-YVES LE DRIAN AND INDIAN DEFENCE MINISTER, MANOHAR PARRIKAR, SHAKING HANDS LE DRIAN SIGNING THE RAFALE JET DEAL AGREEMENT
- Embargoed: 4th June 2017 17:00
- Keywords: aviation Dassault Canada France India jets Rafale
- Location: MERIGNAC, SAINT-DIZIER & PARIS, FRANCE / NEW DELHI & BENGALURU, KARNATAKA, INDIA / IN AIR
- City: MERIGNAC, SAINT-DIZIER & PARIS, FRANCE / NEW DELHI & BENGALURU, KARNATAKA, INDIA / IN AIR
- Country: France
- Topics: Defence,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA0036HS7CQV
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS MATERIAL WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY 4:3
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French planemaker Dassault Aviation hopes to start talks with India by the end of the year for additional sales of its Rafale fighter jet, before full negotiations in 2018, Chief Executive Eric Trappier said in Geneva on Sunday (May 21).
He also said the company was awaiting more information on Canada's search for fighter planes.
In India, where Dassault Aviation signed a long-awaited contract for 36 Rafale fighter jets in September 2016, Trappier said it was working on an additional order for the air force as well as a tender for 57 planes for the navy.
Boeing is also competing for the Indian naval deal. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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