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Report Alleges New Corruption Charges Against Rolls-Royce
Corruption allegations against Rolls-Royce widened Oct. 31 when a joint investigation by the BBC and The Guardian newspaper accused the British engine builder of being involved in secret payments to supply the power plants destined to equip Hawk jet trainers purchased by the Indian military.
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French Defense Minister Travels to India in Wake of Rafale Jet Reports
The minister’s travel plan has raised hopes France will sign Friday an agreement with India for the sale of 36 Dassault Aviation Rafale fighter jets in a deal widely reported to be worth €7.87 billion.
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India Inks Deal With France for 36 Rafale Fighter Jets
India has signed a contract for 36 Rafale fighter jets, manufacturer Dassault Aviation said.
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France Plans Inquiry into Scorpene Submarine Design Leak
Details of the Scorpene design appeared in Australian media.
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Submarine Data Leak Roils Three Governments
The revelation Aug. 24 by an Australian newspaper that thousands of pages of presumably secret submarine documents were on the loose shook governments in Canberra, New Delhi and Paris. The news threatened the operational security of India’s new Scorpene-class submarines, embarrassed French shipbuilder DCNS, and raised security questions about Australia’s recent Australian $50 billion deal…
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Rafale, Mistral on Agenda for Le Drian in Malaysia, India
Paris – French defense minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is due to visit Malaysia on Sunday, with talks expected to cover the Rafale fighter jet and Mistral helicopter carrier, website La Tribune reported.
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IAI Courts India with Offsets, Tech Transfer
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Israel’s largest defense exporter, is courting India, its leading trade partner, with a spectrum of incentives aimed at preserving its edge against Russian, American and other rival arms suppliers.
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Could Su-35S Deal Edge Out Rafale in India?
Moscow and New Delhi have agreed to perform design work in India on a fifth generation version of the Su-35, an agreement that may lead to an Indian variant of the fighter jet, the Russian Military Complex chief said.
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Russia Eyes India, Dassault Celebrates in Egypt
When Egypt signed an agreement to purchase 24 Dassault Rafale fighters, it marked a milestone for the program: the first international sale of the jet, which has struggled to find a market outside of its home nation of France.
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