According to Indian media reports, for the Indian Air Force Rafale fighter jet procurement case after detailed analysis, finally know the truth of the Indian army Rafale fighter jet single price increase of 41%, and even if you know the truth, both for the Indian authorities or for the Indian people, are no change, can be that the procurement details are made public, but can be better to see the Indian equipment the current embarrassing status quo.?
According to the Indian media, on April 10, 2015, when Prime Minister Modi announced the purchase of 36 'Rafale' fighter jets from France in Paris, many people are shocked, because the previous rounds of negotiations, the number of purchases are 126 Rafale fighters, and at the same time, the Indian army purchased the Rafale fighters unit price increased by 41.42% of the news also came to light at the same time.
The explanation given by the French side for the outrageous increase in the unit price of the Rafale was because of a 'non-recurring' expenditure of 1.3 billion euros.
From 2007, India has to purchase 'Rafale' fighter news, when the Indian Air Force plans to introduce 126 Rafale, of which 18 produced by France, 108 are introduced to the technology to allow Hindustan to produce, but also is considered to be by the way to promote the development of its domestic fighters, when the Rafale unit price is 79.3 million euros.
Then the program was suspended, in 2011 India again intends to buy the Rafale, it has risen to 100.85 million euros, even so, India also recognized, but then Modi came to power, 126 were cut to 36, and the unit price was reduced to 91.75 million euros, which sounds like good news.
But an additional condition but completely let the Indian Rafale fighter prices as if riding a roller coaster, up again, it is said that the Indian Air Force insisted on 13 specialized enhancement systems, and Dassault has to be specially customized for it, and this cost must be paid by India, so 1.3 billion euros of specialized design and development costs were spread evenly over each Rafale fighter, and this is the cause of the Indian Rafale fighter aircraft culprit for the significant price hike.?
Of course many suspect that there is actually a 'scandal' in the Rafale procurement case, but in fact perhaps there is also another possibility altogether, that is, that India, in order to have a high-performance weapon, completely regardless of cost, regardless of external rhetoric, just bent on buying its own way is also possible.