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New Delhi: Even as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to visit France coming week, Eric Trappier, the Chairman and CEO of the French firm, Dassault Aviation, is visiting India as the negotiations for the Rafale Marine to arm the Indian Navy take centre stage, ThePrint has learnt...
Sources in the defence establishment said that accompanied by Richard Lavaud, head, military aircraft sales, Dassault Aviation, Trappier will be in New Delhi on Monday and Tuesday, 9-10 October, for senior level meetings...
They are likely to meet senior officials in PMO, defence ministry, external affairs ministry, Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane, Navy chief AdmiralR.Hari.
Meanwhile, Trappiers visit, coming after Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to France in July this year where he was the chief guest for the Bastille Day Parade, assumes significance since India has decided to procure 26 Rafale Marine aircraft for the Indian Navys second aircraft carrier,INS Vikrant...
The new contract for procurement of 26 aircraft is meant to be an interim arrangement, given that India is building its indigenous Twin Engine Deck-Based Fighter (TEDBF) a prototype is likely by 2026-27, followed by beginning of production around 2032...
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