Details emerge on cost of India's Rafale deal
Rahul Bedi, New Delhi - IHS Jane's Defence Industry
28 September 2016
The per unit cost of the 36 Dassault Rafale deal that India signed with France on 23 September in New Delhi for EUR7.9 billion (USD8.9 billion) was around EUR141.66 million each, official sources said.
This included 28 single-seat and eight dual-seat Rafales for EUR3.3 billion - each priced at EUR91.1 million and EUR94 million, respectively - with an additional EUR1.8 billion for 14 Indian Air Force (IAF)- specific customisations.
The deal included the integration of a mix of locally developed and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) weaponry and systems on the fighters, such as Israeli helmet-mounted display sights, assorted missiles, data-links, electronic warfare (EW), and identification friend-or-foe (IFF) systems.