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Rajat Pandit, TNN Jul 15, 2013, 12.51AM IST
NEW DELHI: India's biggest defence project in the making, the critical joint development of the fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) with Russia, has flown into some rough weather.
Defence ministry sources said the inking of the final design and R&D contract for the stealth fighter has been hit by a huge delay, with Russia also jacking up costs for the futuristic project. "It's very unlikely the FGFA final design contract will be concluded in the 2013-2014 fiscal," said a source.
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Zitat:Rafale is as good as any existing 5th-generation aircraft: French defence minister
Pramit Pal Chaudhuri , Hindustan Times New Delhi, July 26, 2013
First Published: 19:25 IST(26/7/2013) | Last Updated: 00:40 IST(27/7/2013)
French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, visiting India at present, spoke to foreign editor Pramit Pal Chaudhuri about the $15 billion (Rs 87990 crore) Rafale fighter deal that is stilling awaiting formal completion and the Indo-French defence relationship.
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