Mega Deal: Rafale Negotiations Challenge Technology Sovereignty

New Delhi’s planned purchase of 114 Rafale fighter jets from France has encountered a critical obstacle centred on software control, raising questions about the extent to which foreign suppliers are prepared to share the digital architecture of advanced combat aircraft.The proposed acquisition, valued at approximately ₹3.25 trillion, was intended to expand the Indian Air Force’s Rafale fleet
New Delhi’s planned purchase of 114 Rafale fighter jets from France has encountered a critical obstacle centred on software control, raising questions about the extent to which foreign suppliers are prepared to share the digital architecture of advanced combat aircraft.The proposed acquisition, valued at approximately ₹3.25 trillion, was intended to expand the Indian Air Force’s Rafale fleet
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