The Emirates Defence Industry Company plans to develop an independent military sustainment approach for the UAE. By amending the structure of joint ventures and installing exclusive UAE management, EDIC will have full command of the offset. Obligors will be spooked by the implications.
Dassault Aviation has complained that the order for 36 Rafale fighters was “a bit small.” CEO Eric Trappier said a bigger order would ensure the transfer of technology that would position the country as a high-end manufacturing hub under the ‘Make in India’ initiative.
A restructured evaluation of South Africa’s defence industrial participation policy discusses “the perceived non-achievement of the 1997 DIP objectives and the reality of its manifestations.” The authors argue that the DIP tripled the gross national product and improved the economy through.....
Saab has pledged to build an advanced aircraft production facility in India if it wins the contract for the supply of single-engine fighter jets. Officials said the company has finalised a blueprint for the hub, which will manufacture Gripen Es for India and the global market.
The Austrian government has launched a €1.1bn lawsuit against the makers of the Eurofighter. The offset requirement in the RfP for the fighter jets was a mandatory 204.2 percent.