Rafale comes home

The much delayed process of aircraft acquisition and the excruciatingly tough trials to evaluate the six aircraft on offer has finally led to the shortlisting of the French Rafale as the key MMRCA (Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft) for the coming years. But there are many items on the acquisition chart to be ticked still, and knowing the complex business of the arms market, the possibilities of unknown roadblocks or at least hiccups may still have to be overcome — although the end result may remain unchanged from what today looks like the final choice.

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