NEW DELHI — British Defence Minister Michael Fallon said Thursday he raised a $12 billion fighter jet deal being negotiated by French company Dassault during talks with his Indian counterpart.
Fallon said he spoke with Defence Minister Arun Jaitley about the contract in the hope of still landing the giant deal being considered by the new right-wing government.
British-backed Eurofighter lost out to the French-made Rafale plane for exclusive negotiations in 2012 to supply 126 fighters.
The French lodged a lower bid than its rival Eurofighter for a tender with an estimated value of $12 billion.
But the negotiations have since been delayed, and have only now been taken up by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government which stormed to power in May.
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