‘HAL will take full responsibility for Rafales’

There is disagreement between India and Dassault over who would take guarantee for the Rafale fighter jets.

By: Express News Service
Updated: February 20, 2015 06:10 AM IST

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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) chairman T Suvarna Raju on Thursday said that HAL is willing to take full responsibility for the Rafales that it manufactures if the contract with French Defence major Dassault is signed. The comment assumes significance in the backdrop of a disagreement between India and Dassault over who would take guarantee for the Rafale fighter jets.
The Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft project involves buying of 18 aircraft from Dassault in flyaway condition, while the rest are to be manufactured by HAL under license.