CAÇAS SUPERFATURADOS?

A força aérea da Índia também está avaliando aviões para renovar a sua frota. Os militares de lá já descartaram o Rafale. Parece que lá os políticos não vão contra as decisões dos militares em questões técnicas. Abaixo segue a notícia, com um aspecto que me deixou estarrecido, e que comento na sequência:

"Manu Pubby
Rafale fighter jet, deal called off, indian air force

Posted: Thursday , Apr 16, 2009 at 0215 hrs
New Delhi:

The French Rafale twin-engine multi-role fighter has been knocked off a $10-billion contract for 126 combat aircraft for the Indian Air Force. One of six contenders, Rafale was officially rejected by the Ministry of Defence for what an official called the failure to meet qualitative requirements of the contract.

The IAF has been maintaining that all six contenders — American F-18 and F-16, Eurofighter Typhoon, Russian MiG-35, Swedish Gripen NG and the Rafale — for the Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) contract have met technical requirements.

But a senior official of the Ministry of Defence today said that Dassault Aviation's Rafale was rejected at the technical evaluation stage for failing to meet minimum performance requirements detailed in the tender document. Flight trials for the remaining five fighters are expected to commence within three months, the official said." http://www.indianexpress.com/news/french-rafale-out-of-race-for-iaf-fighters/447745/

Leiam de novo - a força aérea indiana rejeitou a oferta de 126 Rafales por $10 bilhões. NÃO É ESTE APROXIMADAMENTE O PREÇO QUE O GOVERNO BRASILEIRO VAI PAGAR POR 36 RAFALES?