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[Erich]

das berichten auch andere Medien, wobei sich sogar Eurofighter auf seiner Website auf indische Veröffentlichungen bezieht:
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News - Eurofighter, Rafale asked to extend bids

Thursday, 28. April 2011

The Hindu, India - NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Defence on Wednesday asked European consortium's Eurofighter and French Dassault's Rafale to extend the commercial bids for the 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft that are due to expire on Thursday.
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solche Medien sind z.B.
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India Shortlists MMRCA Competitors

Apr 27, 2011

By Robert Wall <!-- e --><a href="mailto:wall@aviationweek.com">wall@aviationweek.com</a><!-- e -->
LONDON

The Indian government has named the final candidates in its Medium Multirole Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) program.

The MMRCA competition keeps the Eurofighter Typhoon and Dassault Rafale in the mix. Saab confirms the Gripen has been eliminated.

Industry officials indicate the other three contestants — the Boeing F/A-18E/F, Lockheed Martin F-16 and MiG-35 — also have been eliminated, although India will not formally announce the line-up until April 28.
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India selects EF, Rafale for MMRCA shortlist
April 27, 2011
By Saurabh Joshi

The Indian Ministry of Defense has issued letters, on Wednesday, to two of the six vendors competing in the estimated USD 10 billion Indian Air Force (IAF) tender for 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA), asking them to extend the validity of their commercial bids, which will expire on Thursday, tomorrow.

StratPost can confirm that the European Eurofighter Typhoon consortium and the French Dassault’s Rafale have been invited to do so, effectively making up the shortlist.

StratPost can also confirm that according to the IAF and the ministry, the other aircraft in the fray, the US Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet, the US Lockheed Martin Corporation’s F-16, the Russian MiG-35 and the Swedish SAAB’s Gripen did not pass the technical evaluation conducted by the IAF.
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und das Ausscheiden von Anderen wird auch bestätigt,
z.B. Saab <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/04/27/356054/saab-dropped-from-indian-fighter-deal-shortlist.html">http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/20 ... tlist.html</a><!-- m -->

DATE:27/04/11
SOURCE:Flight International
Saab dropped from Indian fighter deal shortlist
By Stephen Trimble
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Eurofighter nimmt wichtige Hürde bei Ausschreibung in Indien

19:31 28/04/2011
NEU DELHI/MOSKAU, 28. April (RIA Novosti).

Bei der Milliarden-Ausschreibung der indischen Regierung für 126 Kampflugzeuge hat das Eurofighter-Konsortium eine wichtige Hürde genommen und die Konkurrenten aus den USA, Schweden und Russland ausgestochen.
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bzw. es wird über Probleme mit Lieferländern berichtet, z.B. den russischen Lieferanten
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Friday, April 22, 2011
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