European defence industrial

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Army Recognition · France · India's $39B Rafale deal stalls over source-code demands France won't meet

Documents Dassault Aviation's June 2025 agreements with Tata Advanced Systems Limited covering manufacture of four Rafale fuselage sections at Hyderabad, the first time complete fuselage production has left France.

“India becomes a key Rafale production hub, with Tata Advanced Systems set to manufacture fuselage sections in Hyderabad, the first such facility outside France.”

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Army Recognition · France · India's submarine decade: P75I IGA signed with Germany, third SSBN commissioned, AIP refit ready

European defence-industrial perspective on the January 2026 P75I IGA signing during German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's state visit to New Delhi, noting TKMS as sole bidder after Navantia's disqualification and the strategic significance of Germany entering India's strategic submarine programme.

“Germany and India signed a P75I IGA for six Type-214 submarines in January 2026, the first major German-Indian defence IGA and TKMS's largest export submarine contract.”

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Army Recognition · France · India signs $3.9B MQ-9B deal and a 10-year defence framework with the United States

Covers the October 2024 MQ-9B contract signing, the split of 15 Sea Guardian for the Navy and 8 Sky Guardian each for Army and Air Force, delivery schedule 2027-2030, and the MRO facility General Atomics will establish in India.

“The United States and India concluded a $3.5 billion deal for 31 MQ-9B armed drones, split across all three Indian services with deliveries scheduled from 2027 to 2030.”

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