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Indian tech in Greek Rafales? A quiet leap for Make in India

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April 06, 2025

Amidst the deepening of ties between India and France, Indian technological components have likely been integrated into the Dassault Aviation Rafale fighter jets that were recently delivered to Greece.

- ABHINANDAN MISHRA

This marks a potential milestone in India's growing role in global defence supply chains and is a step towards becoming a major defence exporter in the coming decade, as envisioned by the country's top leadership.

So far, neither Dassault nor the Indian Ministry of Defence has officially confirmed such integration, which emerges amidst the expanding collaboration between New Delhi and Paris—a relationship that has flourished under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tenure since 2014.

The Sunday Guardian reached out to Dassault for a response on these developments, but no response was received by the deadline.

As per latest company documents, Greece acquired 24 Rafale jets from France—18 delivered between 2021 and 2023, with the final six completed by 31 December 2024, at Tanagra Air Base.

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