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Dassault Rafale News Round-up (sorry if these are duplicates)
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EADS and Elysée politics threaten Dassault
September 16, 2012 5:14 pm
By James Boxell in Paris and Giulia Segreti in Rome
(Discusses European political implications/ dimensions of EADS and BAE merger talks)
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/76e53564-000d ... z272Q8NevX
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After India Success, Is Dassault Rafale A Favorite In Brazil?
Wed, Sep 5, 2012 13:30 CET
Brazil has taken up India’s offer to review its notes on selecting a winner for the MMRCA (medium multi-role combat aircraft) competition, as the emerging South American nation looks to add 36 fighter aircraft to its Air Force.
While visiting New Delhi, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff met with Indian officials on the sidelines of the BRICS conference to confer over India’s selection of the Rafale.......... <SNIP>
http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensen ... n%20Brazil
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Defense Merger to Push Rival Deals?
September 14, 2012, 5:25 p.m. ET
By DANIEL MICHAELS and DAVID GAUTHIER-VILLARS
The proposed merger of Airbus parent European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. EAD.FR +1.17% and Britain's BAE Systems BA.LN -0.44% PLC to create a global titan could prompt rivals to strike deals that they have long debated but failed to complete, say industry officials.
Smaller European rivals, in particular, have danced around each other for years, but differences over valuations and strategies have scuppered the talks. French aerospace and defense groups Thales SA HO.FR -0.47% and Safran SA, SAF.FR -0.21% for example, have acknowledged repeated talks that came to no resolution.
If EADS and BAE succeed in plans they revealed Wednesday to create the world's largest aerospace-and-defense company, rivals in Europe and the U.S. could feel pressured to grow, analysts said............<SNIP>
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000087 ... 64622.html