France: We want to review your inventory of Rafale fighters; India: No.
According to multiple media reports, a delegation from the French inspection committee has sent an audit team, requesting to check India's inventory of Rafale fighters. In response, India has clearly stated: No. The reason for India's refusal is that it is unsafe for French representatives to enter Indian Air Force bases.
Speaking of this, France's intentions are good this time, right? They're just coming to do after-sales service. Therefore, India's rejection is something they never expected. The media reported that the French delegation expressed great regret over this matter.
The reason for India's refusal is simple: they don't want outsiders to know the true damage status of the Rafale fighters. After all, to this day, the Indian Air Force still refuses to admit that six Rafale fighters have been shot down. At the same time, the matter of "France refusing to provide India with source code" is becoming more and more true.
A few days ago, a media outlet in India reported that before the Indian army prepared to pit the Rafale against the J-10C, they had requested the French side to provide the source code for the key software of the Rafale system. However, France refused this request on the grounds of not disclosing national secrets.
In fact, most military enthusiasts believed this was just hype by an Indian tabloid. But in recent days, more and more media outlets have reported on this matter, and their accounts were very detailed. Now, Indian citizens are quite angry about this, believing that France has abandoned them. Therefore, naturally, India doesn't need to pay attention to the French side's request to inspect the Rafale inventory.
Sigh, the long-standing friendly arms sales relationship between France and India has completely collapsed due to the Indo-Pakistani war. Now both sides are disappointed with each other and hope the other will take responsibility. We'll see which countries dare to buy the Rafale and which countries dare to sell equipment to India next?
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