France didn't expect that after the conflict between India and Pakistan, it would become the biggest loser itself. India refused to pay the final installment for the Rafale fighter jets, and multiple countries showed significantly reduced interest in the aircraft.

After the conflict between India and Pakistan, at least three Rafale fighter jets were shot down, causing France, which is far away in Europe, to become the biggest loser. It was reported that due to the unsatisfactory performance of the Rafale fighter jets in actual combat, India began to refuse to pay the final installment for the Rafale fighter jets. It was known that the unit price of the Rafale fighter jets purchased by India was equivalent to nearly 240 million US dollars, even twice as expensive as the F-35. India had hoped to use the Rafale fighter jets to seize air superiority and had repeatedly claimed that the Rafale fighter jets could suppress China's J-20.

However, the results of the actual combat greatly disappointed India. The Rafale fighter jets were shot down before they could even launch missiles. The Indian Air Force's disastrous defeat in the air battle has led the Indian government to dare not admit the losses so far, and they also dare not publicly report the situation of the downed Rafale fighter jets. Now that India refuses to pay the final installment for the Rafale fighter jets, this is obviously a significant loss for France. Of course, what is most painful for France is that their next sales of Rafale fighter jets are encountering trouble. Several countries that were previously interested in the Rafale now have the idea of changing their minds.

The Rafale fighter jet is one of France's most skilled weapons. Now it has suffered great damage to its reputation because of the conflict between India and Pakistan. Even the stock prices of Dassault Aviation Company fell. Originally, the disputes between India and Pakistan had nothing to do with France, but as a result, France became the biggest victim. Now India is preparing to purchase the F-35 fighter jets from the United States, and the U.S. is also very uneasy about whether to sell them, because the U.S. is also worried about being disadvantaged in the future.

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