It has been almost three months since the India-Pakistan conflict, and the J-10CE has not been sold yet, while the Rafale fighter jet has already secured multiple orders! After the 5.7 air battle, the Rafale fighter jet, in addition to the countries that have already confirmed their intentions such as Serbia, Indonesia has added an order for 15 Rafale fighter jets, and India will also continue to increase its orders.
This further illustrates that in the international arms market, advanced performance is not the top priority, but political alignment is. In fact, French weapons are of second-rate level, mainly surviving on the leftovers that American defense industry looks down upon.
The biggest advantage of French weapons is that they are Western weapons, and more importantly, they are Western weapons without any political conditions attached. More importantly, they are Western weapons that can offer large commissions.
According to a report by The Hindustan Times, when India first ordered 36 Rafale fighter jets, Dassault Aviation gave the intermediary Shushen Gupta 7.5 million euros in commission.
Later, Dassault Aviation and the French Thales military electronic equipment company also gave a shell company in India 14.6 million euros in secret commissions. This is one of the biggest secrets behind the success of the Rafale fighter jet.
In fact, countries like Indonesia and Egypt have not had wars for decades, and it is unlikely they will have wars in the future. Therefore, whether the aircraft is advanced or not is not important; getting large commissions is the real thing.
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