Eric Trappier

Rafale deal row: Rahul Gandhi says Dassault CEO lying to protect Narendra Modi, claims PM will not survive inquiry

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday launched a new attack against the BJP government over the Rafale deal, alleging that Anil Ambani owned Reliance Defense got kickbacks from Dassault. He claimed that the Dassault CEO Eric Trappier was lying to protect Narendra Modi.

Rafale deal: Dassault CEO Eric Trappier says Indian govt didn't force company to choose Reliance as partner

Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier said the company chose Reliance Defence as its partner for the Rafale deal as it had land near the airport on the outskirts of Nagpur, where they could set up a production facility.

Rafale row: Caught in a chimera of political ambitions, Rahul Gandhi's hosanna on HAL ignores UPA's damning report on PSU

Never one to hold back on rhetoric, the Congress president ranked HAL among “temples of modern India” which he claimed “are being attacked and destroyed”.

Rafale row: 'Explosive' documents raze Rahul Gandhi’s claims, only reinforce Modi government’s stand

Congress president Rahul Gandhi doesn’t believe in responsible politics and has little regard for facts or data.

Rafale deal: Joint venture with Reliance Group represents just 10% of offset, says Dassault CEO Eric Trappier

Dassault Aviation's joint venture with Reliance represents around 10 percent of the offset investments under the Rafale jet deal, Dassault CEO Eric Trappier told AFP, informing that the company is in talks with about 100 Indian firms, including around 30 with which it has already confirmed partnerships

Dassault Aviation hopes India would buy more than 18 Rafale fighter jets

Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month announced plans to buy 36 Rafales under a government-to-government contract with France, leaving doubts over the status of earlier plans to buy 126 planes, including 18 to be built in France.

Dassault CEO says to raise Rafale output if wins new order

Dassault recently won orders for a total of 48 planes from Egypt and Qatar. A third potential deal for 36 aircraft between France and India has yet to be completed.

Don't expect Finmeccanica impact on Rafale deal: Dassault CEO

Eric Trappier, chairman and chief executive officer of Dassault Aviation, the maker of Rafale combat jets, on Thursday said he does not see any serious fall out of the Finmeccanica controversy on the Rafale deal.