Дассо признало поражение в тендере в Сигапуре. Причина - слабый доллар и американский политический лоббизм. Боинг и Сигапур пока молчат. На кону 1 млрд долларов за 8-12 самолетов плюс опцион на 12 единиц. В отличие от корейских сингапурские F-15 будут иметь радар с АФАР
Singapore Picks Boeing F-15 Fighter Over Rafale: Dassault
> 6 September 2005
> 14:05
> Dow Jones International News
> (c) 2005 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
> PARIS (Dow Jones)--The Singapore government has chosen Boeing Co's (BA)
F-15
> fighter over the Rafale made by Dassault Aviation SA (12172.FR), the
French
> company said Tuesday.
>
> The news is further blow to the French manufacturer's hopes of selling the
> Rafale to a foreign air force.
> "At the end of a long selection and evaluation process in which the
> elimination of the Eurofighter-Typhoon led to a face-off between Dassault
> Aviation's Rafale and Boeing's F-15, the American vendor prevailed in
> Singapore," Dassault said in a statement. [ 06-09-05 1218GMT ]
>
> Dassault noted that Singapore has so far relied entirely on U.S. suppliers
> for its air defense.
> It said Singapore shied away from dual sourcing, and said a main factor
> behind the decision appears to be the weakness of the dollar.
>
> But Dassault also indicated that the Singaporeans had been the object of
> intense lobbying by the U.S.
> "America's power and might once again bore out the old Chinese proverb,
> 'bamboo always leans the way it's pushed the hardest,' the company said. [
> 06-09-05 1249GMT ]
>
> According to industry analysts, the order could be up to $1 billion.
> Boeing's victory is yet another blow to Dassault in its bid to attract
> export orders for the Rafale, which up to now has only been ordered by the
> French armed forces.
>
> Aircraft equipment suppliers such as French defense electronics company
> Thales SA (12132.FR) - which stood to win big orders for radars and
hi-tech
> combat systems for the Rafale - will also be very disappointed by the
news.
>
> The Rafale also came out second-best to the F-15 in a dogfight over an
order
> for 40 fighter aircraft from South Korea.
> Singapore needs to replace its aging A-4 Super Skyhawks and is expected to
> make an initial order for eight to 12 aircraft, with options for another
> eight to 12.
>
> Neither Singapore nor Boeing have made any announcement on the contract
> award.
> The F-15 that Singapore has decided to order, according to Dassault, will
be
> similar to the aircraft sold to South Korea, but they will have an active
> electronically scanned array radar made by Raytheon Co.
>
> In mid-afternoon trading at the Paris Bourse, Dassault shares were down
0.7%
> at EUR551 while those of Thales were off 0.3% at EUR36.58.
>
