UK team raises Eurofighter losing bid with MoD

Less than a week after the EADS Eurofighter lost out on a bid to supply 126 fighter aircraft to the Indian Air Force,the United Kingdom has raised the matter with the Defence Ministry,insisting that the combat aircraft is better than the French Rafale that has emerged as the lowest bidder.

Sources said the matter was raised on Monday by UKs Minister for International Security Strategy Gerald Howarth who met Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju on Monday. The visiting delegation reportedly told the Defence Ministry that it was disappointed at the choice as the Eurofighter is a better aircraft.

The EADS Eurofighter is manufactured by a European consortium that includes firms from the UK,Germany,Spain and Italy.