The fact is rather simple : haters gonna hate.
A lot of people thought Rafale would remain unsold, for many reasons.
At first, Rafale ended first or in better position than some competitors on all competitions. Haters had to dispute those results (Korea, Singapore, Switzerland, India). To do so, they just had to prefer some rumors over others.
They have been in a comfortable position as long as Rafale didn’t sell. They could even use the “unsold’ argument for pretty much whatever they wanted to “prove” (it didn’t sell because XYZ, because XYZ it was unsalable).
Now it happened (Egypt), the same people are disputing the validity of the sale (because it is backed by France up to 50percent, because it wasn’t a competition, or whatever).
And now several officials from both India and France announced a sale in a very official manner, haters are still disputing it, trying to confront they own analysis so as to persuade that anything else (Typhoon/F-35/Su-30 MKI) would have been better.
The fact is rather simple : fanboys gonna love.
A lot of people thought Rafale would sell, for many reasons.
At first, Rafale ended first or in better position than some competitors on all competitions. Fanboys loved those results (Korea, Singapore, Switzerland, India) and they pulled a lot of confidence from them. To do so, they just had to prefer some rumors over others.
They have been in a uncomfortable position as long as Rafale didn’t sell (though appreciated in AdA and MN, and combat proven). They lacked the “sold’ argument for pretty much all discussions with haters, but they were already convinced that Rafale was the best.
Now it happened (Egypt), the same people are happy with it, maybe too confident for some of them (but their problem was anterior).
And now several officials from both India and France announced a sale in a very official manner, fanboys are just trusting them, curious about how such a sale will be made and how deliveries will be planned, rather proud that Rafale was chosen by the selection process.
I’m not sure who has the biggest problem.
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