The Tender also said that one has to bid on the basis that all the weapons and other equipment would come along with the aircraft, that Forty years full life cycle cost was to be borne and spares were to be provided by that company. Dassault was found to be the lowest tenderer. In 2014, a work share agreement was executed between dassault and HAL, with 70% work entrusted to the latter. On March 25, 2015, at a press conference at the dassault headquarters in Paris, in the presence of the IAF Chief and the HAL Chairman, the Dassault CEO had announced that the process of negotiation is 95% complete, the deal is expected to be signed soon and that they remain committed to the RPF and look forward to working with HAL...."