FB11,
I had not planned to use the Dassault website as I agree with you that it is going to show their product in the best light possible, however, Sharmine had said that he had got his figure from the Rafale's spec and I assumed by that he meant from Dassault.
Personally I would place more stock in the FAS website since it is American and is likely to actually be biased against the Rafale if it has any bias at all.
Cheers
BHR