Well, perhaps it's not all bad news - surely there's a gap now in competing for the supply of all the maintenance and support for the Rafale?
We (Brits) have a few decent maintenance companies that are quite capable of taking on a relatively small fleet of 120+ jets that may not fly 500 hours per year.
That contract itself could generate about 500-600 jobs plus the Indian and french percentages...and over at least 5-10 years...?