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| India to replace Avro transport aircraft | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 25 2012, 10:44 AM (621 Views) | |
| Duminus | Jul 25 2012, 10:44 AM Post #1 |
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The Ministry of Defence on Monday cleared a proposal worth over Rs 12,000 crore to procure 56 transport aircraft for the Air Force to replace its fleet of vintage Avro planes. The Defence Acquisition Council’s meeting, headed by Defence Minister A K Antony, cleared the proposal to issue a global tender for procuring these aircraft. Sources said the first 16 aircraft will be procured off-the-shelf from foreign vendors who will have to partner with a local private or public sector firm. Another set of 16 aircraft will have to have 30 per cent indigenous component while the remaining 24 planes will have 60 per cent locally-procured and produced parts. ![]() Indian Air Force Avro On being asked why the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited was not being involved in the project, ministry officials said the PSU was already burdened with projects such as the SU-30MKI production and upgrades of IAF aircraft fleet, including the Mirage, MiG 29 and Jaguar. The HAL has a vast helicopter division and will be involved in the forthcoming M-MRCA project for producing 126 combat aircraft. The 56-aircraft project would help in developing a domestic aerospace industry and capability to undertake such projects. The IAF fleet of Avro aircraft was inducted in the 1960s and is used for transporting men and material. The aircraft can carry loads of upto seven-eight tonnes. Continue reading |
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| Frenzy | Jul 25 2012, 10:48 AM Post #2 |
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An acquisition model that could be emulated by the Philippines in the future. |
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