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If it was for bush era, i would expect a very sweet deal may be a , fa -18 super hornet with growler and source code and good amount of TOT. Also shifting of major production unit in india. and offer to get in to f-35 as an equal partner and share technology.
that would have kicked pak-fa out but who knows ........
that would have made indo - us relation closer than ever.
me too!!! but i m worry about lca if it will selected then may be IAF not keen to interest in lca. coze of commonality of both a/cGripen is increasingly becoming my favorite...
Gripen is increasingly becoming my favorite...
Russians stand to gain the most because the bidders have been asked to revalidate their bids. With Russian currency devaluing more than 11% they can afford to reduce the price.
Try and read something on EUMA , its various clauses .
May be for intro this link will help-
Under pressure, India agrees to sign EUMA | India Defence Online
Hi prateek.....this EUMA we have to sign for all the purchases from US like the light artillery,C-17 etc or only if we choose F-16 or F-18.
nd signing this amounts to selling our soveriegnity isnt it..?
I Dont think India will agree to it as BJP and Communists will slit literally the the throat of congress.
the Fisaco of INS JALSHAWA(USN TRENTON) has left such a bad
effect on central gov and MoD dealings . Any further dealing will ensure full sovereignty of products
The U.S. Navy and Boeing remain locked in intense discussions over the firm's proffered multiyear deal to buy 124 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and 24 E/A-18G Growlers, Navy officials said.
The service has until May 1 to decide whether to buy the aircraft.
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"They're really still working it," said Navy spokesman Cmdr. Victor Chen late in the day on April 30. "It's been pretty intense though, I can tell you that."
In January, the Chicago-based defense giant made the offer after Congress authorized the sea service to buy the additional jets to offset a potential fighter gap that may occur toward the end of the decade.
Congress will allow the Navy to buy the jets if the service can reach a deal with Boeing that would save at least 10 percent on the standard cost of the plane. Boeing has said the offer meets that condition.
The Navy is keeping its oldest F/A-18 Hornets flying past 10,000 flight hours. Last month, DoD officials said the Navy would delay its F-35C Joint Strike Fighter initial operating capability date by two years to 2016.
Teal Group aviation analyst Richard Aboulafia on April 29 said buying the F-18s would "guarantee the [Super Hornet] production line and provide insurance against further JSF delays and cost overruns and gives them a longer shot at export markets," especially since the Indian medium multirole combat aircraft competition has been delayed.