Government withdraws tender for 126 medium multi role combat aircraft: Manohar Parrikar

[proud_indian]

Government withdraws tender for 126 medium multi role combat aircraft: Manohar Parrikar



Parrikar today informed the Upper House that the Centre has withdrawn the multi-billion dollar tender for the 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircrafts (MMRCA), for which Rafale was shortlisted in 2012.


"The Request for Proposal (RFP) issued earlier for the procurement of 126 MMRCA has been withdrawn. In the multi-vendor procurement case, the Rafale aircraft met all the performance characteristics stipulated in the RFP during the evaluation conducted by the Indian Air Force," Parrikar said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha.

The move comes just months after the Defence Minister indicated that the over USD 20 billion MMRCA tender has virtually been scrapped after the government decided to purchase 36 Rafales under a government-to-government contract.

The talks for the 36 Rafales have already commenced, the Minister said.

Defence sources said that a letter was sent out to the six vendors shortlisted for the RFP, which was then the biggest aviation contract globally.

The RFP for the procurement of 126 MMRCA, at a then estimated cost of Rs 42,000 crores, was issued in 2007 to six vendors - Russia's MIG-35 (RAC MiG), Swedish JAS-39 (Gripen), Dassault Rafale ( France), American F-16 Falcon (Lockheed Martin), Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet and Eurofighter Typhoon (made by a consortium of British, German, Spanish and Italian firms).

Under the terms of purchase, the first 18 MMRCA aircrafts were supposed to come in a 'fly away' condition while the remaining 108 manufactured under Transfer of Technology.

While initially the tender was valued at about USD 10 billion for 126 aircraft, the current price is estimated to be over USD 20 billion.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had in April announced purchase of 36 Rafale fighter aircrafts in fly-away condition from the French government directly, sidestepping the grueling three-year negotiations for the MMRCA tender.

Government withdraws tender for 126 medium multi role combat aircraft: Manohar Parrikar - The Economic Times

 

[Spy Master]

@Abingdonboy

 

[Phantom 1]

Seems parliaments are working.
So when is the gst and land bill stated to be introduced.

 

[OrionHunter]

Seems parliaments are working.
So when is the gst and land bill stated to be introduced.

Working? Since when? As long as that idiot Rahul baba and his Italian mother are ruling the Congress chamcha brigade, nothing is going to move in Parliament. They will try their darnedest to derail economic reforms just to show the NDA and Modi in poor light for not delivering on his promises.

Thus they'll never allow the Parliament to function. The country be damned!

 

[Phantom 1]

Working? Since when? As long as that idiot Rahul baba and his Italian mother are ruling the Congress chamcha brigade, nothing is going to move in Parliament. They will try their darnedest to derail economic reforms just to show the NDA and Modi in poor light for not delivering on his promises.

Thus they'll never allow the Parliament to function. The country be damned!

But the article claims that parrikar informed the 'house' when asked about it.

 

[halupridol]

Thus ended the long n sorry saga of mmrca
naam barey aur darshan chotey

 

[Sam.]

Seems parliaments are working.
So when is the gst and land bill stated to be introduced.

LAnd bill will pass in winter sesson not this one (due to bihar election )

GST might get momentum if not passed in monsson session then delayed for 1 year .

 

[Sam.]

Lol opposition won.

They have majority in rajya sabha so why would they lose there?

 

[Blue Marlin]

so what are you going to do? your phasing out 3 squadrons this year and canceled a 126 jet tender. heck even the 36 rafale deal is dragging. i see the su35 mki as a possible option, and a good one at that

 

[Sam.]

umhhh
You are wrong BJP has opportunity to pass this bill by calling both session of parliament.

Which will it do it after Bihar election (that's why i mentioned bihar election and winter session)

I think i understand politics enough.

 

[Blue Marlin]

Lol a muslim guy is here who was bragging about hindu bomb in the other thread on muslim being the terrorist.

are you alright?

 

[Path-Finder]

LCA Mk II is coming??? If So Run for Cover JF-17

 

[Phantom 1]

Which will it do it after Bihar election (that's why i mentioned bihar election and winter session)

I think i understand politics enough.

Yes bro i am not doubting on your politics knowledge i am just saying that most of the amendmends will be dropped from the original LAB 14' and it will be same to 13' bill

are you alright?

yes i am okay but ur azz seemed to be on fire in the thread named
'The terrorists in gurdaspur attack were muslims'

 

[Sam.]

Yes bro i am not doubting on your politics knowledge i am just saying that most of the amendmends will be dropped from the original LAB 14' and it will be same to 13' bill

nope it won't and it's already similar to the previous one but only new 5 points are being put in non-consent clause.

 

[he-man]

I was saying this all along the whole last year that we cannot afford so many projects at the same time,,,people called me stupid and a pessimist.

Guess what the government too thinks the same,,,the whole decision making was flawed after all and we should have just concentrated in getting a few squadrons of made in france birds only.