Make in India' for 90 medium combat jets

[Sarjen29]

cost of program 30mil,,,,yeah right
nice source

it turns out to be 30 billion not million

 

[Abingdonboy]

NEW DELHI: In another major step towards self reliance in the defence sector, a plan is being finalised to produce 90 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) in India, informed sources said.

A Request for Proposal (RFP) is expected to be drafted soon after the new Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) comes in place.

Expected to be one of the biggest projects under the Make in India campaign, the cost of the programme is expected to be around $30 million, the sources said.

The Indian Air Force requires 126 MMRCAs. With India getting into an agreement with France to get 36 Rafale fighter jets in flyaway condition, there was a lack of clarity on how the rest of the gap will be filled.

Make-in-India: Plan to develop 5th-generation fighter aircraft

The sources said that now these remaining jets will be made in India, in what will be a major step in domestic manufacturing of such aircraft.

According to the sources, the air force does not have enough squadrons in the event of a joint war with Pakistan and China.
"An RFP is expected to be drafted soon for making 90 MMRCAs in India. A global tender will be floated. The private sector will also have an active participation," said an official from the defence ministry.

As many foreign bidders were in the race when India set out to buy 126 MMRCAs, for which Dassault Aviation, the makers of Rafale, was finally chosen, the sources said all original bidders will be invited.

The list of fighters that were in competition for the MMRCA bid included Russia's MIG-35 (RAC MiG), Swedish Gripen, Dassault, American Lockheed Martin and Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet and Eurofighter Typhoon made by a consortium of British, German, Spanish and Italian firms.

The sources said that out of the 90 aircraft, 54 will be single-seaters and the remaining 36 tandem-seaters.

There will be an option of acquiring 45 additional fighters as a follow-up order.

The Indian Air Force is expected to be down to 32 squadrons by the end of this year, 576 fighter jets short of the 750-strong fighter jet fleet required as per vision documents to face simultaneous two-front wars with Pakistan and China.

At least three squadrons of the vintage Soviet origin MiG-21 and MiG-27 single engine aircraft are scheduled to be phased out.

Some wires are getting crossed here. There are separate talks going on with Dassualt for an additional (large) number of Rafales to be made in India but there is ZERO chance of another jet, in addition to the Rafale, getting into the IAF.

 

[halupridol]

it turns out to be 30 billion not million

does it mean 300mil per aircraft

 

[Sarjen29]

does it mean 300mil per aircraft

hell no.. i don't tink so even a 5th gen fighter won't cost that much... maybe jus like the old MMRCA projects... with tech transfer, Weapons and life cycle and training costs included

 

[The Huskar]

does it mean 300mil per aircraft

300 million is more than per piece price of F22 Raptor.What the hell are we buying????

 

[sathya]

is it Rafale ?
is it typhoon ?
is it Gripen ?
is it Pak Fa ?

30 billion $ is damn expensive for 90 aircrafts.
thats a 1 billion $ for 3 aircrafts

 

[halupridol]

hell no.. i don't tink so even a 5th gen fighter won't cost that much... maybe jus like the old MMRCA projects... with tech transfer, Weapons and life cycle and training costs included

maybe

300 million is more than per piece price of F22 Raptor.What the hell are we buying????

najanu,,ki ba kore,,,xosa ne misa

 

[SpArK]

Gripen is coming....

 

[[Bregs]]

Gripen is coming....

will you elaborate more ? it could be for Russians too for MIG 35 as they alone are capable of transferring all the critical technologies

 

[Abingdonboy]

Gripen is coming....

Not a chance, not with the MoD throwing its weight behind the LCA Mk.2

 

[SpArK]

will you elaborate more ? it could be for Russians too for MIG 35 as they alone are capable of transferring all the critical technologies

Mikoyan has no clear plans or an outlook with an Indian partner as far as I know.

Saab on other hand have offered more than we can imagine.

Not a chance, not with the MoD throwing its weight behind the LCA Mk.2

It will help to shed some weight of the project.

 

[[Bregs]]

Mikoyan has no clear plans or an outlook with an Indian partner as far as I know.

Saab on other hand have offered more than we can imagine.



It will help to shed some weight of the project.

lol then Russians are going to be pissed again and they will not like it second time

 

[SpArK]

lol then Russians are going to be pissed again and they will not like it second time

They will be busy building FGFA ... we signed something 2 days back right?

 

[[Bregs]]

They will be busy building FGFA ... we signed something 2 days back right?

That was and old news given as statement in parliament for the present status of FGFA, Russians will be offended for sure and this will be shown soon to India

 

[halupridol]

Saab on other hand have offered more than we can imagine.

what r those unimaginables?