Post-Nepal earthquake evacuation operation success, IAF to buy three more C-17 aircraft

[sancho]

What is this system cost?

Production cost + training, initial spares and support, as well as development costs that will be added to exports.

 

[DJ Crudept]

& you should buy a brain

He Already have one MIC Brain :

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

The Indian Air Force appears to have taken too long to push through a Rs 8,100 crore proposal to buy three new Boeing C-17 transport aircraft. The American manufacturer simply does not have that many aircraft to sell anymore, having pledged four of the last five C-17s in its production line to Qatar.

IAF clears proposal to buy three C 17; Boeing says only one plane left to sell - The Economic Times
@Abingdonboy

 

[Optimos Prime IA]

It took nearly 4 months for IAF ?

 

[Abingdonboy]

The Indian Air Force appears to have taken too long to push through a Rs 8,100 crore proposal to buy three new Boeing C-17 transport aircraft. The American manufacturer simply does not have that many aircraft to sell anymore, having pledged four of the last five C-17s in its production line to Qatar.

IAF clears proposal to buy three C 17; Boeing says only one plane left to sell - The Economic Times
@Abingdonboy

Will more than likely go this way:

Officials said the air force could get committed aircraft from US inventory or retracted orders of a third country,
IAF clears proposal to buy three C 17; Boeing says only one plane left to sell - The Economic Times

As noted in the article, this being a FMS deal means there is a lot of scope for out of the box thinking and the USAF has plenty of near new C-17s laying around in storage.