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MMRCA delayed as Indian procurement continues

Attempts by India to fast-track the procurement process for its 126-aircraft Medium Multi-role Combat Aircraft requirement have come unstuck as the evaluat

By David Donald • Contributor - UK

May 6, 2010

Attempts by India to fast-track the procurement process for its 126-aircraft Medium Multi-role Combat Aircraft requirement have come unstuck as the evaluation process has taken far longer than initially expected. Under the original bidding contracts, the six competitors (F-16, F/A-18, MiG-35, Gripen, Rafale and Typhoon) were to have been evaluated in India by early last month, allowing India time to move to the next step before an April 28 deadline. That date has now passed and the evaluation is far from complete. Sweden's Gripen NG demonstrator and its Selex/Saab ES-05 AESA radar will be the last to go to India, having been held up by the need to undertake other trials for the Swedish air force. It will travel to India towards the end of this month, although the earlier JAS 39D variant has already been to India, and Indian pilots have flown the NG demonstrator in Sweden.

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