According to Aviation Week, Russian sources say the cost of buying 126 fighters for the Indian Air Force will be so high that New Delhi will be forced to cancel the project.
Category: MMRCA
India accepts offset proposals for MMRCA
India’s Defense Acquisition Council has approved offsets evaluation reports of the Eurofighter and Rafale. This paves the way for commercial bids to be evaluated later this month.
Could MMRCA be doomed by Indian benchmark process?
Ajai Shukla reports that the plan to supply 126 fighters to the Indian Air Force by Dassault and Eurofighter Consortium could be doomed if their bids are more expensive than the Ministry of Defence’s estimation even after it has been adjusted for inflation.
Winner of MMRCA will be known in 5-6 weeks
The winner to supply 126 fighter aircraft to the Indian Air Force will be announced in five to six weeks, IAF’s chief said.
F-35 might be offered to India for MMRCA competition
Lockheed Martin is hoping to reenter India’s competition to supply 126 fighter jets by swapping the F-16 with the F-35.