Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal P V Naik, has said the acquisition of the 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) is right on the track, and added that the deadline for the 10 billion dollar purchase can be extended by an year.
The acquisition of 126 air and ground attack fighters will elevate India's Air Force to super-power status.
The Defence Ministry asked the short listed vendors to resubmit their bids after the original deadline expires shortly. The government accepted bids for 126 fighter jets two years ago.
"Actually it is three year deadline. It's a routine thing, deadline would extend, but as far as process is concerned it is on track as it was visualised at that time and is continuing on that track," Air Chief Marshal Naik told ANI when asked about delay in the acquisition of MMRCA and expiry of the deadline.
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The contenders for mother of all Indian defence deals are Lockheed Martin's F-16, Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet, France's Dassault Rafale, Russia's MiG-35, Sweden's Saab JAS-39 Gripen and the Eurofighter Typhoon, made by a consortium of European companies.
By: Brant
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