Government of India, Friday (04/11/2011), will begin the bidding process to determine the winner of the final purchase contract with the middle-class multirole combat aircraft (medium multirole combat aircraft / MMRCA) for the Air Force (AU) it. The winner of this contract will supply the Indian Air Force with 126 new fighter jets.
"The meeting for this offer is scheduled to take place tomorrow," said a Defense Ministry source in India told Reuters on Thursday (3/11/2011).
Two fighter planes from European manufacturers, will compete to win a contract worth U.S. $ 9-14 billion (USD 80.7 to 125.5 trillion), the Dassault of France, which filed its flagship product, Rafale, and Eurofighters, a consortium of four European countries, with champion, Typhoon.
Both the Rafale and Typhoon are both featured in NATO air operations against Libya since March.
Previously, the offer MiG-35 aircraft from Russia, JAS-39 Gripen from Sweden, and the F-16 C / D and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet from the U.S. had already been rejected by India, April.
Another source at the Ministry of Defence India rejected speculation that the 126 aircraft orders will be divided into two equal for the Rafale and Typhoon. Force India likely to choose just one manufacturer to improve its combat capabilities.
"With the potential contract value reached U.S. $ 9-14 billion, this is the single biggest competition in the global air defense industry today and gives the two producers is an opportunity that is needed in key markets," said James Hardy, Editor Asia Pacific magazine Jane's Defence Weekly .
Eurofighters and Dassault stakes are equally huge competition to win the heart of government in India. If the Rafale lost, the manufacturer Dassault will lose orders from abroad and had to fight hard to win the competition in the United Arab Emirates and Brazil. Meanwhile, if Typhoon defeated, Eurofighters could only hope to win contracts from Japan and some other Asian countries.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Defense Department on Wednesday (2/11/2011) expressed its willingness to sell the fifth-generation fighter F-35 Lightning II, if India wants.
"If the Indian government wants to know more about purchasing F-35, we will be more than happy to talk with them," said U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South Asia Robert Scher, in a report to Congress.
According to the agency thought the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India is the largest arms importer in the world, which accounts for 9 percent of the total value of global arms trade from 2006 to 2010.
India touted plans to spend the money worth up to 50 billion U.S. dollars in the next five years to strengthen its military. India's ambition was allegedly aimed at facing growing military strength of China and Pakistan.
"The meeting for this offer is scheduled to take place tomorrow," said a Defense Ministry source in India told Reuters on Thursday (3/11/2011).
Two fighter planes from European manufacturers, will compete to win a contract worth U.S. $ 9-14 billion (USD 80.7 to 125.5 trillion), the Dassault of France, which filed its flagship product, Rafale, and Eurofighters, a consortium of four European countries, with champion, Typhoon.
Both the Rafale and Typhoon are both featured in NATO air operations against Libya since March.
Previously, the offer MiG-35 aircraft from Russia, JAS-39 Gripen from Sweden, and the F-16 C / D and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet from the U.S. had already been rejected by India, April.
Another source at the Ministry of Defence India rejected speculation that the 126 aircraft orders will be divided into two equal for the Rafale and Typhoon. Force India likely to choose just one manufacturer to improve its combat capabilities.
"With the potential contract value reached U.S. $ 9-14 billion, this is the single biggest competition in the global air defense industry today and gives the two producers is an opportunity that is needed in key markets," said James Hardy, Editor Asia Pacific magazine Jane's Defence Weekly .
Eurofighters and Dassault stakes are equally huge competition to win the heart of government in India. If the Rafale lost, the manufacturer Dassault will lose orders from abroad and had to fight hard to win the competition in the United Arab Emirates and Brazil. Meanwhile, if Typhoon defeated, Eurofighters could only hope to win contracts from Japan and some other Asian countries.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Defense Department on Wednesday (2/11/2011) expressed its willingness to sell the fifth-generation fighter F-35 Lightning II, if India wants.
"If the Indian government wants to know more about purchasing F-35, we will be more than happy to talk with them," said U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South Asia Robert Scher, in a report to Congress.
According to the agency thought the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India is the largest arms importer in the world, which accounts for 9 percent of the total value of global arms trade from 2006 to 2010.
India touted plans to spend the money worth up to 50 billion U.S. dollars in the next five years to strengthen its military. India's ambition was allegedly aimed at facing growing military strength of China and Pakistan.
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