23 September 2011

News Story: (India) IAF hopes to finalise MMRCA deal by year-end

NEW DELHI (PTI): Hoping to finalise the multi- billion dollar combat aircraft deal by the year-end, Indian Air Force on Thursday said the commercial bids of two shortlisted vendors in the MMRCA tender would be opened by middle of next month.

“We have a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council on October 7 where some of the issues are going to be discussed.

“Once those issued are cleared, hopefully by the middle of the month, we should be in a position to open the bids,” Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne said here.

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