News Story: India Seeks Delay in Helo Selection Until Year’s End

S-70 SeaHawk (Click to Enlarge)

By Vivek Raghuvanshi

NEW DELHI — The Indian Defence Ministry has asked competitors Sikorsky and NHIndustries (NHI) to extend their proposals until Dec. 31 in the $1 billion Indian Navy tender for 16 multirole helicopters. The deadline for the proposals had expired in July.

NH90 (Click to Enlarge)

The tender is awaiting the final outcome after trials have finished, but NHI has complained that the Sikorsky helicopter had not met the technical requirements.

Sikorsky’s S-70B helicopter is pitched against NHI’s NH90 helicopter.

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