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26 Jul, 2011, 07.10AM IST, Rajat PanditRajat Pandit,TNN
IAF likely to go in for another 63 fighters

NEW DELHI: The "mother" could well become the "granny" of all defence deals.India is likely to go in for another 63 fighters after delivery of the first 126 MMRCA (medium multi-role combat aircraft) if the "timelines" for its other fighter development projects are not met, say top defence officials. This would be the biggest overhaul of any air force in the world in such a short period. ....

Even with 126 jets, this is the biggest such fighter contract going around the world as of now.

India is likely to go in for another 63 fighters after delivery of the first 126 mediummulti-role combat aircraft if other fighter jet projects get delayed.
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"We are looking for only 126 fighters. The first 18 jets will come from abroad, while the rest 108 will be manufactured byHindustan Aeronautics Ltd after transfer of technology from end-2016 or early-2017 onwards," said a senior ministry official.

"But yes, if the timelines for the Tejas LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) and the stealth Indo-Russian FGFA (Fifth-Generation Fighter Aircraft) projects are not met, we will go for more MMRCA to retain IAF's combat edge," he added.

Apart from inducting 272 Sukhoi-30 MKIs contracted from Russia for around $12 billion,IAF is slated to induct the first lot of 120 indigenous Tejas from end-2013 onwards. India also hopes to begin inducting 250 to 300 FGFA from 2020 onwards under the joint project with Russia, which rough calculations show will eventually cost India around $35 billion in the decades ahead.
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Waffendeal: Braucht Indien 63 Kampfjets mehr?

11:07 26/07/2011
NEU DELHI, 26. Juli (RIA Novosti).

Indien prüft eine mögliche Vergrößerung des geplanten Auftrages von 126 Kampfjets im Wert von fast zehn Milliarden US-Dollar um weitere 63 Jets, berichtet die Zeitung „Times of India“ am Dienstag.
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„Wir sind nur an 126 Kampfjets interessiert. Die ersten 18 Maschinen werden aus dem Ausland geliefert. Die übrigen 108 werden im Unternehmen Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) in den Jahren 2016 und 2017 hergestellt. Wenn aber die Fristen der Projekte des LCA und des indisch-russischen Flugzeuges der fünften Generation nicht eingehalten werden, müssen wir eine zusätzliche Partie von Mittelstrecken-Mehrzweckkampfflugzeugen (MMRCA, Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft) zur Aufrechterhaltung der Kampffähigkeit der indischen Luftwaffe kaufen“, schreibt die Zeitung.
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