Tata, Mahindra, HAL in Race as Govt Floats Rs 1 Lakh Crore IAF Tender for 60 Aircraft
The Indian-led programme would build most aircraft in India and could add aerial refuelling capability, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the Defence Ministry issued a tender worth around ₹1 lakh crore for 60 multirole transport aircraft to replace the Indian Air Force's ageing Soviet-era Antonov An-32 cargo planes.
- The programme mandates that Indian companies lead production, with around 20 per cent of planes arriving in fly-away condition and the remaining aircraft manufactured locally with over 60 per cent indigenous content.
- Defence Officials told ANI that Indian companies including Hindustan Aeronautics Limited , Tata, and Mahindra Defence lead partnerships; Mahindra Defence partnered with Embraer for the C-390 Millennium, while Tata works with Lockheed Martin on the C-130J Super Hercules.
- These multirole transport aircraft will provide the IAF with enhanced capability to rapidly transport troops and equipment, with potential configurations for aerial refuelling to extend operational range.
- Modernization efforts also include a tender for 114 fighter jets and procurement of over 100 trainer planes, while the force is separately inducting around 70 C-295 transport aircraft in partnership with Airbus and Tata.
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Defence Ministry issues ₹1 lakh crore tender for 60 multirole transport aircraft to modernize IAF's ageing fleet and enhance capabilities.
Tata, Mahindra, HAL in race as govt floats Rs 1 lakh crore IAF tender for 60 aircraft
The Defence Ministry has issued a tender worth one lakh crore rupees. Sixty multirole transport aircraft will be purchased for the Indian Air Force. Indian companies will lead the program, with joint ventures manufacturing the planes. Around twenty percent of aircraft will arrive in fly-away condition. The remaining planes will be manufactured in India with significant indigenous content.
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India issues Rs 1 lakh crore tender for 60 multirole transport aircraft; Tata, Mahindra, HAL in race
The tender has been issued to multiple Indian companies, including Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Tata, and Mahindra, Defence Officials told ANI, adding that "In the programme, Indian companies would be in the lead role."
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