Toget har nok gått for AW101, men andre ting rører på seg.
New Indian Regime Will Sign Long-Delayed Deals
AIN DEFENSE PERSPECTIVE » MAY 30, 2014
Arun Jaitley (left), India’s new defense and finance minister, meets Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha. (Photo: Indian MoD)
May 29, 2014, 3:55 PM
A lack of decision-making on large Indian defense procurement deals in the past two years is expected to end with the swearing-in of the new government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Changes in procurement and offset policies are also expected.
Major projects that are in the final stage of processing and require a signature for conclusion include the 126-aircraft medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) won by Dassault Aviation’s Rafale; the Airbus A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT); and naval multi-role helicopters. While these are likely to be signed this financial year, a cash crunch could defer other decisions until next year. To fast-track some projects, the Ministry of Defence has proposed a 25-percent hike in its 2014-15 budget from the $36 billion allocated last year. More than half of that is for salaries and maintenance.
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