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New ‘Special Mission’ aircraft for the Indian Air force In recent years the Indian Air force (IAF) as part of its ‘transformation’ has been progressively augmenting its fleet of special mission aircraft beyond the usual fighter and transport squadrons. After having brought in refuellers and airborne early warning aircraft, the IAF is now quite keen to augment its electronic warfare (EW) capabilities with more specialised aircraft in such roles. In late April last year, the Defence Acquisition Council put its stamp of approval on the IAF’s proposal to procure nine ‘special mission’ aircraft for 1100 crore rupees or more. The status of the request for proposal (RFP) that the IAF was supposed to issue subsequently is unclear.
Posted on: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 14:03:40 +0000

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