The Indian Air Force (IAF) intends to acquire one squadron of fighter aircraft in fly away condition from a foreign OEM before inducting Made in India jets in its next big procurement programme for 114 multi-role fighters, SP’s Aviation has learnt from highly-placed Government sources.
Despite the processing of this acquisition under the new Strategic Partnership (SP) Model, the pattern of getting the first squadron as direct fly away jets stays the same as in the earlier abortive August 2007 tender for 126 Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA).
The authorised strength for an IAF combat squadron is 18 jet fighters.Read More…
