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India concludes price negotiations to acquire 62 C295 transport aircraft
28 March 2019

India has concluded price negotiations to acquire a total of 62 C295 for the Indian Air Force (IAF) (56) and the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) (6)... concluded consultations with Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) -which is in a joint venture with Airbus- to procure the 62 platforms for around EUR2.8 billion (USD3.15 billion).
They said the aircraft deal is expected to be signed after a new Indian government assumes office following general elections set to begin on 11 April.

The MTA programme envisages the direct import of 16 C295s and the local assembly/licence-building of the remaining 46 aircraft at a facility set up near Bangalore. In keeping with the 2013 MTA tender, 24 of these will be imported in kit form for local assembly and include a 30% indigenous content. The level of indigenous content is then expected to double to 60% in the remaining 22 platforms. Delivery of the first locally assembled C295 is expected to begin within 60 months of the contract being signed, industry sources said.
Senior IAF officers said that while the IAF's C295 version will fulfil its requirement for a tactical airlifter, the ICG variant is expected to operate as a multimission maritime aircraft.

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En definitiva, quieren más alcance para sus misiles.

Y ahora esto sobre el I-Derby.
Y estoy seguro de que habrán tanteado también el AMRAAM C-7, pero tampoco les habrán dejado integrarlo en cazas de otras procedencias.