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.

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…

It is reliably learnt that Airbus, which had initially offered its A400M, is likely to sit it out since its aircraft outweighs requirements with payload capacity of 37 tonnes.