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Joe Song, Asia Pacific vice president for international business development at Boeing Integrated Defence Systems, said the company will meet a March 3 deadline for bidders.
"We're planning to submit our proposal shortly," said Song, calling it a very big opportunity" for the company.
"We're looking forward to succeeding in that campaign," he said by telephone from Tokyo, where Boeing has a major presence.
Boeing's F-18 Super Hornet, Lockheed Martin's F-16 and the Russian-built MiG-35 and MiG-29 are front-runners for the contract to provide combat planes to India, which wants to replace its ageing MiG-21s, industry sources have said.
Also in the running are Eurofighter's Typhoon, Saab's Gripen and Dassault's Rafale and Mirage.
"It's a great airplane," Song said of the F-18. "It's in operation right now with the US Navy. We believe that the airplane best suits the requirements of the Indian Air Force."
The contract will be the first time India's huge defence establishment has bought fighters after evaluating rival bids through a global tender. Under the deal, a large part of the cost will have to be spent in India.
India has emerged as one of the biggest buyers of military equipment among developing countries.
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we indians like being ruled, once it was british and now its the americans and rightly so...rajeev and manish are also following the same path...if karat has said something then he is more nationalistic than manmohan singh coz he doesnt want to become a puppet of the US and dance to its tunes but unfortunately modern indian people are obsessed by the fact that US things are the best, and thereby being blindfolded to everything what US says is true....cheers to slavery and cheers to those person who has kept their strength, thinking power and will in some US banks.
Commie group of India should first learn to manage Bird Flue, Illegal Bangladesh Immigrants,Nandigram,Taslima Nasreen at HOME BEFORE they HAVE ANY RIGHT OF talking of Nuclear deal and even purchase of Fighter planes from USA.To hell with COMMIES AND KARATS, BUDDHAS
if you like Dubai and saudi arabia then why are you putting comments on indian express site. Please put comments on a dubai/saudi site. Talk Indian on Indian web site.and secondly sharia has got nothing to do with IAF fighters
You see place like Dubai and Saudi Arabia where shariah law prevails. The crime rate at lowest level. The people feel secure and the women can walk freely even in night without any body dare touching them. Ask any hindu women staying in Dubai and Saudi arabia. You will be enlightened and forced to advocate shariah law in whole of India.
You see place like Dubai and Saudi Arabia where shariah law prevails. The crime rate at lowest level. The people feel secure and the women can walk freely even in night without any body dare touching them. Ask any hindu women staying in Dubai and Saudi arabia. You will be enlightened and forced to advocate shariah law in whole of India.
We're looking forward to succeeding in that campaign," he said by telephone from Tokyo, where Boeing has a major presence.Boeing's F-18 Super Hornet, Lockheed Martin's F-16 and the Russian-built MiG-35 and MiG-29 are front-runners for the contract to provide combat planes to India, which wants to replace its ageing MiG-21s, industry sources have said.
We're looking forward to succeeding in that campaign," he said by telephone from Tokyo, where Boeing has a major presence.Boeing's F-18 Super Hornet, Lockheed Martin's F-16 and the Russian-built MiG-35 and MiG-29 are front-runners for the contract to provide combat planes to India, which wants to replace its ageing MiG-21s, industry sources have said.
I am hoping that Manmohan govt shows the courage to buy the right fighters for India. The choice of fighters should be done by Indian air force and not by Prakash karat and his useless commie party.
That's true.
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