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Airbus Military A330 MRTT selected by Indian Government
As reported earlier by SP's Aviation, Airbus Military has emerged victorious in the Indian Air Force's mid-air refuelling tanker bid. The new generation Airbus A330 MRTT has turned out lowest bidder in a face-off against the Russian Il-78M, already in operation with the IAF at Agra. A contract will be negotiated between the MoD and Airbus now and is expected to cost the Indian Government just over $1-billion.
In a statement, Airbus Military said, "The decision follows a lengthy and thorough selection process including the completion of extensive flight demonstrations in India by the A330 MRTT during which the aircraft refuelled multiple types of IAF fighters and operated from the high-altitude IAF base at Leh. Detailed negotiations will now begin which it is expected will lead to the award of a final production contract for an envisaged six aircraft in 2013."
Airbus Military CEO Domingo Ureņa Raso said, “We are grateful for the confidence shown in our company by the Government of India and the Indian Air Force, and we appreciate the detailed and fair appraisal of the competing products which they have conducted. This has been a long and tough competition and we are honoured to have been selected. We are fully committed to the next stage of the negotiations, and ultimately to providing the IAF with what is unquestionably the most advanced tanker/transport aircraft flying and certified today.” India will be the fifth nation to order the A330 MRTT after Australia, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.
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