India set to replace Avro transporters

New Delhi: India has approved a $2.4 billion proposal to buy 56 transport aircraft to replace its fleet of aging Indian-made Hawker Siddeley 748M Avro aircraft.
The Ministry of Defense's acquisition council gave the go-ahead to issue a global tender to procure the aircraft, of which the first 16 will be bought off the shelf likely from a foreign manufacturer, a Press Trust of India report said.
The remaining planes will have to be built in India through a partnership deal with indigenous aviation manufacturers, the PTI report said, quoting unnamed Ministry of Defense sources.
27/07/12 UPI

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Jul 2012