Bangalore: India's plan to replace its aged Avro turboprop general purpose airliner with an off-the-shelf foreign-designed but Indian-made product looks highly unlikely, DefenseNews.com reported.
An investigation by DefenseNews found major aircraft makers -- including Boeing and Lockheed Martin -- have little interest, at least so far, in the $3 billion tender issued last month by the Indian government.
Also, no Indian company has teamed up with a foreign company to consider tendering for a replacement for the twin-engine Avro, some of which were inducted into the military in the 1960s, DefenseNews reported.
The government strategy is to widen the domestic military aviation manufacturing base away from reliance on state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. HAL has enjoyed a near monopoly in the aeronautics manufacturing sector.
21/06/13 United Press International
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An investigation by DefenseNews found major aircraft makers -- including Boeing and Lockheed Martin -- have little interest, at least so far, in the $3 billion tender issued last month by the Indian government.
Also, no Indian company has teamed up with a foreign company to consider tendering for a replacement for the twin-engine Avro, some of which were inducted into the military in the 1960s, DefenseNews reported.
The government strategy is to widen the domestic military aviation manufacturing base away from reliance on state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. HAL has enjoyed a near monopoly in the aeronautics manufacturing sector.
21/06/13 United Press International
