To give a boost to manufacturing of transport aircraft in the country, the Defence Acquisition Council today gave a green signal for acquisition of 56 transport aircraft to replace Avro aircraft. RfP will be issued under 'Buy and Make' Indian to foreign vendors. The RfP will make it mandatory for them to select an Indian partner from public or private sector. Sixteen of these will be obtained in flyway condition. The next 16 will have 30 percent indigenous components and last 24 will have 60 percent indigenisation.
The first of the aircraft will be delivered four years after signing of the deal.
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