THE Indian government is at most a month away from handing out an invitation to tender for a combat fighter aircraft contract worth about $8bn (6.5bn, £4.5bn). BAE Systems in partnership with Swedish defence company Saab hopes to win the deal.
Gripen, which makes fighters by the same name and is jointly owned by BAE and Saab, has been in talks with Indian officials for months on the sale of 126 of its multi-purpose combat fighters. Gripen believes its fighter meets the cost requirements and needs of the Indian Airforce, which has to replace its ageing Russian-made MiG-21s and 25s. A defence source told The Business that “they [BAE and Saab] are confident they will get it, through the reactions they got back”.
Gripen, however, does not have a clear run at winning the tender. The Indian Navy also wants new fighters; Gripen does not have a version suitable for an aircraft carrier.
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