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Saturday, July 30, 2011

$2.4bn deal inked with French firms for Mirage upgrade

Mirage 2000India on Friday inked the $2.4-billion (Rs 10,900 crore) deal with French armament majors Thales and Dassault Aviation for the upgrade of 51 Mirage-2000 multi-role fighters in IAF's combat fleet.

Under this long-awaited project, the first two jets will be upgraded in France with new avionics, radars, mission computers, glass cockpits, helmet-mounted displays, electronic warfare suites, weapon delivery and precision-targeting systems.

After their delivery to IAF in 44 months, the rest of the jets will be retrofitted in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) after transfer of technology and training from the French companies.

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