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15:37 GMT, November 11, 2010 According to the Indian Press Information Bureau, the following information was recently given by Indian Defence Minister, Shri AK Antony in written replies to members of the Parliament of India:


Auto-Pilot System for Jaguar Aircraft

Auto pilots have already been fitted on 55 Jaguar aircraft of the Indian Air Force. The Comptroller & Auditor General had raised the issue of delay in induction of auto pilot in its Report No. CA18 of 2008-2009 (Air Force and Navy) for the year ended 31.3.2008. The Ministry has agreed with the audit conclusions regarding delay in the procurement process. After confirming full operationalisation of the already installed auto pilots, a Request for proposal is being issued for procurement of additional sets of auto pilots for the remaining Jaguar aircraft.


Commissioning of Interceptor Boat C 148


An interceptor boat C 148 was commissioned in October 2010. The maximum speed of the boat is 45 knots with a displacement of 90 tonnes. The boat has been designed and constructed by ABG Shipyard. The contract was signed with M/s ABG Shipyard in March 2006 for supply of 11 interceptor boats. Six of the boats have already been delivered. The remaining boats are scheduled for delivery during November 2010 – May 2011. With the induction of these boats, surveillance capabilities of the Coast Guard have been significantly increased.


Agreement on Purchase of Helicopters


The contract for procurement of 12 AW-101 helicopters for the Indian Air Force was signed between Ministry of Defence and M/s Agusta Westland Ltd., United Kingdom at a total cost of Rs. 3546.17 crores on 8th February 2010.

The Ministry of Finance had raised certain issues relating to costs that were clarified while placing the proposal for consideration of the Government.

AW-101 is a three engine helicopter, whereas, Sikorsky S-92 is a twin engine helicopter. The S-92 did not comply with certain mandatory Services Qualitative Requirements (SQRs) of the Request for Proposal and hence its commercial proposal was not opened.


Agreement with Russia for Multirole Transport Aircraft


Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and Russian Companies UAC Transport Aircraft and Rosonboronexport signed a Shareholders Agreement on 9.9.2010 to incorporate a Joint Venture Company for design, development and production of Multi Role Transport Aircraft. This agreement was in pursuance to the Inter-Governmental Agreement between Government of India and Russian Federation which was signed on 12th November, 2007 for Design, Development and Production of a Multirole Transport Aircraft (MTA). The Joint Venture company will have shareholding of 50 each from both sides. The investment for the programme has been worked out to be 600.70- MUSD at 2006 Price Level – which will be shared equally by the two sides. Development and certification of the MTA will take 6 years from 'Go-ahead' of the project. It is planned to start the project in January, 2011 after incorporation of the Joint Venture programme.
 
Agreement on Purchase of Helicopters

The contract for procurement of 12 AW-101 helicopters for the Indian Air Force was signed between Ministry of Defence and M/s Agusta Westland Ltd., United Kingdom at a total cost of Rs. 3546.17 crores on 8th February 2010.

The Ministry of Finance had raised certain issues relating to costs that were clarified while placing the proposal for consideration of the Government.

AW-101 is a three engine helicopter, whereas, Sikorsky S-92 is a twin engine helicopter. The S-92 did not comply with certain mandatory Services Qualitative Requirements (SQRs) of the Request for Proposal and hence its commercial proposal was not opened.
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300cr each............$67ml for a helicopter.........??????:hang2:
 
Primary users Royal Navy
Royal Air Force
Italian Navy
Portuguese Air Force
Produced 1990s-present
Unit cost US$21 million (2009 dollars)
Variants CH-149 Cormorant
VH-71 Kestrel

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