Armée Indienne / Indian Armed Forces

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Euh........ Typhoon pour moi .

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Le porte Avions INS Viraat ( R22 )



Le Destroyer INS Ranvir ( D54 )



Le Destroyer INS Mumbai ( D62 )



La Frégate Satpura ( F48 )

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BrahMos missile fully operational with two Army regiments: Govt



NEW DELHI: Indigenously developed BrahMos cruise missile system having a strike range of 290 kms, has become fully operational with two regiments of the Indian Army, government told the Rajya Sabha today.

In a written reply, Defence Minister A K Antony said, "The flight trial was carried out on March 4, 2012 by the Second Regiment of the BrahMos Army Unit for operationalisation of the regiment in desert warfare, after training of the personnel.

"With this test firing, the BrahMos Missile System is fully operational with two regiments of the Army," he said.

He was asked whether the BrahMos missile was test fired and its details thereof.

Informing the House on the test firing conducted by Army, the Defence Minister said, "BrahMos Missile System with launchers, mobile command post with its control and communication systems had been fully deployed by the Army in operational mode and the missile was fired".

Replying to a question on indigenous production of defence equipment, Antony said the defence public sector units are taking various initiatives to encourage indigenous participation in defence production and to widen the defence industrial base.

"These include development of indigenous vendors, registration of new vendors, policy initiative for greater private sector participation and outsourcing in their production programme," he said.

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DCNS, SEC Industries Sign Contract for Local Manufacture of Equipment for Indian Submarines


A Scorpene-class submarine of the Royal Malaysian Navy.
08:17 GMT, March 23, 2012 Mumbai | DCNS, a world leader in naval defence, signed through DCNS India a contract with SEC Industries worth Rs 310-cr (approximately €50 million) for the local manufcture of equipment for the P75 Scorpene submarines*.

DCNS India** signed a contract with SEC Industries for the manufacture of equipment (hull hatches, cofferdam doors, knuckle hoses, ballast vent valves, High Pressure air cylinders, weapon handling and storage system). Over the coming years, SEC will manufacture equipment under a TOT provided by DCNS India and they will be progressively delivered to our customer, Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL), for integration onboard the P75 Scorpene submarines.

“The contract with SEC is part of the indigenization program implemented by DCNS India under the P75 Mazagon Purchased Materials (MPM) contracts. Through this will to manufacture in India, we are developing strong industrial partnerships and capabilities for the P75 and future programs. Together with our partners, we are positioning ourselves for the long term”, declared Bernard Buisson, Managing Director of DCNS India.

The concerned equipment are highly specific due to the physical constraints they will face onboard the submarines. As for the recent deliveries from Flash Forge, the local production will follow DCNS’ strict quality standards to ensure the submarines’ optimal performances with maximum safety over the long term.

DCNS, through DCNS India and its support teams in France, is providing SEC Industries with training sessions:
• In France, over 40 SEC personnel are to be trained within DCNS facilities for over a year periods (on 2012 and 2013);
• In Hyderabad, DCNS India will provide On the Job Training and technical support to assist the implementation of manufacturing processes and Quality Control procedures for a period of 5 years.

DCNS India will also provide the technical data package for the manufacturing and a 24/7 local assistance in order to allow SEC to meet quality requirement and on-time deliveries.

D. Vidyasagar, Managing Director of SEC Industries said “Through this contract, our company will gain in technology terms, infrastructure and trained manpower.”

“SEC Industries is upgrading its capabilities: set-up of a new workshop dedicated to this program, acquisition of new industrials means for sanding, welding and painting and recruitment of skilled manpower; technicians and engineers. Together with SEC we are investing in technology transfer for the satisfaction of our stakeholders and to be in position to get future orders from our esteemed Customer”, Bernard Buisson concluded.

In June 2011, DCNS India has signed a contract with Flash Forge India Pvt. Ltd. to supply equipment under the P75 Scorpene submarines program. The first equipment under this contract were delivered to MDL earlier this year.

Since DCNS India will be tying up with more Indian companies in the frame of P75, further announcements are to be made in future.

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Lancement de l'INS Kochi, Destroyer classe Kolkata

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US $4 billion Indian Artillery Deal in Limbo Following Rheinmettal Ban

Some of India’s major defense procurement deals have hit a roadblock following the Indian MoD's decision to ban Israeli Military Industries (IMI) and Germany's Rheinmettal for 10 yeas over corruption charges. Major deals like the procurement $4 billion worth of 155mm wheeled howitzers have hit a roadblock since Rheinmettal was considered ahead in the race to win the bid against Konstrukta of Slovakia.


Now with Rheinmettal's bid in cold storage, the only vendor remaining is Konstrukta upon whom too there are doubts as the barrel of its artillery gun reportedly exploded during trails. Regardless of the barrel issue, the procurement is left to just one vendor and the Indian system does not allow for a single vendor.

Indian authorities have also frozen IMI’s $24 million deal with Indian’s Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) to set up five factories to produce 155mm Bi-Modular Charge Systems for artillery ammunition and other propellant charges for large-caliber artillery operated by the Indian army.

The Indian ban has impacted the Israeli government's efforts to privatize IMI, according to reports in the Israeli media.

The potential of IMI to obtain a good price at sell-off is now in doubt as India is considered one of its biggest customers. While officially, there is no other deal other than the OFB factories project with IMI in India, the company is said to be present in several procurement projects given the breadth of its products profile. IMI is into armoring of land vehicles, ammunition charges, light artillery rocket system, helicopter and aircraft protection systems among others.

Meanwhile, Rheinmettal and IMI have have protested their ban. In a statement, Rheinmettal said that it was "willing to work closely with the Indian authorities to resolve the issue" while IMI expressed "surprise" at the ban.

Rheinmettal has planned a big display of its products at the Defexpo India 2012 show in Delhi from March 29 but the ban may invite some embarrassing questions from the media, defence officials and business visitors.

http://www.defenseworld.net/go/defensenews.jsp?id=6740&h=US%20$4%20billion%20Indian%20Artillery%20Deal%20in%20Limbo%20Following%20Rheinmettal%20Ban

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L'étrange hécatombe des avions de combat de l'armée de l'air indienne

http://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/industrie/aeronautique-defense/20120328trib000690778/l-etrange-hecatombe-des-avions-de-combat-de-l-armee-de-l-air-indienne.html

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Le coup de gueule d’un général indien

L’Inde a procédé avec succès, ce 28 mars, à un tir d’essai de son missile de croisière supersonique BrahMos, lequel serait, d’après les autorités indiennes, le « plus rapide du monde ».

Pourtant, cette nouvelle risque fort d’être éclipsé par le coup d’éclat que vient de réaliser le général Vijay Kumar Singh, le chef d’état-major des forces terrestres indiennes. A quelques mois de sa retraite, l’officier a ainsi décidé de dire ce qu’il avait sur le coeur dans un courrier adressé au Premier ministre indien.

« L’état des systèmes de combat des forces mécanisées, de l’artillerie, de la défense aérienne, de l’infanterie et des forces spéciales (…) est en effet alarmant » a estimé le général Singh dans sa lette, qui a été publiée par la presse indienne.

Selon lui, les chars manquent des munitions nécessaires, la défense aérienne est obsolète à « 97% », les troupes d’élite ne disposent pas des armes adéquates et l’infanterie est pleine de « carences » et manque de matériels pour combattre la nuit.

Un peu plus tôt cette semaine, le général Singh a déclaré, au journal The Hindu, avoir été l’objet d’une tentative de corruption via l’intermédiaire d’un industriel qui lui avait proposé un pot-de-vin pour obtenir un contrat portant sur l’achat de 600 véhicules. Bien qu’ayant rendu-compte à son ministre de tutelle, l’officier a constaté, selon ses dires, que cette affaire n’avait pas connu de suite.

Quoi qu’il en soit, afin de prendre en compte les risques de conflits avec le Pakistan et la Chine, l’Inde a considérablement augmenté ses dépenses militaires au cours de ces dernières années. Au point que ce pays représente le plus important marché pour les industriels de la défense était donné que le pays importe 70% des équipements destinés à ses forces armées.

Cela étant, le constat établi par le général Singh est déjà en partie connu. D’ailleurs, le magazine India Strategic l’a récemment souligné, de même que le journal India Today, qui, dans un article publié en octobre dernier, affirmait que les forces terrestres indiennes n’étaient pas prêtes à faire la guerre.

Pourtant, le budget indien de la défense a une nouvelle fois été annoncé en hausse (+17%) pour la prochaine année fiscale et plusieurs programmes importants et coûteux sont lancés, comme par exemplre le contrat MMRCA pour lequel Dassault Aviation est en négociation exclusive pour livrer 126 Rafale.

Et le prochain budget prévoit une augmentation de 74% des moyens accordés à la marine indienne afin d’absorber les surcoûts constatés lors de la fabrication en cours de 46 nouveaux bâtiments. En cause : la hausse du prix de l’acier en provenance de Russie. Ainsi, la remise en condition du porte-avions INS Vikramaditya (ex Amiral Gorshkov quand il était encore soviétique) a réservé de mauvaises surprises.

Qui plus est, le développement de sous-marins – dont le SNLE INS Arihant -, de missiles balistiques, d’une défense antimissile, du char Arjun ou encore de l’avion de 5e génération T-50 PAK/FA avec la Russie, l’Inde s’est focalisée sur les grands programmes d’armement. En revanche, elle a négligé, si l’on en croit le général Singh, les équipements dits de « cohérence opérationnelle », lesquels sont indispensables pour la bonne marche de l’ensemble des systèmes d’armes.

Ce problème n’est pas propre à l’Inde. En décembre 2007, le général Bruno Cuche, alors chef d’état-major de l’armée de Terre, avait fait le même constat et il s’en était ouvert dans un courrier adressé au chef d’état-major des armées (CEMA), qui était à l’époque le général Georgelin.

http://www.opex360.com/2012/03/28/le-coup-de-gueule-dun-general-indien

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SELEX Galileo to Provide Support Services and Training to Indian Navy Until 2022



13:56 GMT, March 29, 2012 New Delhi | SELEX Galileo has signed a contract with the Indian Navy to provide support and service solutions through to 2022 worth £21 million (€25 million). The agreement will see SELEX Galileo supporting the avionics facility at the Centre for Avionics Repair and Software Development (CARES) at India’s Naval Aircraft Yard at Kochi. In addition to support, the deal will see the Company carry out a comprehensive update of the CARES facility to meet future test requirements.

“The CARES facility is seen as a benchmark repair facility within the Indian Navy, and we’re proud to be behind this success” said Alastair Morrison, SVP Radar & Advanced Targeting for SELEX Galileo, adding “To carry out this new contract we’ll be working with Indian suppliers to develop Test Program Sets (TPS) for the upgrade and will be transferring technical expertise to Indian Navy personnel. It’s all part of our strategy to partner with India in the long term.”

The contract includes knowledge transfer packages that will train Indian Navy personnel in activities including repair techniques, avionics and test equipment technologies.

The contract follows on from SELEX Galileo's previous agreement with the Indian Navy which saw the Company supporting the CARES facility from its opening in 2001. Since then, the CARES facility has been expanded to provide support for a whole range of Indian Navy aircraft.

With SELEX Galileo Private Indian Limited, SELEX Galileo has expanded its footprint in India that builds on a longstanding industrial collaboration with local companies.

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Raytheon Begins Procuring Parts for India's Munitions Control Unit


MCU will enable Indian Air Force Jaguar aircraft to employ modern precision weapons


NEW DELHI, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has started procuring components required to build the Munitions Control Units for 126 of the Indian Air Force's Jaguar Darin II attack aircraft.

The MCU enables integration of modern weapons on legacy aircraft with minimal to no modifications to aircraft wiring and the flight or stores management software. The MCU's compact size enables it to be located in a weapons pylon or avionics bay of a legacy aircraft. From there, it interfaces between "smart" weapons and the existing software of a legacy aircraft.

"Providing the IAF the capability to enhance their Jaguar fleet is the latest chapter in Raytheon's six-decade history of trusted partnership in India," said Harry Schulte, Raytheon Missile Systems' vice president of Air Warfare Systems. "MCU will give the Jaguar the capability to employ 'smart' or 'advanced' weapons like the Joint Standoff Weapon, Maverick missile, Paveway™precision-guided munition and AIM-9M Sidewinder air-to-air missile."

Raytheon was awarded a contract to build the MCU in 2011, and funding was authorized for the system in 2012. In anticipation of the contract, Raytheon began preliminary work to integrate MCU on Jaguar in 2008.

About the Munitions Control Unit

• Dimensions: approximately 13 by 6 by 3 inches and weighs roughly 6 pounds.
  
• Enables integration of modern weapons on legacy aircraft.
  
• Requires minimal modifications to aircraft wiring and no changes to the flight or stores management software.
  

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Où va l'argent de l'armée ?
http://www.courrierinternational.com/breve/2012/03/29/ou-va-l-argent-de-l-armee

Les français s'allient à des société locales pour livrer plus de 2000 systèmes d'Artillerie à l'Armée indienne... c'est tout simplement E N O R M E

http://forcesoperations.com/2012/03/31/inde-nexter-se-positionne-fournir-2000-systemes-dartillerie/

les anglais n'ont pas encore lâché prise

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Osborne to press case for Typhoon in India



George Osborne is to tell the Indian government that its decision not to choose the BAE-backed Typhoon Euro­fighter as its new strike plane is a mistake as the Typhoon is a more cost-effective option.

In a trip to India this week, the Chancellor will say that the Eurofighter is superior militarily and is therefore a “better deal” for the country. Earlier this year, India announced that it had chosen France’s Dassault as the preferred bidder to fulfil the $11bn (£7bn) contract.

Ian King, the chief executive of BAE has since said that it was consulting with its Eurofighter partners in Italy and Germany to see if cost reductions were possible.

Mr Osborne is also likely to raise India’s tax policies after the government announced on Friday that foreign investors in India such as Vodafone, Kraft and SAB Miller could be forced to pay billions of pounds in capital gains tax on deals stretching back to 1962.

Mr Osborne will stress that consistent tax policy between two trading partners is vital to maintain good relations. The Indian government’s decision looks likely to overturn a successful Vodafone legal challenge in the Indian supreme court to a $2.2bn (£1.38bn) tax bill relating to its takeover of Hutchison Whampoa’s Indian mobile phone unit.

Mr Osborne may also discuss the next leader of the World Bank. The UK is expected to throw its weight behind the American candidate, despite pressure from emerging market nations that the US should loosen its grip on the job.

Whitehall sources confirmed that the UK approach would be “traditional”. In return for US support for a European to lead the International Monetary Fund (France’s Christine Lagarde), Britain would back a US head of the World Bank.

José Antonio Ocampo, the former Colombian finance minister and one of the three candidates vying for the job, expects the UK Government to back its “historical ally”, which has nominated public health expert Dr Jim Yong Kim.

Mr Ocampo told The Sunday Telegraph that he believes he can win the support of other advanced economies in the race to succeed Robert Zoellick as president of the World Bank in June.

“There are some key countries that matter” in the race, said Mr Ocampo. “Some developed countries might be interesting.”

Mr Ocampo and the third can­didate, Nigerian finance min­ister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, will be hoping to win the backing of emer­ging economies keen to break the Western stranglehold on two of the world’s key multi-lateral ­institutions.

America’s position as the biggest donor to the World Bank still makes Dr Kim the favourite, but analysts say that President Barack Obama’s decision to pick someone with a focus on public health — just one strand of development work — makes the race potentially a lot closer.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9178384/Osborne-to-press-case-for-Typhoon-in-India.html

ilyass100 a écrit:

George Osborne is to tell the Indian government that its decision not to choose the BAE-backed Typhoon Euro­fighter as its new strike plane is a mistake as the Typhoon is a more cost-effective option.
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Mr Osborne is also likely to raise India’s tax policies after the government announced on Friday that foreign investors in India such as Vodafone, Kraft and SAB Miller could be forced to pay billions of pounds in capital gains tax on deals stretching back to 1962.

Mr Osborne will stress that consistent tax policy between two trading partners is vital to maintain good relations. The Indian government’s decision looks likely to overturn a successful Vodafone legal challenge in the Indian supreme court to a $2.2bn (£1.38bn) tax bill relating to its takeover of Hutchison Whampoa’s Indian mobile phone unit.

Mr Osborne may also discuss the next leader of the World Bank. The UK is expected to throw its weight behind the American candidate, despite pressure from emerging market nations that the US should loosen its grip on the job.

dure dure de se defaire de ses reflexes colonialistes,j´aimerai bien voir la reaction des indiens quand il leur adresse ce discours "diplomatique"

oui mais je suis un peu choqué qu'il parlent ainsi en public, durant des négociations fermés c'est plus que normal qu'ils utilisent ce genre de langage de pression et de menace, mais la... , en plus je trouve qu'ils attaquent même les français.

non c´est de bonne guerre,c´est connu des anglais,ils n´ont jamais ete de bons perdants.
ils ont deja perdu hongkong,ils avaient encore espoir de garder un cordon avec l´inde puissante,mais la ils craignent que leur calcul soit mal fait,puisque apparement ce pays ose affirmer ses choix en toute souverainté,ah ces méchants indiens

Les français n'ont-ils pas fait de même en Suisse, les américains en Inde, les russes ici et là?

les USen in de ils ont fait leurs etudes bidons et re-propositions F35 mais pas de menaces de memoire
francais en suisse mouai par contre-etudes et leakings,mais c´etait pas d´une conotation menacante du maitre comme celle ci
si tu insinue les comptes bancaires,meme les allemands l´ont fait avant,independament du bid(Steinbrück:on envoie la cavalerie la bas)

Demander à l'Inde de participer au programme F-35, avec ce qu'il coûte, est en soi une menace. Je disais que les mauvais perdants sont partout, et reviennent à la charge dès que cela leur est possible, par le charme, ou par la menace, voire les deux. Rappelle toi comme les autorités françaises s'étonnaient (méchamment) qu'avec de l'argent européen dont avait profité la Pologne, cette dernière achète du F-16 américain au lieu de bons Mirage 2000 français.

rafi a écrit:

Demander à l'Inde de participer au programme F-35, avec ce qu'il coûte, est en soi une menace.

j´adhere,tu as completement raison
oui je me rappelle du poland-bashing des french-boys apres 2002,ca faisait mal d´etre polonais ou de poster du F16

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India to issue RFP for maritime patrol requirements


India is readying requests for proposals (RFP) for two maritime patrol requirements: the navy's Medium Range Maritime Reconnaissance (MRMR) aircraft and the coast guard's Medium Maritime Patrol (MMP) aircraft.



Both requirements are likely to be for six aircraft initially, with options for six more, say industry sources. One source said the initial MMP requirement could be for nine aircraft.

The sources spoke to Flightglobal at Defexpo India 2012, where airframers displayed models of maritime patrol aircraft. RFPs for both requirements are expected in 2012, with one source saying the MMP RFP could be issued in April or May. India issued requests for information (RFIs) for both requirements in 2010.

Unlike the navy's long-range maritime patrol aircraft requirement, which will be filled by the Boeing 737-based P-8I Neptune, the RFI suggests India will not require the MRMR to have anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities, with the aircraft focused on the maritime patrol mission and capable of carrying anti-ship missiles. It will replace India's 12 Britten-Norman Islanders.

© Saab

In the 2010 RFI, the navy stated that the MRMR aircraft will require a top speed of 300kt (556km/h) or greater and a patrol speed of 200kt. It will require a full self protection suite, including radar and laser warning receivers, an active electronically scanned array (AESA) surface-search radar and a forward looking infrared (FLIR) sensor.

One possible contender for the requirement could include a variant of the P-8I, although Boeing representatives at the show said they want to see the RFP before deciding how to address the MRMR campaign. They pointed out that a P-8I variant would be make sense from a logistical and crew training perspective given that India has already ordered eight P-8Is for long-range patrol.

Other contenders for the MRMR could include the Saab 2000 maritime patrol aircraft (MPA), the Airbus Military C295 MPA, and the Israel Aerospace Industries ELI-3360 (based on the Bombardier Q400). A previously issued RFP for the MRMR was withdrawn in early 2009.

Sources say the MMP requirement is somewhat less well defined. "Based on the RFI, the MMP is a really big beast," says one source from a European airframer.

The RFI called for a diverse range of missions, including search and rescue, anti-surface warfare, environmental monitoring and medical evacuation with three intensive care stations.

"We're not sure if all the capabilities need to be present all the time, or whether they can be changed in or out," says the source.

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Safety concerns stalling first flight of HAL's naval Tejas



Singapore - Safety concerns have delayed the maiden flight of the naval variant of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Tejas light combat aircraft.

"It is very important to make sure the aircraft is safe," says an industry source. "If a disaster were to occur, it would be the end of the road for the programme."

The source says the naval variant could have its first flight "any day now". In June 2011, a programme official told Flightglobal that the navalised Tejas would have its first flight in November 2011, but this never materialised.

The source declined to provide details about the safety concerns involved in the aircraft, or what steps have been taken to rectify them. He spoke to Flightglobal at India's Defexpo 2012 trade show in New Delhi.


After being unveiled in June 2010, the naval variant has yet to conduct its first flight. Nonetheless, in early February, the Indian navy ordered eight additional examples of the variant.

Although the naval variant was to have been powered by the General Electric F414 powerplant, the eight examples the navy ordered will use the less powerful F404.

After initial flight tests from HAL's facilities in Bengaluru, the aircraft will be sent to Hansa naval air station near Goa where it will undergo carrier compatibility tests.

The source added that the F414-powered Tejas Mk II will be rolled out in early 2014, with a first flight by December 2014.

As of 31 March, the Tejas Mk I aircraft had completed 1,816 flight tests. The type received initial operational clearance in January 2011. The source says final operational clearance could be given by the end of 2012.

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/safety-concerns-stalling-first-flight-of-hals-naval-tejas-370229/

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Eurocopter calls for conclusion of India competition




Singapore - Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling says it is time for India's competition for 197 reconnaissance and surveillance helicopters (RSH) to be concluded.

"It is time for this competition to end," he says. "The army needs this helicopter for their missions."

Bertling was speaking to journalists at a media roundtable on the sidelines of India's Defexpo 2012.

The RSH competition is between Eurocopter's AS550 C3 Fennec and Russia's Kamov KA-226T for 197 helicopters. The evaluation of flight trials report for the competition was submitted in 2011, but India's ministry of defence has yet to open commercial offers for the programme.

The Fennec was selected as the winner of a similar tender in 2007, but this tender was cancelled, with a re-tender issued in 2008. The winner will replace the army's obsolescent Cheetah and Cheetak helicopters.

Frustrated by the apparent delays in concluding the competition, Eurocopter sent a letter to the ministry of defence in February enquiring about the competition's status.

Bertling says Eurocopter has yet to receive a response to the letter and that Eurocopter's current offer expires on 18 June.

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Boeing bulllish on Chinook winning Indian competition



Singapore - Boeing is confident that the CH-47F Chinook will win India's competition for 15 heavy lift helicopters.

Flight trials for the CH-47F and the Russian Mil Mi-26 have been completed and offset proposals have been submitted to India's ministry of defence, says Boeing. The comments were made by Boeing executives at India's Defexpo 2012 show in New Delhi.

They say the CH-47F has met all technical requirements and that the next step is likely to be the opening of commercial bids, which could occur in May.

The request for proposal (RFP) suggests that the first aircraft will need to be delivered to the Indian army within three years of the contract signing. Following this, all 15 helicopters will need to be delivered within one year. The RFP placed great emphasis on the lifecycle costs involved in operating the two helicopters.

Boeing says it is currently producing five Chinooks per month at its Philadelphia factory.

The CH-47F and Mi-26 are radically different helicopters. The Chinook uses a tandem rotor layout compared with the Mi-26's conventional helicopter layout with a main and tail rotor.

The Mi-26 is much larger, with a maximum take off weight of 56,000kg (123,000lb) compared with the Chinook's maximum gross weight of 22,668kg.

The Chinook, however, can be transported in the hold of the C-17 Globemaster III, of which India has ordered 10 examples. Boeing says this greatly enhances the CH-47F's ability to be deployed to distant locations.

They note that the CH-47F used in the India flight trials flew into India aboard a C-17 and was able to conduct a flight just hours after arriving.

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