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http://www.defensenews.com/articles/ind ... t-projects
The new defense procurement projects approved by DAC and valued at about $12.61 billion will be based in India and inducted in the next eight to 10 years.

Under the approved projects, 83 Tejas light combat aircraft Mark 1A, costing about $7.69 billion, and 15 light combat helicopters, at $447.84 million, will be manufactured by state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.

State-owned Ordnance Factory Board will license produce Russia-made 464 T-90 main battle tanks at a cost of $206.89 million.

Additionally, domestic defense companies will be asked to build 598 mini-UAVs at a cost of $16.92 million.

DAC also approved the new domestic tender to procure six regiments of homemade Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher systems at a cost of $225.12 million to be manufactured by Indian defense companies.
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So if the above data is correct for big ticket item

83 Tejas cost 7.69 USD Billion so each tejas cost $ 92 million USD ? { does it include spares engines weapons etc LCC ?}
15 chopper LCH cost 447.84 USD million , Each LCH cost ~ $ 29.85 million
464 T-90 Tank for $206.89 million , Each T-90 cost ~ $2.24 million
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Austin wrote:So if the above data is correct for big ticket item

83 Tejas cost 7.69 USD Billion so each tejas cost $ 92 million USD ? { does it include spares engines weapons etc LCC ?}
15 chopper LCH cost 447.84 USD million , Each LCH cost ~ $ 29.85 million
464 T-90 Tank for $206.89 million , Each T-90 cost ~ $2.24 million
Production line, spares, weaponry, base repair facilities etc probably
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Looks like Defence News figures are not correct , many news papers are reporting these figures ( not sure what USD value is may be some one can convert to USD )

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/c ... tanks.html

The DAC also gave Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) to Indian Air Force's plan to purchase 83 Tejas Mark 1A aircraft at a cost of Rs 50,025 crore, Defence Ministry sources said.

It also accorded AON for the purchase of 15 Light Combat Aircraft being manufactured by HAL for the Army and Air Force for a tentative cost of about Rs 2,911 crore.

AoN was also given for the repeat order of 464 Russian origin T90 tanks which are being manufactured by the Ordnance Factory Board for Rs 13,448 crore, besides for procurement of 598 mini UAVs at a cost of Rs 1,100 crore.
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Tejas Unit Cost = 602 Crore
LCH = 194 crore
T-90 Tank - 29 Crore


^^ How much is that in USD ?
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Brazil bought 36 Gripen for USD 5.4 Billion

Pakistan was offered 8 F-16 for USD 700 Million

Mirage 2000 upgrade deal USD 50 Million without AESA which will be available in LCA MK 1A
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Austin wrote:Tejas Unit Cost = 602 Crore
LCH = 194 crore
T-90 Tank - 29 Crore


^^ How much is that in USD ?
At Rs 66 to a USD,

LCA - $92 million
LCH - $30 million
T-90 - $4.4 million
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92 million for a Tejas?? :shock: :shock:
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Chinmay wrote:92 million for a Tejas?? :shock: :shock:
that includes machine plants assembly lines ancillaries base workshops / maintenance depots etc etc .. wonder if weapons and AESA radars also included
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kit wrote:
Chinmay wrote:92 million for a Tejas?? :shock: :shock:
that includes machine plants assembly lines ancillaries base workshops / maintenance depots etc etc .. wonder if weapons and AESA radars also included
Worth every penny to our economy!
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JTull wrote:
kit wrote:
that includes machine plants assembly lines ancillaries base workshops / maintenance depots etc etc .. wonder if weapons and AESA radars also included
Worth every penny to our economy!
+10001 !
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"Kalashnikov" held talks on joint production in India

https://ria.ru/economy/20161201/1482642851.html

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http://www.business-standard.com/articl ... 300_1.html

Confirms the Contract for 3rd & 4th Regiment of Pinaka has been signed with Pvt Players. Welcome development with the signing of the M777 Contract too. Its a Golden Oppurtunity for the Industry & OFB to execute well & deliver the system on time to the Army.

I now wish, the much awaited K9 and procuring required sets of Robust Head Gears, Machine Gun,Carbines & Bullet Proof Jackets are Contracted in this Fiscal year.
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Guddu wrote:Ajai Shukla reporting "US Congress to enshrine US-India defence ties in US law"...Russia badly out of funds, France a small socialist nation with small budget, China rapidly rising.....it seems to me F-35 is in the cards. The F-16 is coming and the F-35 will follow..seems crystal clear to me.
They can enshrine any thing they want , in the end the kind of deep TOT that US offers without strings attached and cost would be competing with Russian and French ....I would say its a long shot , We have yet to see any single deep TOT offered by US getting translated into projects , it been almost 15 years since Atal-GWB first came with Transfer of High Technology program.

USG and Private Companies guard their technology too well and dont want to part with it , Infact USG does not own this its the private companies , even MMRCA they did not allow any transfer of code by just module access

Compare that with Indo-Russian Brahmos , FGFA , MKI and so many other programs not to mentioned classifed prgrams like ATV or transfer of SSN , the relationship is very mature and built over many decades.

If this is a transactional buy then India-US program will go ahead.
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Austin wrote:They can enshrine any thing they want , in the end the kind of deep TOT that US offers without strings attached and cost would be competing with Russian and French ....I would say its a long shot , We have yet to see any single deep TOT offered by US getting translated into projects , it been almost 15 years since Atal-GWB first came with Transfer of High Technology program.

Compare that with Indo-Russian Brahmos , FGFA , MKI and so many other programs not to mentioned classifed prgrams like ATV or transfer of SSN , the relationship is very mature and built over many decades.
By and large, ToT, whether deep or shallow, has proven to be a waste of time & waste of money. The essential learning process takes place primary through grassroots level domestic initiatives.

What we do get with the US is industrial participation by the pvt sector, allowing low-cost Indian suppliers to hook into global supply chains. The UK MoD, for example, placed an order for 50 AH-64Es in July. More than two thirds of them will have fuselages built by Tata. By 2018, TASL will be sole supplier of fuselages for the US Army (which is current negotiating a $4bn deal for 240 new aircraft).
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Viv S wrote: By and large, ToT, whether deep or shallow, has proven to be a waste of time & waste of money. The essential learning process takes place primary through grassroots level domestic initiatives.
Tell that to GOI who is insisting on TOT for most deals these days
What we do get with the US is industrial participation by the pvt sector, allowing low-cost Indian suppliers to hook into global supply chains. The UK MoD, for example, placed an order for 50 AH-64Es in July. More than two thirds of them will have fuselages built by Tata. By 2018, TASL will be sole supplier of fuselages for the US Army (which is current negotiating a $4bn deal for 240 new aircraft).
These Low Cost deals are done from business POV , it benefits the company and the customer , HAL has been building Airbus Doors for years now , its low cost deal for Airbus and source of revenue for HAL.

US companies does not want to share techonology by and large which is fine they are interested in protecting their own companies IP ......reason we dont have any major JV with them based on TOT , like we do with Russia or Israel.
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Full text of the India specific portion of the NDAA approved by the House last week and expected to be approved by the Senate this week -

ENHANCING DEFENSE AND SECURITY COOPERATION WITH INDIA

http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?fi ... 4971442644
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Austin wrote:Tell that to GOI who is insisting on TOT for most deals these days
The same GoI that's suo moto introduced the competition for a non-Russian fighter jet? Just having the GoI's backing doesn't make a sacrosanct. That being said, please also keep in mind, that the export-driven 'Make-in-India' initiative is a central plank of GoI policy.
These Low Cost deals are done from business POV , it benefits the company and the customer , HAL has been building Airbus Doors for years now , its low cost deal for Airbus and source of revenue for HAL.
TASL has emerged as the only real competitor to HAL by broad-based 'low cost deals'. And such deals have benefited not just the company and the customer, but also the economy, by generating forex & employment and thereby the country.
US companies does not want to share techonology by and large which is fine they are interested in protecting their own companies IP ......reason we dont have any major JV with them based on TOT , like we do with Russia or Israel.
We've been doing ToT based production for decades now, for all the good it did us. Critical design competencies still had to be built up from scratch in almost all avenues. At least in the other case we'd be able to recycle some of the offsets into real exports.
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https://sputniknews.com/asia/2016120710 ... launchers/
india Orders Locally Made Rocket Launchers, Despite Faulty Ammunition Issues

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Despite complaints of faulty ammunition, India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) spent $490 million on 36 Pinaka Mark-1 multi-barrel rocket launchers, manufactured by the country’s own Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO).Four prime contractors received the order for two additional regiments, containing 18 launchers each: Tata Power SED and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) from the private sector, and state-owned companies Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML). - Reports OGB will contribute an unspecified number of rockets, and a number of different vehicles for the rocket launchers will be supplied by BEML, with Tata Power and L&T providing the launcher systems. The Pinanka-1 will replace the Indian Army’s Soviet-era regiment of Russian-made Grad BM-21 MBRL systems. The new system will have a 40 kilometer (nearly 25 mile) range. New Dehli is awaiting the arrival of the Pinaka-2, which will feature an increased range of up to 60 kilometers. Though Pinaka-II was successfully test-fired at the Pokhran field firing range in May 2015, the development schedule for that project is unclear. © The Times of India quoted DRDO officials at the time saying, "High operational mobility, flexibility and accuracy are the major characteristics which give the weapon an edge in the modern artillery warfare for the Indian armed forces," adding that the launcher’s "quick reaction time gives an edge to the army during low-intensity warlike situations. The system's capability to incorporate several types of warheads makes it deadly for enemy." Retired Army official and defense analyst Rahul Bhonsle told Defense News, "Serious shortcomings have been noticed in the Pinaka-1 rockets as in a recent exercise; reports of the rockets exploding midair and at the firing port have been received. This indicates that the explosive used in the rockets may have been defective.” He added, “This will put a question mark on the further production and induction unless the defects are overcome." Southern Military District New Dehli’s Army is pleased with the rocket launchers, according to an unnamed MoD official, but "that is not to say that the system is perfect, it is on the path of evolving to a better system, and for the moment, the present versions are acceptable. Room for improvement, however, exists," he said. Bhupinder Yadav, another defense analyst and retired military official, said that technical issues persist with the homemade weapons. He explained that, "The production of Pinaka-1 rockets is on hold after some quality-related issues, mainly relating to OFB produced propellant such as short ranges, residues after firings and accidents relating to burst in launchers, etc," and that, "The supplies of fuses and its quality assurances is also an issue."
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Looks like atrocity reporting on defense products made in India.
All those reports indicate the propellant binder is hardening with time.
Fuzes is another matter.
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The INS Betwa accident shows the benefits of local mfg.
All its components are made in India and can be replaced quite inexpensively.
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Absolutely agree. The IN must be supported for their brave decision in developing local industry.
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The IN already enjoys considerable support in that area, but that has yet to have any effect on the Army or the Air Force.
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The Indian Navy is now facing safety issues that IMO the Army and Air Force have experienced and dealt with. 10-15 years and more ago we used to see regular incidents of fire in army ammunition dumps. That has become infrequent now. So also the accident rate of the IAF
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hmmmmm..... that is true (the IAF accident rate)
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Prem wrote:https://sputniknews.com/asia/2016120710 ... launchers/
india Orders Locally Made Rocket Launchers, Despite Faulty Ammunition Issues

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Despite complaints of faulty ammunition, India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) spent $490 million on 36 Pinaka Mark-1 multi-barrel rocket launchers, manufactured by the country’s own Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO).Four prime contractors received the order for two additional regiments, containing 18 launchers each: Tata Power SED and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) from the private sector, and state-owned companies Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML). - Reports OGB will contribute an unspecified number of rockets, and a number of different vehicles for the rocket launchers will be supplied by BEML, with Tata Power and L&T providing the launcher systems. The Pinanka-1 will replace the Indian Army’s Soviet-era regiment of Russian-made Grad BM-21 MBRL systems. The new system will have a 40 kilometer (nearly 25 mile) range. New Dehli is awaiting the arrival of the Pinaka-2, which will feature an increased range of up to 60 kilometers. Though Pinaka-II was successfully test-fired at the Pokhran field firing range in May 2015, the development schedule for that project is unclear. © The Times of India quoted DRDO officials at the time saying, "High operational mobility, flexibility and accuracy are the major characteristics which give the weapon an edge in the modern artillery warfare for the Indian armed forces," adding that the launcher’s "quick reaction time gives an edge to the army during low-intensity warlike situations. The system's capability to incorporate several types of warheads makes it deadly for enemy." Retired Army official and defense analyst Rahul Bhonsle told Defense News, "Serious shortcomings have been noticed in the Pinaka-1 rockets as in a recent exercise; reports of the rockets exploding midair and at the firing port have been received. This indicates that the explosive used in the rockets may have been defective.” He added, “This will put a question mark on the further production and induction unless the defects are overcome." Southern Military District New Dehli’s Army is pleased with the rocket launchers, according to an unnamed MoD official, but "that is not to say that the system is perfect, it is on the path of evolving to a better system, and for the moment, the present versions are acceptable. Room for improvement, however, exists," he said. Bhupinder Yadav, another defense analyst and retired military official, said that technical issues persist with the homemade weapons. He explained that, "The production of Pinaka-1 rockets is on hold after some quality-related issues, mainly relating to OFB produced propellant such as short ranges, residues after firings and accidents relating to burst in launchers, etc," and that, "The supplies of fuses and its quality assurances is also an issue."
Cannot reply on Imports for Forever. Some where we need to make a Beginning. Agree that Ammunition may have a Problem, OFB should be taken to task and improvements should be made in Time bound Manner. Its time Local Industries should be promoted.
It is also to be noted this contract has been finalized at the Prices finalized in 2011. Inference is Local Industries want to support and Import Lobbies want to kill them. Better sense would be to be part of development band induct in large nos and make OFB more accountable to make deliveries in Time bound way . Pvt Industries sure will also benefit in larger way & get confidence to invest more in defence Infrastructure.
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^^^ article is planting bias memes in the janata...
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Air Marshal (retd) Tyagi, former CAS arrested by CBI
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shiv wrote:Air Marshal (retd) Tyagi, former CAS arrested by CBI
A red letter day.
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'Signature' US defence project in works
New Delhi, Dec. 10: The US and India are set to shortly announce a "signature, big-ticket" project that will symbolise the finalisation of India as a "major defence partner", senior officials involved in the talks have said.

US defence secretary Ashton Carter was in New Delhi this week on a farewell visit and met defence minister Manohar Parrikar for the seventh time in two years.

Officials would not describe the "signature project". One official simply said "it flies".

This has led to speculation that Boeing and/or Lockheed Martin would be partnering an Indian entity to set up an assembly line for F/A-18 Super Hornet or F-16 Fighting Falcon combat jets.
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If the above article is true, then please let it be the F-18. Pretty please :)

P.S. Can I click my heels on the yellow brick road and wish it was the Growler? :)
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Centre fast-tracks ‘Make in India’ infantry combat vehicle project
The Union defence ministry is finally fast-tracking the long-pending mega 'Make in India' project to produce at least 2,610 future infantry combat vehicles (FICVs) for the Army at an estimated cost of about Rs 60,000 crore.

MoD sources said two of the five private contenders in the fray, apart from the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), "will soon be selected" to design and build prototypes for the FICVs.

The government will fund 80% of the development cost, which could be around Rs 3,000-4,000 crore.

"The best prototype will then be selected for mass production. The ministry's integrated project management team (IPMT) is in the final stage of evaluating the EoI (expression of interest) responses submitted by the OFB and five private vendors," said a source. The private contenders are L&T, Mahindra, Pipavav Defence & Offshore Engineering and two consortiums of Tata Motors-Bharat Forge and Tata Power SED-Titagarh Wagons.

Basically armoured personnel carriers designed to swiftly transport infantry soldiers into the battlefield behind tanks, the FICVs are meant to gradually replace the old Russian-origin BMP-II infantry combat vehicles in the Army. Though not as deadly and well-protected as main-battle tanks, the amphibious troop carriers will have their own anti-tank missiles, cannons and machine guns.

The 1.3-million strong Army, incidentally, has 63 armoured regiments of T-90S, T-72 and Arjun tanks, backed by 44 Mechanised Infantry units with their BMPs, for swift multiple ground offensives into enemy territory.

But the FICV project has so far failed to take off due to glitches and controversies since it was first accorded "acceptance of necessity" under the 'Make (Hi-Tech)' category in October 2009. The previous EoI, issued in May 2010, was cancelled by the MoD after major faults were found in the evaluation process in December 2012.

The MoD hopes similar mistakes with the fresh EoI, which was issued in July last year, will not be repeated. But while the IPMT has sought repeated clarifications from the contenders, it has not visited and inspected their manufacturing facilities for an on-ground assessment till now.

The EoI lays down the contenders will be assessed on four major counts: commercial, technical capability, availability of critical technologies and technical specifications of the FICVs they propose to build. The sheer size of the "lucrative" FICV project has even seen some countries hard-sell their infantry combat vehicles to India.

The US, for instance, has showcased its Stryker armoured vehicles during the joint 'Yudh Abhyas' exercises. But the government is pushing the Make in India project for the Army.
-Ankit
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Rakesh wrote:If the above article is true, then please let it be the F-18. Pretty please :)

P.S. Can I click my heels on the yellow brick road and wish it was the Growler? :)
Ignore him 'ye gods. I'll double triple his mithai offering if the F-35 goes through instead. :mrgreen:


P.S. The Israelis are integrating Growler-lite Growler-plus capabilities on the F-35I. Jez sayin'. :wink:
The F-35I will also feature an external jamming pod, and new Israeli air-to-air missiles and guided bombs in the internal weapon bays. - Link
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If you put a centerline power jamming pod on the F-35 it will actually become a better escort jammer than the Growler. The Growler suffers in that mission on account of two reasons - One being the power requirements from its pods forcing them to be quite large, and the other being the stand off jamming mission, particularly when full spectrum jamming is concerned. It really needs to carry 3 pods to account for the spectrum and the number of threats a stand off jamming platform needs to degrade or deny. There was a program back int he early 90's to develop a dedicated Low (er) power pod for the Prowler (still had a RAT but lower power requirements, smaller footprint) for the escort mission but it went nowhere and they didn't think about it again when they created the Growler. The mission makes it unable to keep up with packages given its speed, and TOS when factoring in that mission. Its a deficiency that comes with the trade-space since they want the Growler to act as both a stand off and escort jamming platform, and do so against the full spectrum threat..Stand off Jamming is where the Growler comes into its own since it has the spectrum diversity and the power to suppress from range.

The size, weight and power requirement for the Next Generation Jammer would make it even less useful in an escort role. The integration RAT solution that was rejected still tripled the power generation capability compared to the current pods. Raytheon is rumored to have chosen something even more powerful. For escort jamming, or even DEAD the F-35 with an external pod is a better option anyways and for purely DEAD so is the EA-18G minus the pods (with just the AN/ALQ-218) under the passive Growler concept where all you are doing is putting AARGM's on emitters.

For most users however the F-35 with its active/passive internal self-protection suite will suffice unless of course you are tasked with escorting heavy fighters as the IDF may end up doing given their F-15I's. It's much cheaper and elegant to put a high power jammer on the F-35 than to convert their F-15I fleet into a Growler like variant which may actually be quite impractical to do.
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Lalmohan wrote:^^^ article is planting bias memes in the janata...
The source. Mouthpiece. To be expected.


Rakesh wrote:If the above article is true, then please let it be the F-18. Pretty please :)

P.S. Can I click my heels on the yellow brick road and wish it was the Growler? :)
If one, then the F-16 IMHO.

Chances are both could come. I do not expect the Growler, especially a MII.
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What does this mean: Tender for GaN HEMT DEVICE CGH40120F

Please reply only if you know this field sufficiently well.
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Saab pledges major investment if Gripen E wins IAF deal

http://www.janes.com/article/66248/saab ... s-iaf-deal
Saab has pledged to support the development in India of a "future-ready aerospace ecosystem" if its Gripen E multirole combat aircraft is selected to meet an Indian Air Force (IAF) requirement for single-engine fighters.

In comments to IHS Jane's on 13 December, Jan Widerström, Saab India Technologies' chairman and managing director, confirmed that Saab recently responded to the Indian government's request for information to support the procurement programme.

Saab is understood to be challenging for the contract against Lockheed Martin, which is offering the latest version of its F-16 Fighting Falcon. The deal is framed around a requirement for localised production and could be worth about USD12 billion as the IAF looks to procure up to 150 aircraft to replace its ageing Russian MiG-21 and MiG-27 fighter aircraft.

Widerström said, "We formally responded to the Indian government in October, expressing our willingness to manufacture Gripen E in India, in line with the 'Make in India' vision. Our aim is to work closely with Indian industry to develop the world's most advanced fighter aircraft, and a complete future-ready aerospace ecosystem in India in the coming years."

Widerström explained that Saab's proposal includes the establishment in India of a modern facility that is fully capable of developing and producing advanced fighter aircraft.

"We have a blueprint for a comprehensive 'Make in India' programme for the Gripen E, which includes the setting up of a full manufacturing facility, at par with our Gripen E facility in Sweden," he said. "[It also includes] transfers of technology, the setting up of an aerospace ecosystem, the development of a local supplier base, and employment of a well-trained workforce."

Widerström added, "We're not looking at this as component production or the transfer of an old assembly line. We will build a full spectrum of capabilities in India.
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Indranil wrote:What does this mean: Tender for GaN HEMT DEVICE CGH40120F

Please reply only if you know this field sufficiently well.
It appears to be for this -

http://www.wolfspeed.com/downloads/dl/f ... 40120f.pdf
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