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Indian Air Force seeks commitment from fighter vendors

The level of detail in the current RFI contrasts starkly with the sketchy, one-page RFI issued in 2004

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Ajai Shukla New Delhi
Global aerospace manufacturers with huge stakes in India’s proposed procurement of hundreds of fighter aircrafts, are struck by the level of detail the Indian Air Force (IAF) has sought in a Request for Information (RFI) issued on Friday.

The 72-page RFI, apart from specifying the IAF’s requirement in minute detail, seeks a clear commitment from vendors of their willingness to supply sensitive technologies, documentation, training facilities and performance guarantees.

The level of detail in the current RFI contrasts starkly with the sketchy, one-page RFI issued in 2004 in the ultimately aborted contest to supply the IAF with 126 medium multi-role

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