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Govt clears Rs.1,800 crore trainer aircraft deal

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

Government has approved the deal to procure 75 Pilatus Basic Trainer Aircraft for IAF, highly placed Defence Ministry sources told PTI here.

The decision was taken at a meeting of Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) this evening chaired by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

The deal was hanging fire for last one year after one of the contender Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) alleged that Pilatus

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First Published: May 10 2012 | 8:25 PM IST

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