BY : PTI
The Indian Air Force will complete flight test evaluation for the medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) by April next year, Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Naik said.
“We will complete flight test evaluation for these aircraft by April…the report would then be sent to the government,” the Air Chief told PTI.
The IAF has been holding trials for its USD 10-billion Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft tenders in which US’ Boeing and Lockheed Martin, French D’Assault, Swedish SAAB, European consortium EADS and Russian MiG are contenders.
“The evaluation report would be discussed by the Cabinet Committee on Security, after which the process of awarding contract would be initiated,” he said.
“The aircraft would be in service by 2013,” he added.


Source: IDRW