Navy aims to buy 6 Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft

[Sidhu...Sidhaarth Roy]

Aiming to strengthen its surveillance capabilities over the sea, the Indian Navy is planning to procure six Medium Range Maritime Reconnaissance (MRMR) aircraft.

The Navy had first issued a global Request for Proposal (RFP) for procuring the MRMR aircraft in June 2008 before the 26/11 attacks on Mumbai but the deal was scrapped later by the Defence Ministry after the submission of bids by contenders in the race.

The aircraft to be procured will replace the ageing fleet of 12 Islander aircraft in service, Navy officials said here.

The companies likely to receive the tender for the contract include American Boeing with P-8 (a derivative of P-8I), Russian Illyushin, French Dassault Falcon and EADS.

With an expected endurance of over six hours, these aircraft will carry out surveillance in areas up to 200 miles from the coast, they added.

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