India, United States Of America Rs 4,000 Crore deal for six transport aircraft
India has signed a Rs 4,000-crore deal with the US for procuring six more C-130 J Super Hercules Special Operations aircraft for the Indian Air Force.
The proposal was cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Security headed by Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh
The two sides signed the deal yesterday under which the US Air Force will supply the aircraft to the Indian Air Force through the Foreign Military Sales route.
The Indian Air Force had acquired the first lot of six aircraft at a cost of around Rs 5,500 crore.
The new six planes will be located at Districts Panagarh in West Bengal, which would be headquarters of the proposed Mountain Strike Corps of the army, along the China border.
India has signed a Rs 4,000-crore deal with the US for procuring six more C-130 J Super Hercules Special Operations aircraft for the Indian Air Force.
The proposal was cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Security headed by Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh
The two sides signed the deal yesterday under which the US Air Force will supply the aircraft to the Indian Air Force through the Foreign Military Sales route.
The Indian Air Force had acquired the first lot of six aircraft at a cost of around Rs 5,500 crore.
The new six planes will be located at Districts Panagarh in West Bengal, which would be headquarters of the proposed Mountain Strike Corps of the army, along the China border.
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