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Procurement of Aero-engines for Su-30 MKI Aircraft
- 06 Sep 2024
- 2 min read
Recently, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) approved the procurement of 240 aero-engines (AL-31FP) for Su-30 MKI aircraft - one of the most powerful and strategically-significant fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF).
- These aero-engines will ensure the sustained operation of the IAF's Sukhoi-30 fleet thus enhancing India's defence preparedness.
- It will be procured under Buy (Indian) category from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The ‘Buy (Indian)’ category involves procuring products from Indian vendors that either:
- Are indigenously designed, developed, and manufactured with at least 50% Indigenous Content (IC) of the total contract value.
- Have at least 60% IC of the total contract value, even if not indigenously designed or developed.
- The engines will have indigenous content over 54%.
- The IAF currently operates 259 Su-30 MKI fighters.
- Su-30MKI is a multirole combat fighter aircraft jointly developed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau (Russian aerospace company) and HAL for the Indian Air Force (IAF).
- CCS is headed by the Prime Minister. Other members include ministers for Finance, Defence, Home Affairs and External Affairs.
- Major decisions on significant appointments, national security issues, and defence expenditure in India are made by CCS.
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