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NEW DELHI \u2014 In India’s first helicopter competition reserved for domestic defense companies, tie-ups<\/span> teams have been established between top defense companies Larsen & Toubro with Airbus Helicopters and Tata Advanced Systems with Sikorsky Aircraft to produce a light utility helicopter (LUH).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other corporate arrangements include Mahindra Defence Systems teaming up with Bell Helicopter and Punj Lloyd with Russian Helicopters. The domestic companies have to respond by Feb. 17 to a request for information (RFI) they received in October to provide the helicopters on a Buy and Make (India) basis in the $2.5 billion tender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited ( HAL) <\/span> also is negotiating a tie-up with Russian Helicopters. for the LUH program.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

None of the overseas or domestic companies would discuss their respond on their<\/span> partnerships. struck to build light utility helicopters in India.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Ministry of Defence (MoD) <\/span>official said there is no certainty that surety if <\/span>the helicopters which will be<\/span> built by the domestic companies in India in tie up with overseas defense companies <\/span>would be cheaper than importing them directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The idea is to build capabilities in India to build the defense industrial base and have in-house lifetime support and maintenance,” the official added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the RFI describes the for the LUH program mentions <\/span> purchase of 197 light utility helicopters \u2014 of which <\/span>133 would be <\/span> for the Indian <\/span> Army and 64 for the Indian <\/span> Air Force \u2014 (IAF), <\/span> India has a requirement for more than over <\/span> 400, LUH, <\/span>said<\/span> an Indian <\/span> Air Force(IAF)<\/span> official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Defense analyst Nitin Mehta, however, is skeptical and is <\/span> not sure if the program will ever take off in the domestic sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The fresh procurement process for LUH, which has begun after the cancellation of the earlier global tenders, will further delay the acquisition of the much-needed helicopters. The domestic private-sector companies, having no experience in making helicopters and will begin from a <\/span> scratch, will add to the delay, which will ultimately prove counterproductive,” Mehta said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“At [some point]one time<\/span> India will have to buy the much-needed LUH from the global market on a fast-track basis,” at one time,” says <\/span> Mehta said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russian President Vladimir Putin, during talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Dec.ember<\/span> 11, had offered to build in India the Ka 226 LUH for domestic and export purposes. However, the government decided to pursue an follow the <\/span> open competition. route <\/span> and not go for a government to government tie up in <\/span>helicopter<\/span>production.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The RFI says the LUH will be needed for reconnaissance and surveillance, to direct direction of <\/span>artillery fire, for quick-reaction teams for special missions, aerial photography, serving a scout role in conjunction with attack helicopters, and to monitor nuclear, biological and chemical incidents. ( NBC) monitoring<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whereas no formal arrangement has been struck between the companies on equity sharing basis <\/span>The tie-ups only represent is only <\/span>an initial intent to partner in the helicopter tender and become formal only after ; deal. <\/span>the formal tie ups will begin only when these companies <\/span>responding to the RFP. when it is floated.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the Earlier, the <\/span>Narendra <\/span> Modi government came after coming <\/span> to power in May 2014, it had <\/span> canceled a the <\/span> 2009 global re-tender to for <\/span> purchase of <\/span>197 numbers of<\/span> LUHs and instead issued the a Request for Information(<\/span>RFI) was issued<\/span> only to domestic defense majors as part of its of a <\/span> policy to build of the new government to boost <\/span>domestic industry capabilities. At the time of cancellation of the tender, Eurocopter’s (now Airbus Helicopters ) AS550 helicopter was in competition with Russia’s Ka-226T built by Kamov. of Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thereafter, <\/span>In August, the 2014, <\/span> MoD had <\/span> also canceled a the <\/span> 2012 tender to buy for the purchase of <\/span> 56 naval utility helicopters in which Airbus Helicopters and AgustaWestland were competing. in the race. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email: vraghuvanshi@defensenews.com<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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