Beyond PM Modi’s US visit, India eyes new military aircraft deal. India News – The Times of India

New Delhi: India is now reviving its case for the purchase of six more advanced P-8i Long distance sea patrol And Submarine-shikar aircraft From the US, which was kept about three years ago.
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s summit with President Donald Trump in Washington on Thursday, government sources said that TOI was “re-investigation” due to the expansion of monitoring in the Indian Ocean and the need for operation due to sometimes expansion. Is being done Chinese footprint in the area.
“America has been asked to quote a fair price for six P -8I aircraft For the proposed government-government deal under its foreign military sales (FMS) program. It will then be seen whether it is possible or not, “a source said. The Navy already has 12 p-8 aircraft, which have multi-mode radar and advanced electro-optic sensor as well as Harpoon Block-II missiles , Packed with MK- 54 Lightweight Torpedo, Rocket and Depth.
While P-8is are mainly to hunt and destroy enemies submarines and warships, India also used them on a large scale use of 3,488-km on Chinese troops and infrastructure, as well as 3,488 km of real control Has done to monitor the queue of. ,
In May 2021, the US State Department informed its Congress about the proposed sales of six P -8i and related tools of $ 2.4 billion for India. However, the price offer ended after capturing India’s deal. Now, if India moves forward, the cost is obliged to go up.
Navy, of course, 15 out of 31 weapons MQ-9B ‘Predator’ drones will also be found, which are for long-range “Hunt and Kill” mission, which last with the US under a mega $ 3.4 billion contract With October, the army and IAF are getting. Eight each.
The US has received attractive Indian defense deals of over $ 25 billion since 2007. But Trump is already emphasizing for more, and even called India to increase the purchase of American original weapons systems during a telephonic conversation with Modi on 27 January.
In addition to P-8is, US eight-governance striker is constructing a joint construction of armored infantry combat vehicles, besides Tasas Mark-II fighters for fighters for the co-production of general electric F414-INS6 aero-engine in India for Mark-II fighters , As reported by the first toi.
The US is also keen on a long-standing project of IAF for 114 new multi-rol fighter aircraft to be manufactured in India with foreign cooperation at an initial estimate of Rs 1.25 lakh crore.
In partnership with US Aviation Major Lockheed Martin, Tata Advanced Systems Limited, there is a contender for the Medium Transport Aircraft Project of IAF to acquire 80 aircraft to replace the old Soviet -Oro AN -32 fleet.