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Indian Navy starts process to take 24 naval utility helicopters on lease
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Last Updated: Apr 23, 2021, 10:47 PM IST
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Synopsis This lease will also include all maintenance support ashore, including performance-based logistics (PBL) and training of air crew and maintenance crew during the term of the lease, the Navy said in the RFI.
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The RFI said the helicopters should be twin-engine and piloted by two pilots with wheeled landing gear and blade fold capability.
The Indian Navy on Friday started the process of taking 24 naval utility helicopters on lease by issuing a request for information (RFI) to foreign vendors.
According to the RFI, the Navy plans to keep the helicopters with ground-support equipment for five years.
According to the RFI, the Navy plans to keep the helicopters with ground-support equipment for five years. This lease will also include all maintenance support ashore, including performance-based logistics (PBL) and training of air crew and maintenance crew during the term of the lease, the Navy said in the RFI.
The original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) or authorised leasing firms or government-sponsored export agencies are eligible for participation in the bidding process, in accordance with the norms of defence acquisition procedure, the Navy said.
It said the helicopters will have to be in the weight category of five tonnes and below and should be able to perform a range of activities while operating from the ships of the Indian Navy and ashore in day and night.
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