Boeing, Lockheed Martin Lose $11 billion Indian Air Force Deal

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Boeing and Lockheed Martin have been ruled out of a massive $11 billion Indian Air Force deal for 126 advanced fighter jets.

India Defence reports:

In the past week, a number of mainstream and defense / military specific media sources revealed that the French Dassault Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets have made the shortlist while the American Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, Lockheed Marting F-16, Sweden’s Gripen and Russian MiG-35 fighters have been rejected. Dassault and Eurofighter have been asked by the Ministry of Defence to extend the offer validity thus making them part of the shortlist.

Read more: Dassault Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon Emerge Favorites in Air Force M-MRCA Deal

The complete chronology of the Air Force Medium Multi-role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) Competition is available on India Defence Focus.

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