New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council will decide on Friday which company will be given India's over $10 billion Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) deal. The race to supply for 126 fighter jets is between two European offerings - the French Rafale and the Eurofighter Typhoon, manufactured by a European consortium.
The EuroFighter and the Rafale are relatively new aircraft and according to the IAF state of art. The EuroFighter has entered service with six air forces in the last few years and the Rafale is in service with the French Air Force.
India urgently needs more fighters and the new planes will take 10 years to come, even after the deal is signed.
The IAF wants to begin induction of the MMRCA in its fleet by 2015, by when it will start phasing out the Soviet-era MiG series of fighter jets.
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