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IAF has shelved 3 major foreign acquisition projects

The Indian Airforce has shelved its 3 major foreign acquisition projects 

According to recent reports IAF has shelved its 3 major foreign acquisitions projects worth over 8000cr rupees which includes procurement of 38 Pilatus basic trainers from Switzerland worth 1000cr rupees, 20 hawk trainers from UK worth over 2000cr rupees and plans to upgrade its 80 Jaguar fighter jets with Honeywell engines from the US.


The IAF Chief said that the Indian Airforce is going with HAL and some other engine related upgrades and it will buy 70 of these indeginous trainers.





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