India to sign contract to buy jet trainer aircraft from Britain
PLA Daily 2004-03-15
NEW DELHI, March 14 (Xinhuanet) -- Indian Defense Minister George Fernandes indicated on Sunday that the final agreement to buy 66 Hawk advanced jet trainer aircraft from British Aerospace is likely to be signed on Monday.
"In all likelihood, it should be signed tomorrow," Fernandes told reporters here Sunday evening.
The government had late last year cleared the purchase of 66 Hawk trainer jets from British Aerospace, a fleet that will, for the first time, help Indian Air Force pilots bridge the gap between subsonic and supersonic aircraft.
The deal involves outright purchase of 24 aircraft, with the remaining 42 to be manufactured under license at Bangalore.
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