New Delhi, Jan 12 (PTI) IAF chief Air Chief Marshal P V Naik today said the Air Force's plans to buy six air-to-air refuelers will be "delayed" with the government cancelling the tenders recently, as it would have to go through the procurement process once again.
"I am not talking about strategic reach, but we need more refuelers, which will be delayed now. We will have to restart the action now," Naik told reporters when asked if the IAF's strategic reach might be adversely impacted by the withdrawal of the tenders.
The Defence Ministry has last week cancelled the tenders worth Rs 6,000 crore after Finance Ministry objected to the price of the Airbus A330 multi-role transport tanker (MRTT) aircraft that the IAF had chosen to buy after a two-year procurement process, in a major setback to its plans to expand its long reach capabilities.
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