Indian Defense Minister confirmed Boeing’s choice as winner of a tender for the supply of heavy transport helicopters

As part of the Indian Air Force tender for the supply of 15 heavy transport helicopters, Boeing with CH-47F Chinook was selected as the preferred bidder who submitted the best bid.

This is stated in the written response of the Minister of Defense of India, AK Anthony, to the request of the upper house of the Indian parliament, published on December 5.

The tests carried out by the Indian Air Force specialists to assess the characteristics of these helicopters showed that the CH-47 Chinook meets all the requirements. The final value of the contract has not yet been determined and will depend on the results of ongoing negotiations.

The minister did not go into details of the program, referring to the interests of national security.

On the victory of "Boeing" in the tender of the Indian Air Force media reported 28 November this year. Statement by the Minister of Defense of India from December 5 is the first official confirmation of the victory of the company "Boeing".

According to the report of the tender committee, the company "Boeing" presented the best offer on the cost of supplying helicopters, as well as the cost of the life cycle of machines.

The tender for the supply of 15 heavy transport helicopters was announced in May 2009. Flight tests of the CH-47F and Mi-26Т2 helicopters submitted to the competition were held in the Rajasthan desert and in the northern part of the piece. Kashmir.

The request for proposal (RFP) stipulated that the first helicopters must be delivered to the Indian army within three years after the conclusion of the contract, after which all 15 machines must be transferred to the customer within one year. Helicopters will be purchased under the program "Foreign military sales."

According to the Boeing representative, CH-47F and Mi-26Т2 are radically different in layout. The Mi-26Т2 is much larger (maximum take-off weight of 56000 kg) compared to the CH-47F Chinook (22668 kg), however, an American helicopter can be transported in the recently purchased India CTS X-NNXX Globmaster-17, which significantly expands it opportunities, for example, when deployed in remote areas.

The CH-47F helicopter, which was tested, was flown to India aboard the C-17 military transport aircraft and was prepared for the first flight several hours after its arrival.

REFERENCE TSAMTO

The choice of the Indian Air Force's CH-47F Chinook helicopters will further strengthen the US dominant position in the global market for heavy military transport helicopters.

Judging by the requirements of the request for proposals and given the fact that the price parameters of the contract are still under discussion, the most realistic delivery time of the first helicopters for the Indian Air Force is the start of 2016 of the year with the completion of the entire program in 2017 of the year.

As of the current time period 2008-2015. In the ranking of suppliers of new heavy transport helicopters, the United States, with a wide margin from Russia, is ranked first with various versions of the CH-47 Chinook (71 machine worth 5,6 billion dollars). Over the past 4-year period (2008-2011), the USA exported 11 new cars for the sum of 602 million dollars, the volume of deliveries for the period 2012-2015. (for the current order book, excluding the Indian tender), TSAMTO estimates 60 new vehicles for 5 billion dollars. This calculation applies only to the cost of supplying new machines. The United States also has orders for repairs and upgrades to previously delivered CH-47 Chinook.

The US is in the process of implementing major contracts for the supply of new CH-47 “Chinook” helicopters with Australia, Great Britain, Italy, Canada, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey. Now India has joined this group of countries. Requests for delivery of the CH-47 Chinook are received from several more countries.

Comments

[Vanek]

The story is generally like that. My mom was on vacation in India. And they have cows there is a sacred animal. And my mother says that these cows, like our homeless dogs, almost walk in packs. Well, I fed one with a fool. So she (the cow) is behind her like on a leash. Someone drove away.

What am I doing? To the fact that they, the Indians, like cows, who is where the fellow are, go there. Herd.

[sasha127]

But the herd is not a herd, but that money is serious.
The solution is rather paletic. And this is a serious povad that will think over to our palettechisky leadership over a sagging external palette, shedding oil and gas on the right and on the left, but also seriously think about the true internal palette.

[fern]

No, they should choose what is more vomit and acidic. And then why is this Chinook "Sweeter" mi-26th? They are just different categories. And the Indians need the Chinukov category. So we made a choice

[berserk1967]

And besides, whatever they say, this is a pretty good machine and at the same time it has passed the tests in many wars and hot spots.
But in the Soviet Union there was something similar.

[sashka]

Quote: sasha127

But the herd is not a herd, but that money is serious.
The solution is rather paletic. And this is a serious povad that will think over to our palettechisky leadership over a sagging external palette, shedding oil and gas on the right and on the left, but also seriously think about the true internal palette.

A beautiful syllable however .. Where did you study? (joke)

[Verde]

Not very funny. Judging by the nature of the errors, this is not about illiteracy, but about dysgraphy. I can’t pretend to say, but a person can be more literate and well-read than you. Just such a feature.

[vovan1949]

If this is a dysgraphia, then let it type in text in Word. Read such comments a little pleasure.

[UI-Spb]

You know, sasha127, read your comment and sweared. This must be so distorted Russian language !!! Most errors are verified by elementary stress transfer. Isn’t it embarrassing to be so illiterate?

[black_eagle]

And where was the talk about the herd when purchasing Su-30MKI and T-90 ??? Without emotion, the Mi-26 is inferior to Chinook in universality, plus the Mi-26 is an excellent target, which, according to our rules, should only be accompanied by a pair of Mi-24, which in case of danger take fire (in Chechnya, they violated this rule and did not times, we know the consequences), but the fact that the S-17 can transport a helicopter on board is generally wonderful! We should create such a scheme with Il-76 or An-70 that anyone likes best, otherwise Mi-8 helicopters were distilled from Kachi to St. Petersburg on their own ...

[hrych]

Mi-26 accompanied, and Chinook equipped with missile defense? Into the account of super universality: What does he do that Mi cannot? That’s as much cargo as Mi won’t lift it. And the two screws are a very flawed scheme and for survivability is an anti-indicator. There was a similar machine in the USSR, since 1951 the Yak-24 was developed, but it was abandoned for a reason in favor of the Mi-6. The reason for winning the tender is a rollback to the Indians and no more.

[rolik]

And to evacuate the broken-down Chinook again Miles will arrive

[hrych]

No one else.

[enkor]

I confirm.

[ikrut]

Exactly. In the 60s we also had a car similar to the Chinook. Yakovlev did. It was popularly called "flying carriage". Even for some time it was popularized not weakly. then somehow disappeared from sight. Apparently they refused her seriously.

[hrych]

The only chinook in maritime aviation can be used, including from ships where the Mi-26 is inappropriate, there’s also a naval arms race with the PRC, this may be connected.

[Nazrug]

Well, the Chinook in Agan the Taliban from RPG 7 were shot down and how is it invulnerable to MI 26?

[Sleptsoff]

What’s the herd here? Herd could be called if they continued to stupidly buy our equipment. Resentment and anger speaks in you. The Indians just got the money and they decided to buy more advanced equipment. Is it possible to reproach a person if he wanted to transfer from Vada viburnum to Mercedes.

[crazyrom]

Quote: Vanek

The story is generally like that. My mom was on vacation in India. And they have cows there is a sacred animal. And my mother says that these cows, like our homeless dogs, almost walk in packs. Well, I fed one with a fool. So she (the cow) is behind her like on a leash. Someone drove away.

What am I doing? To the fact that they, the Indians, like cows, who is where someone is better, go there.

And I thought you meant that they bought these flying cows instead of our helicopters, for religious reasons ...

[Maks111]

Somehow I saw a video where our helicopter in Afghanistan transported a chinook)))

[starshina78]

I disagree. Our factory worked with them, we supplied them with equipment. They know exactly what they need, for what and how much, with what parameters. I had to adapt to them, but they are people of their word - since there are primary agreements, they will not move away from them. And you shouldn't blame them for falling under the amerikosov. MI - 26 is a good helicopter, but too big. Our trouble is that we do not have an intermediate helicopter between MI - 8 and MI - 26 with similar parameters as in the American one.

[NAV-STAR]

The real results of the tender turned out to be the same as the linden duck about three weeks ago, is it a coincidence ....

[fern]

Taki not fake was recently on the site. Well, relatively recently. But then the Indians only thought. Or already done, but not announced. Well, then the Mi-26 was too big for them.

[Yeraz]

Quote: Vanek

To the fact that they, the Indians, like cows, who is where the fellow are, go there. Herd.

Just because they refused to buy a Russian helicopter have already become a herd ?? how other weapons are bought by bros, smart people know where to get the good, like something else like a herd. With such thinking, who else needs a herd ...

[patriot2]

Hindus did not buy - will buy other countries. You need to be able to sell, especially a good car! Or do we have problems with sales managers? So learn gentlemen good!

[sashka]

I don’t see anything to worry about .. For ourselves, we can’t do it and the Hindus know this very well .. The aircraft carrier who has been driving for a year now is still here. Probably they are already tired of listening to our excuses with or without ..

[pasha1180]

Everything is correct, just as any other person would take an all-terrain vehicle to drive a city car off-road in the city, and the Indians took a chinook for certain purposes, it would have been necessary for them to take MI more powerful.

[basal]

I do not quite understand the essence of the problem.
I don't know how to insert a photo, but just type in the search "MI-26 drags a chinook" and you will understand everything. These are fundamentally different helicopters! MI-26 is three times the size of a chinook. Here, rather, the question should be raised not about what a redneck master can carry a chinook, but about the fact that the redneck master himself, if necessary, will take away (or will not? ).
Agree, the question: "What should we choose? AK or SVD?" sounds silly. Eh, Hindus, Hindus, they have outsmarted themselves once again, weirdos ...

[biglow]

as the Indians are doubtful allies, everywhere they seek their interest

[hrych]

This is commerce and in general they are not required to buy.

[Cold]

Amer buy Afghanistan our Mi in order to save. Hindus are American in the presence of our MI and trained personnel. What can I say 3 era of the century of bureaucrats

[Botanologist]

Conversation about nothing. If I need a boat for fishing - why do I get a pedal boat? The Hindus chose what they chose. What are we arguing about? Who is cooler? These are helicopters of different categories. We do not buy Ruslans for the army alone - we need lighter cars, there are many tasks for everyone.
What is now attached to the Indians?

[arnulla]

We need a competent analysis of why this happens. Without hysteria, cheers, patriotism and other lyrics ... If the true reason is clear, it will be clear how to proceed further. Maybe something can be fixed, corrected, it can behave more impudently with the Indians, maybe to finalize something with the MI-26, so that it becomes more attractive. In general, somehow. But first, a thorough analysis ...

[wow]

And now, when it will be necessary to pull the broken "Chinook" to the base, again you will have to call the Mi-26!

[Alex_dnepr]

Hindus chose a helicopter for themselves worse - they need it

[Nazrug]

not worse, but less

[vikruss]

As the Americans did, so soon the Indians will also be cleaning the same Mi 26 to collect broken American junk and deliver it wherever needed. After all, no matter how anyone said that Chihulys can be transported from 17, but the Chihuka itself at C 17 will not be useful ... but to lift it with another car and deliver it to where it needs to be, only the Russian Strongman, Mi 26. Here, the Russians should remember the results of this tender, and twist the price to them that way about equal to 10. Let the Indians pay, there is still a lot of money. if Firari is chosen over Ford. Someone here spoke here about their "serious wisdom", so they know what they want, I doubt it. If we were leading further than our five fingers, we would immediately order a small batch of Mi 26. After all, it is enough to look at the experience of the Amers in Afghanistan and you can understand that these Chihukeys need to be transported in some way sometimes, and indeed, to "store" money in one basket is not wise. And with Russia they seem to be looking for problems lately. After all, the states, with all their sycophancy, will never sell, for example, a destroyer or a submarine, or "the last" fighter. Amer in this matter act smarter. The last word of technology should be only for themselves. It's time for Russia to learn this. Russia is too accommodating to the Indians in terms of joint development and technology transfer. That Bramossy, the latest squeak in rocket technology, Then Sushki, the very, then the very last tank_ in the future Tagil. This is too much, comrades. Hindu "obarzela" from such proposals and fills its own price, <importance>. Let cow admirers fly on the first modification of F 16. This is all that the "faithful supplier" of the United States could offer them, but there would be no talk of missiles and the like at all. Until that time, while Russia did not sell high technology to India, the United States did not even think to arm India with anything like that. Russia overestimated its "partner" too much. I already wrote earlier that in ideological terms, the Indians are not going to be with Russia ... that means they are purely interested in technology and business. An idiot business, where it is more profitable, there Indusiya will pay.