India puts out RFI for recce and surveillance helicopters

[Zebra]

India puts out RfI for recce, surveillance helo - IHS Jane's 360

Rahul Bedi, New Delhi - IHS Jane's Defence Industry
05 October 2014

India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) dispatched a request for information (RfI) on 29 September to local vendors for reconnaissance and surveillance helicopters for the Army Aviation Corps (AAC) and the Indian Air Force (IAF).

The Reconnaissance and Surveillance Helicopter (RSH) RfI, which requires the vendors to respond by 11 November, follows the MoD's 29 August termination of the long-pending Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) tender for 197 imported platforms.

Instead, the MoD opted to locally source around 440 single-engines, 2-2.5 ton platforms under the 'Make and Buy (Indian)' category of its Defence Procurement Procedures (DPP). This approach is in line with the BJP government's policy of indigenously developing and building weapon systems, in order to reduce dependency on imported materiel.

 

[Dhairya Yadav]

India puts out RfI for recce, surveillance helo - IHS Jane's 360

Rahul Bedi, New Delhi - IHS Jane's Defence Industry
05 October 2014

Any speculated contenders?

 

[AshutoshNSingh]

Any speculated contenders?

Tata, and other firms in collaboration with foreign vendos

 

[hitesh]

If they are serious about surveillance-helicopters then nothing comes close to this

 

[Dhairya Yadav]

If they are serious about surveillance-helicopters then nothing comes close to this

True , its a legend, but it is obsolete now. The new Sikorsky Raider is also a good option, if we can get it in cheap .

 

[cobra commando]

Fresh 197 light RSH chopper bids invited - SP�s Exculsive

 

[ninja85]

If they are serious about surveillance-helicopters then nothing comes close to this

not much different from lch or rudra in terms of platform.

 

[charlie]

I think we should go for much more recent platform like Boeing AH -6i

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x9fI-DjNGE


I think it was shown in Aeroindia, I am not sure the place certainly looks like India

 

[Zebra]

^^

Few more there in ultra light category....

http://www.mdhelicopters.com/v2/md_530g.php

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ain-defense-perspective/2014-05-14/new-md540a-armed-scout-helo-shown-jordan

But MoD is looking for single engine, 2-2.5 ton platform.

 

[SajeevJino]

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LUH comparison with our Dhurv

 

[Zebra]

AS 550 C3e Fennec got service ceiling of 23000 ft (7000 m).

Military helicopter, fennec helicopter - Airbus Helicopters - Airbus Helicopters

 

[sgarg]

This project is very doable in India. Even engine can be made locally given the large requirement.

What is the closing date of the tender?