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Exactly my thought as well.... operations cost wise, A 330 will be far more modern & efficient platforms as well compared to IL 76..Untill when we can continue hauling russian stuff...

I guess we always have the option of converting lease to buy .... as for sensors etc goes, MOD / IAF must have thought about it and than decided....we can only guess... I would prefer a single role for single aircraft... having 2 eggs in a single basket means we loose both incase of a disaster...

Looks like you need to understand Dry lease better. In Dry lease, we control all the operational aspect of the air craft. As for modifications goes, we are leasing A 330 MRTT which is a oil tanker from OEM itself ... so no modification are necessary per se. remember these A 330 MRTT...

I am not defending MOD here. Vis as Vis our absymal tax collections, our spending on defence is good is all i can say. Also, IAF do not want dry lease is a news to me. any source for your claim...

Airbus have traditionally got not much business in here specifically with GOI & MOD but in civil aviation.. they have done well.. Indigo / vistara.... Any links for their old deeds...that we think MOD should not do bussiness with them...

Logically .. Makes sense... you don't own the assets.. since this is dry lease, All headache with Airbus .. we just operate use them and return... cost wise, this should be less than what we would if we own them...