What is MMRCA / MRCA & Details of MMRCA

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The Indian Air Force Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) Competition, also known as the MRCA tender, is an ongoing competition to supply 126 multi-role combat aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF). The Defence Ministry has allocated INR42,000 crore for the purchase of these aircraft, making it India’s single largest defence deal. The MRCA tender was floated with the idea of filling the gap between its future Light Combat Aircraft and its in-service Su-30MKIs air superiority fighter.

On 27 April 2011, the IAF shortlisted two of the six competing fighter jets Eurofighter Typhoon and Dassault Rafale. Bids for the two remaining competitors had been received in 2011. A total cost is being determined for each bid. The lower bidder is be announced in mid-November 2011. Procurement of the aircraft and equipment are to be carried out in accordance with the procedures laid out in the Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP)-2011.

The IAF would require replacements for its frontline strike aircraft like the MiG-27 and Jaguar, which would be retiring by 2015. India’s future 5th-generation aircraft, namely, the Russo-Indian Sukhoi/HAL FGFA and the indigenous Medium Combat Aircraft will not be ready before 2018, and 2025, thus providing the need for a replacement. Thus, the MRCA tender is more likely to be a medium-weight aircraft (MTOW of ~24 tons). This has led to a renaming of the competition as the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) tender.

According to reports, the per unit cost of the Dassault Rafale is to be around 5 percent lower than the Eurofighter. The final decision will be made on the basis of Life Cycle Cost of these aircrafts, which would be operated for around 40 years or 6,000 hours. The offset and technology transfer proposals made by the firms may also influence the decision.

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