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India likely to initiate medium transport aircraft procurement
Hindustan Times Lucknow
|November 07, 2025
The defence ministry is expected to soon initiate the procurement of medium transport aircraft (MTA) to bolster the Indian Air Force's airlift capabilities, and three global plane makers are expected to compete for the order, people aware of the matter said on Thursday.
The defence acquisition council, India’s apex military procurement body, is expected to accord its acceptance of necessity (AON) for buying up to 80 transport planes by December-end, and the process will result in a tender being issued in early 2026, the peoplesaid. Those vying for the order include US firm Lockheed Martin with its C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, Brazilian plane maker Embraer that has offered its KC-390 Millennium aircraft to India and European Airbus Defence and Space with its ‘A-400M. The three-cornered contest to equip IAF with 40 to 80 aircraft is in line with the government'’s Make in India initiative t
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