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India Defence Online, New Delhi — The Indian Army has coerced the Indian Defence Ministry to opt for a global bid for acquiring self -propelled air defence artillery guns, to replace the Russian-origin Tunguska air defence gun missile systems.
India will now float a global tender on a competitive basis for the procurement of the self -propelled air defence artillery guns at an estimated cost of $1.6 billion. The Indian Army has specified that sourcing these guns from Russia must not be the only option. Earlier, Russia had specified that it can deliver an upgraded version of the Tunguska on a single vendor basis. However, the Indian Army insisted that Russia’s option was an expensive proposition and that a global tender must be floated.
India has sent a Request for Information (RFI) to Thales of France, Bumar of Poland, Samsung of South Korea, Raytheon of USA, KBP Tula of Russia, BAE Systems of United Kingdom, Nexter of France Rosoboronoexport of Russia and Rheinmetall Defence of Switzerland. The Indian Defence Ministry has stated that the Indian Army needs 104 systems of new gun missiles AD systems formed in five regiments along with 4928 missiles and 172,260 ammunitions on a Transfer of Technology basis.
The procurement of the self -propelled air defence artillery guns for the Indian Army has faced several hitches and the global tender has been dropped in the past. One of the reasons for cancellation was that the bidders did not file their bids. Apparently, the vendors found the Qualitative Staff Requirements of the tender very complex.
As for the current RFI, it seeks to know from the vendor if the guns they offer have Night Vision Devices for crew commander and driver. Other requisites include their capabilities of transportation by rail on broad gauge rails. The RFI also enquires if the vendors can provide these guns, which can traverse a distance of 50 kilometres cross country in a day. The RFI has also enquired if these guns have the calibre to engage aerial targets flying at speeds up to 350 miles per second, with an effective range of 2500 or greater than 2500 meters.
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