Вот такая заметка с "defensenews". ВВС Индии в минувшем октябре объявили тендер на новую ПКР для самолетов Jaguar IM для замены имеющихся ракет Sea Eagle, на что выделяется 100 зеленых лимонов. Было пять участников -"Рособоронэкспорт" (предлагал Х-35), MBDA, Rafael, Boeing и Raytheon. По утверждению ВВС Индии, единственным удовлетворившим условиям ТТЗ (в первую очередь по дальности в 100 км) оказался Harpoon от Boeing и его ВВС и хотят купить.
Далее пишется, что МО Индии этим недовольно и выкручивает руки руководству ВВС, вынуждая его уменьшить требования к дальности пуска ПКР, и тем самым открыть дорогу другим предложениям.
И правильно! Пусть сто раз подумают, у кого надо брать! :-)))
India’s Air Force and Defence Ministry are clashing over procurement of air-launched anti-ship missiles. Ministry officials complain that only one bidder has been shortlisted, while Air Force leaders claim they are being pressured to accept lesser capabilities.
Boeing’s Harpoon was the only missile among those offered by five competitors that service officials said met their requirements to replace the Sea Eagle anti-ship missiles that arm the Jaguar aircraft fleet.
Because of the single-vendor situation, an Indian Air Force official said, the Defence Ministry has pressured the service to modify its technical requirements and refloat the tender.
The Air Force in October floated a limited global tender to France’s MBDA, Israel’s Rafael, Russia’s Rosoboronexport, and U.S. firms Boeing and Raytheon, seeking to procure unspecified numbers of anti-ship missiles for $100 million.
One of the main technical requirements is that the new missile have a minimum range of 100 kilometers, Air Force officials said. Only the Harpoon met that requirement.
The Defence Ministry recently directed the Air Force to reduce the required range of the anti-ship missile, the service official said — an unheard-of intrusion into Air Force affairs.
However, the service rejected the Defence Ministry’s directives and has stated it will not compromise the qualitative requirements of the new missile, the Air Force official said.
Defence Ministry officials said the procurement has been affected by the single-vendor issue, but they refused to comment further on the retendering controversy.
Sea Eagles are in service with Indian Navy Sea Harriers and Tu-142 maritime reconnaissance aircraft, but the Air Force wants to replace the Sea Eagle to improve its Jaguars’ anti ship capabilities.
The Sea Eagle is a computer-controlled, all-weather, fire-and-forget sea-skimming missile. Its active radar target seeker has a 110-kilometer range. The missile can disable warship electronics with jamming and countermeasures, the Air Force official said.
The service plans to buy new-generation, long-range anti-ship missiles to increase its firepower in littoral warfare, a Defence Ministry official said. The new missiles, in addition to a long range, should have a fast response to overcome advanced defenses.
