On Oct. 3, India announced that it was about to award military contracts worth billions of dollars, including a large fighter jet award that has caused quite a controversy among some large airframe manufacturers. India's move to buy 126 fighter jets worth $12 billion is in its final stages, with evaluations of six short-listed aircraft set to begin next year, Air Chief Marshal Fali Major told a press conference. U.S.-based Boeing and Lockheed Martin, Russian MiG, Sweden's Saab and French Dassault are vying for the world's richest fighter jet deal in 15 years. Industry sources said Lockheed Martin's F-16 and Boeing's Super Hornet have already emerged as front-runners. The military official's statements came a day after the U.S. Senate endorsed a U.S.-India nuclear deal, removing all hurdles for the resumption of civilian...
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