India to buy 10 Boeing C-17s
According to this report coming out of India, IAF's new chief Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik was quoted by the India Strategic defence magazine as saying that his service has shortlisted the Boeing C-17 airlifter as its new Very Heavy Lift Transport Aircraft (VHTAC).
Naik said the 10 aircraft will be purchased through the U.S. government's Foreign Military Sales (FMS) route and will be delivered three years after the contract is signed.
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