Navy Starts Process To Take 24 Naval Utility Helicopters On Lease

The lease will include all maintenance support ashore, including performance-based logistics and training of air crew and maintenance crew during the term of the lease, the Navy said.

The Indian Navy on Friday started the process of taking 24 naval utility helicopters on lease by issuing a request for information (RFI) to foreign vendors. According to the RFI, the Navy plans to keep the helicopters with ground-support equipment for five years. "This lease will also include all maintenance support ashore, including performance-based logistics (PBL) and training of air crew and maintenance crew during the term of the lease," the Navy said in the RFI. The original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) or authorised leasing firms or government-sponsored export agencies are eligible for participation in the bidding process, in accordance with the norms of defence acquisition procedure, the Navy said.