Meanwhile the Indian government also will soon open bids for heavy-lift helicopters and aerial refueling tankers, Indian air force chief, N.A.K. Browne says.
Boeing is offering the Chinook CH-47F and Russia its Mi-26 for the heavy-lift contract. Airbus is offering its A330-based multirole tanker transport against the Russian Ilyushin IL-76 in the race to win the refueler contract.