From JDW,
The model will be the Mk115Y, a development of the Mk115. The engine will be the Mk 871.
The first 24 will be built at Brough, the remaining aircraft, and engines, will be assembled under licence by HAL. First aircraft deliveries are expected within 35 months of contract signature, with the final aircraft to be handed over in 2009.
Total value of the contract is Rs80 billion ($1.7 billion). BAE will receive around Rs60 billion, HAL the remaining Rs20 billion.
The contract will also provide for IAF pilots to train on Hawks in the UK as an interim measure.
Last edited by ORAC; 8th Sep 2003 at 18:30.