MMRCA bid to be opened on Nov 4: Air Marshal Kukreja

B D Narayankar

Press Trust of India

Bangalore, Oct 29: The bid to select the Multi Medium
Range Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) for the country would be opened
in Delhi on November 4, Air Marshal Diraj Kukreja said today.
"The bid has now come down to two firms-- Tyfoon Euro
Fighter and France's Rafale. Negotiations with the firms will
start after opening the bid on November 4 when it will be
known who will get the contract," he said speaking to
reporters after participating in a function here.
Kukreja said both aircraft, which have already been
evaluated for their capabilities, are good. "Whatever is
beneficial to the country we will choose," he said.
Preparations for the 2013 Bangalore Aero Show would begin
from next year, he said.