
印度空軍計畫採購60架中型運輸機以汰換老舊機隊,洛克希德馬丁表示若得標將擴大與印度公司的合作並拉高產能。
印度計畫斥資105億美元採購60架中型運輸機以現代化空軍機隊。洛克希德馬丁公司表示若拿下標案,將擴大與印度企業合作並提升在印度的生產量能。
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印度空軍為將機隊現代化並汰換老舊飛機,計畫斥資105億美元採購60架中型運輸機。
(中央社記者李晉緯新德里4專電)印度打算花105億美元(約新台幣3341億元)買60架中型運輸機,以汰換空軍老舊機隊,洛克希德馬丁公司(Lockheed Martin)表示,若該公司拿下標案,將擴大與印度公司的合作,拉高在印度的產能。
印度時報(The Times of India)指出,印度空軍機隊老舊,這次希望採購新型運輸機,將機隊現代化,並將老舊飛機替換掉。
根據標案內容,印度計畫斥資105億美元,採購60架中型運輸機,目前至少有5家公司競標,這次印度希望採購的新機是能載重18到60噸,能在高海拔或簡易機場就能起飛的機種。5家目前投標的公司都是印度公司,但預料都將與國外公司合作。
洛克希德馬丁公司全球業務發展與策略資深副總裁譚尼(Dan Tenney)告訴印度新聞信託社(PTI),該公司長期與印度的塔塔(Tata)合作,生產C-130J運輸機的尾翼和相關零組件,這次若拿下標案,也會加強在印度生產的量能。
洛克希德馬丁公司和塔塔合作,在印度海德拉巴(Hyderabad)的產線負責生產全球C-130J所需的零組件。
依照目前的計畫,洛克希德馬丁若成功拿下訂單,將交付12架新機,然後其他48架在印度製造,該公司也提議將印度空軍現有的12架C-130J升級,讓印度未來能有一個含有72架具先進配備的機隊。
印度經濟時報(The Economic Times)指出,印度空軍目前的C-130J機隊主要任務是在拉達克(Ladakh)地區執行高海拔作戰任務;另外,曾在尼泊爾洪災時執行人道救援任務,2023年也曾到蘇丹撤回印度公民。
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洛克希德馬丁將在得標後交付12架新機並在印度製造其餘48架
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