| Hi,
India -US relations have Never been better .......... But it has not reached to the level that US can be trusted as a Reliable Arms Supplier as yet ........ Second thing is India is in Immidiate Need of these 126 Firhter Aircrafts and wants to get ToT ( Transfer of Tech.) for them ......... I don't know if US will approve Lockheed martin to transfer of Technology to Manufacture these Aircraft to India....
It's the First time American Compatations are Competing to get the Contract to Supply Aircraft to India ............ the Two US Companies Competation Lockheed Martin with it's F-16 Competation for the 126 Aircraft deal and Boieng Competation with MIG29 for the Indian Aircraft Carriers ....
According to the Latest Deal with Russia will Give India Admiral Gorbachev Aircraft Carrier renamed as INS Vikramaditya For almost Free but India has to pay for the's refulling and Upgrade and has to Buy 20 MIG29K to operate with it .......... So chances of any deal in near future is remote.
Right now only deals that i see coming through are the Patriot PAC-3 missile defense system which US Government Cleared recently.
Peace
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