Corrected: India seeks proposals for fifth generation combat jet, ANI reports
27/05/2026 12:03
CORRECTED-India seeks proposals for fifth generation combat jet, ANI reports Corrects company names, RICs in paragraph 2
NEW DELHI, May 27 (Reuters) - India has sought initial proposals to manufacture a fifth generation combat aircraft from three short-listed bidders, news agency ANI reported on Wednesday citing defence officials.
The bidders are Larsen and Toubro LART.NS-Bharat Electronics BAJE.NS, Tata Advanced Systems, and Bharat Forge BFRG.NS-BEML BEML.NS, it said, all of them Indian companies.
(Reporting by Hritam Mukherjee; Editing by YP Rajesh)
((hritam.mukherjee@thomsonreuters.com; @MukherjeeHritam;))
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