Indian Navy › Procurement
Shipborne AEW helicopter for INS Vikrant carrier air operations
Budget
₹6,200 Cr
Timeline
2026–2034
Sector
Indian Navy
Indigenisation
PROCUREMENT TIMELINE
AON
AON
Acceptance of Necessity — CCS/DAC approves the requirement.
RFI
RFI
CURRENTRequest for Information — industry capability survey.
RFP
RFP
ToC
ToC
CNC
CNC
Contract
Contract
Dev/Trial
Dev/Trial
Induction
Induction
INTEL SIGNALS
Procurement stalled at early stage
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