IAF’s Aerial Waltz: Boeing-767 Tanker Conversion Deal Highlights Cost, Politics, And Industrial Strategy

India has finally broken a two‑decade deadlock in aerial refuelling procurement by approving the conversion of six pre‑owned Boeing 767s into Multi‑Mission Tanker Transports (MMTTs, valued at $900m–$1.1bn), in partnership with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).This pragmatic choice avoids the high costs of Airbus A330 MRTTs and Boeing KC‑46s, while
India has finally broken a two‑decade deadlock in aerial refuelling procurement by approving the conversion of six pre‑owned Boeing 767s into Multi‑Mission Tanker Transports (MMTTs, valued at $900m–$1.1bn), in partnership with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).This pragmatic choice avoids the high costs of Airbus A330 MRTTs and Boeing KC‑46s, while
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