Indian Air Force **114** Rafale fighter jets lene ki taiyari mein hai. FY27 ke end tak **₹3.25 lakh crore** ka ye mega deal sign ho sakta hai, jisme focus 'Make in India' par hai.
Defense sector ke liye badi update
Indian Air Force (IAF) apni takat badhane ke liye ek bade deal par kaam kar rahi hai. 114 Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA) ko lekar negotiation final stage mein hai. Air Chief Marshal AP Singh ne hint diya hai ki ye deal ₹3.25 lakh crore ki ho sakti hai. Abhi IAF ke paas sirf 29 squadrons hain, jabki zaroorat 42.5 ki hai. Is deal se ye gap fill hoga.
'Make in India' ka asli khel
Ye sirf import deal nahi hai, balki 'Buy-and-Make' program hai. Iska matlab hai ki in jets ki manufacturing aur assembly India mein hogi. Isse local defense companies, electronics suppliers aur engineering firms ke liye lambe samay ka growth ka raasta khul raha hai. Tejas Mk1-A aur AMCA ke baad, ye defense manufacturing sector ke liye agla bada catalyst ban sakta hai.
Dhyan kahan rakhna hai?
Itni badi deal ke peeche kuch challenges bhi hain. Technology transfer (source code aur missiles integration) ko lekar baat-cheet abhi bhi complex hai. Saath hi, itna bada amount spend karna government ke fiscal math par kya asar dalega, ye dekhna hoga. Agar indigenous projects like AMCA mein delay hua, toh pressure badh sakta hai. Investors ko ab official signing aur localization rules par nazar rakhni chahiye.