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Publication: Jane's Airport Review Author: Neelam Mathews Section: SAFETY & SECURITY Last posted: 2014-09-26 Bangalore-based Axis Aerospace & Technologies has emerged as the lowest bidder for the approximate USD41 million requirement by the Indian armed forces for 45 bird detection and monitoring radars. A Request for Proposals (RFP) was released in 2011, specifying 39 radars for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and six for the Indian Navy. While commercial bidding opened two months ago, the order has not been awarded yet. "The radars are urgent, as safety is at risk," an Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) official said to  IHS Jane's. Bidders included Delhi-based OIS-AT, Data Patterns in partnership with DeTect, ...............More on JAR (subscription)

Neelam Mathews Sept 3, 2014 The Bid for 45 Bird Detection Radars primarily for the IAF in which Axis Aerospace was declared the lowest bidder, could to be scrapped following complaints from competitors, AerospaceDiary has heard, but could not confirm. They relate to high life cycle costs and queries  against Axis that  has used multi-currency  in its mode of payment.  It is a buzz that during the CNC meeting, the Joint Secy “was not comfortable” clearing the bid. Why it was not pointed out in the earlier stages to save time, or enough homework done on RBI rules by MoD, is a question that will continue to haunt the sane! Once again, we are back to square one.   There were 551 bird hits between April 2011 and March 2014, Defense Minister Arun Jaitley had confirmed in  Parliament on August 1.