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C-390 Deal और VMIMS से Foreign Media परेशान Embraer Defense & Security and Mahindra Defence Systems have announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the C-390 Millennium bid for the Indian Air Force's (IAF's) Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) procurement project. As part of the MOU, which was signed in New Delhi on 9 February, Embraer and Mahindra will “jointly pursue the MTA programme”, according to Bosco da Costa Junior, president and CEO of Embraer Defense & Security. Under the MTA project, the IAF seeks to acquire a batch of 40, 60, or 80 transport aircraft. In its request for information (RFI), which was released in February 2023, the IAF said the aircraft are required to have a cargo-carrying capacity of between 18 and 30 tons. Embraer has previously told Janes that the C-390 can carry 26 tons of cargo, making the aircraft eligible. “Embraer and Mahindra will engage with the [IAF] to identify the next steps of the MTA programme,” Embraer said on 9 February. The two companies will also “contact the local aerospace industry in India to start developing the industrialisation plan for the project”, the company added. Vinod Sahay, president Aerospace and Defence Sector and member of Group Executive Board, Mahindra, said the partnership aims to “provide an … industrialisation solution that aligns with the objectives of ‘Make in India'”. AMahindra spokesperson declined to provide additional details about the collaboration. Mahindra Defence Systems is a 100% owned subsidiary of Mahindra. For additional information on the C-390 Millennium, please seeEmbraer C-390 Millennium. Milanion NTGS, the UK manufacturer of the Alakran deployable mortar system, has said deliveries of the Indian Army's Vehicle Mounted Infantry Mortar System (VMIMS) are scheduled to be completed by the end of 2024. The announcement coincided with the Indian Army's first public display of the system at the 75th Republic Day parade held in New Delhi on 26 January. The VMIMS comprises the Alakran-L automated, deployable mortar system fitted with an 81 mm barrel mounted onto the rear of a 4×4 Armoured Light Specialist Vehicle (ALSV) built by Indian firm Mahindra Defence Systems Limited (MDSL). In Indian service, the ALSV is known as ‘Armado'. It is not clear when deliveries of the VMIMS started. However, Colonel Manish Kumar (retd), head of sales and marketing of land systems at MDSL, told Janes at the DefExpo exhibition held in October 2022 that deliveries would commence in 2023. This target was apparently met. The VMIMS was observed among other vehicles known to be in service with the Indian Army in an image posted to social media platforms in November 2023. Aligned with New Delhi's ‘Make in India' initiative, the VMIMS is being delivered under a contract awarded to MDSL. The mortar system is being manufactured and integrated onto the Armado at MDSL's facilities in New Delhi. However, the total number of VMIMS to be delivered to the Indian Army has not been disclosed.