印度加油机全球招标10年后第三次被政府撤销，空客丢失价 ...

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NEW DELHI — India has withdrawn the tender for a much-awaited contract for the purchase of six multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) aircraft with Airbus Defence and Space, worth more than $1 billion, on grounds of the planes’ high operational cost.
新德里-印度以昂贵的操作成本为由，取消了跟空客防务公司的一项采购合同，这一合同已经拖延许久了，包含6架多用途加油机，总价值超过10亿美元。

This is the second MRTT aircraft global tender to be cancelled by the ministry of defense since 2006.
这是自从2006年以来MRTT（多用途加油机）项目而全球招标第二次被国防部取消。

"We have [recently] cancelled the MRTT deal with Airbus because platforms are too expensive and not economically viable to operate", said an MoD official who declined to be identified.
“我们最近取消了和空中客车公司的合同，因为这一平台太昂贵了，操作成本并不经济”，一位国防部官员说到。

"We have examined this deal very carefully and the [budgetary] approval has been rejected thrice by the Indian finance ministry," the MoD official said.
“我们非常认真的对这一交易进行了检视，预算要求被印度财政部三次拒绝”该官员说到。

"This is indeed a setback to us, as we want the MRTT aircraft desperately, and a fresh [global] procurement will take at least five more years", said a senior air force official said who requested anonymity.
“对我们来说这真的是一个严重的打击，我们迫切渴望MRTT,而重新开始全球招标至少要花费5年时间”，一位要求匿名的空军高级官员说到。

The A330 MRTT came out on top of a Russian offering twice in the technical evaluation and, according to the air service, would have proven comparatively economical to operate over its lifespan.
A330加油机两次在技术对比中胜过俄罗斯的装备，并且被证明在整个运作生命周期中更加经济。

Airbus Defence and Space executives here were unavailable for comments.
空中客车防务公司并未对此进行评论。

Another MoD official said the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government intends to bring transparency and avoid controversy in all [defense] procurements.
另一名国防部官员说,执政的民族民主联盟(NDA)政府打算将在所有(国防)采购透明度,避免争议。

The defense ministry selected the Airbus A330 platforms over the Russian Ilyushin IL-78 aircraft in July 2012 to be operated by the Indian air force for the next 25 years.
在2012年7月，国防部选择空客A330平台的加油机而不是俄罗斯的IL-78作为印度空军未来25年的装备。

The air branch wants modern MRTT aircraft very badly to increase the range of the current fleet of Sukhoi SU-30MKI multirole fighters.
空军非常渴望获得现代化的加油机，以便能够增加目前的苏-30MKI中队的航程。

In response to a July 2010 global tender, only Airbus Defence and Space and Ilyushin Design Bureau of Russia qualified the bids, as Antonov Design Bureau of Ukraine was technically rejected and Boeing and Lockheed Martin did not participate in the bids.
在2010年的全球招标中，只有空中客车防务和空间公司以及俄罗斯伊留申设计局合格的投标，乌克兰安东诺夫设计局被技术性拒绝，波音公司和洛克希德马丁公司则并没有参加竞标。

Currently the air force operates six obsolete IL-78 tanker aircraft bought from Uzbekistan over two decades ago.
目前，印度空军装备有6架20多年前采购自乌兹别克斯坦的老旧的IL-78加油机。

"The Indian government has struggled to make purchases through the open tender mechanism and is increasingly relying on the government-to-government route to meet the needs of the armed forces," independent defense analyst Nitin Mehta said.
“印度政府一直在努力通过公开招标机制去采购装备，持续依赖政府间的路线去满足军方的装备要求，”独立军事评论家Nitin Mehta说。

"The Airbus A330 MRTT acquisition is a case in point where twice the bidder was technically selected, declared lowest bidder (L-1), and each time the government has withdrawn in the process," Mehta added.
“空客A330加油机采购案就是一个例子，竞标者两次技术性被选中，公布最低价格投标者，然后每次在项目实施过程中被政府退回”Mehta补充道。http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/air-space/2016/07/29/india-cancels-deal-six-airbus-tankers/87720726/



NEW DELHI — India has withdrawn the tender for a much-awaited contract for the purchase of six multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) aircraft with Airbus Defence and Space, worth more than $1 billion, on grounds of the planes’ high operational cost.
新德里-印度以昂贵的操作成本为由，取消了跟空客防务公司的一项采购合同，这一合同已经拖延许久了，包含6架多用途加油机，总价值超过10亿美元。

This is the second MRTT aircraft global tender to be cancelled by the ministry of defense since 2006.
这是自从2006年以来MRTT（多用途加油机）项目而全球招标第二次被国防部取消。

"We have [recently] cancelled the MRTT deal with Airbus because platforms are too expensive and not economically viable to operate", said an MoD official who declined to be identified.
“我们最近取消了和空中客车公司的合同，因为这一平台太昂贵了，操作成本并不经济”，一位国防部官员说到。

"We have examined this deal very carefully and the [budgetary] approval has been rejected thrice by the Indian finance ministry," the MoD official said.
“我们非常认真的对这一交易进行了检视，预算要求被印度财政部三次拒绝”该官员说到。

"This is indeed a setback to us, as we want the MRTT aircraft desperately, and a fresh [global] procurement will take at least five more years", said a senior air force official said who requested anonymity.
“对我们来说这真的是一个严重的打击，我们迫切渴望MRTT,而重新开始全球招标至少要花费5年时间”，一位要求匿名的空军高级官员说到。

The A330 MRTT came out on top of a Russian offering twice in the technical evaluation and, according to the air service, would have proven comparatively economical to operate over its lifespan.
A330加油机两次在技术对比中胜过俄罗斯的装备，并且被证明在整个运作生命周期中更加经济。

Airbus Defence and Space executives here were unavailable for comments.
空中客车防务公司并未对此进行评论。

Another MoD official said the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government intends to bring transparency and avoid controversy in all [defense] procurements.
另一名国防部官员说,执政的民族民主联盟(NDA)政府打算将在所有(国防)采购透明度,避免争议。

The defense ministry selected the Airbus A330 platforms over the Russian Ilyushin IL-78 aircraft in July 2012 to be operated by the Indian air force for the next 25 years.
在2012年7月，国防部选择空客A330平台的加油机而不是俄罗斯的IL-78作为印度空军未来25年的装备。

The air branch wants modern MRTT aircraft very badly to increase the range of the current fleet of Sukhoi SU-30MKI multirole fighters.
空军非常渴望获得现代化的加油机，以便能够增加目前的苏-30MKI中队的航程。

In response to a July 2010 global tender, only Airbus Defence and Space and Ilyushin Design Bureau of Russia qualified the bids, as Antonov Design Bureau of Ukraine was technically rejected and Boeing and Lockheed Martin did not participate in the bids.
在2010年的全球招标中，只有空中客车防务和空间公司以及俄罗斯伊留申设计局合格的投标，乌克兰安东诺夫设计局被技术性拒绝，波音公司和洛克希德马丁公司则并没有参加竞标。

Currently the air force operates six obsolete IL-78 tanker aircraft bought from Uzbekistan over two decades ago.
目前，印度空军装备有6架20多年前采购自乌兹别克斯坦的老旧的IL-78加油机。

"The Indian government has struggled to make purchases through the open tender mechanism and is increasingly relying on the government-to-government route to meet the needs of the armed forces," independent defense analyst Nitin Mehta said.
“印度政府一直在努力通过公开招标机制去采购装备，持续依赖政府间的路线去满足军方的装备要求，”独立军事评论家Nitin Mehta说。

"The Airbus A330 MRTT acquisition is a case in point where twice the bidder was technically selected, declared lowest bidder (L-1), and each time the government has withdrawn in the process," Mehta added.
“空客A330加油机采购案就是一个例子，竞标者两次技术性被选中，公布最低价格投标者，然后每次在项目实施过程中被政府退回”Mehta补充道。