NEW DELHI — India is considering the purchase of more than a dozen amphibious US-2 aircraft, developed by ShinMaywa Industries of Japan, for both military and civilian services. Designed for air-sea rescue missions, the US-2 is operated by the 31st Fleet Air Wing of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and could be the first Japanese aircraft offered to the Indian defense and civilian market.

Jet Airways plans to buy more Boeing single-aisle aircraft and trim its widebody capacity by leasing out three Airbus A330s to Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways. The Indian airline, which has agreed to sell a stake to Etihad, is contemplating an order for Boeing 737s, K.G. Vishwanath, vice president of commercial strategy at Jet Airways said during an earnings conference call. He would not, however, disclose the size of the order or when it will be placed.

NEW DELHI — Russia has made a veiled threat that it may stop bidding for Indian military contracts, complaining that some procurements seem to have been engineered for predetermined outcomes. Undermined by fierce competition from U.S. and European defense companies on several deals in the Indian arms market in the past few years, Russia feels, “Sometimes, terms of tenders are crafted specifically to get the required results.”