India Potentially Key Driver For Military Helo Market | 印度潜在的军用直升机市场关键驱动力

4月，印度海军发布了一份需求征询书（RFI），将在未来五年内涵盖一项24架通用直升机的租赁计划。此举是印度海军直升机机队现代化的最新尝试，该直升机租赁项目已计划多年，但因预算限制而一再推迟。

In April, the Indian Navy issued a Request for Information (RFI) covering a planned lease of 24 utility helicopters over the next five years. The move is the latest attempt by the service to kickstart an extensive modernization of its rotary-wing fleet that has been planned for years but repeatedly delayed by budgetary constraints.

与此同时，印度海军还有另一项姗姗来迟的需求，即购买123架多用途海军直升机，以取代目前军中的“海王”和卡-27机队，但这项需求可能仅有部分会得到满足。

Meanwhile, the Indian Navy has another long-overdue requirement, only partially fulfilled, to acquire 123 multirole naval helicopters to replace the service’s Sea King and Ka-27 fleets. 

如果能够克服预算障碍，印度海军的需求加上其他的陆军和空军的直升机项目，有可能使印度成为未来十年军用旋翼机市场的主要驱动力。

If budgetary obstacles can be overcome, the Navy’s requirements and additional planned Army and Air Force projects have the potential to make India a key driver of demand in the military rotary-wing market over the next decade. 

Aviation Week Network - 航空周刊已经确定了未来十年印度272架新型直升机的需求竞标机会，占同期全球所有开放式竞标机会的近1/5。

Aviation Week Network has identified open opportunities for the supply of 272 new-build helicopters to India over the next decade, representing almost one in five of all open global opportunities over the period.