Govt asks CBI to probe bribery allegation over Embraer aircraft deal
The $208-million Embraer Aircraft Deal involving purchase of three aircraft was signed in 2008 during the first term of the Congress-led UPA Government.
Embraer is the world's third largest aircraft maker. The Defence Ministry had earlier asked it to explain media reports that the firm had hired a UK-based Indian middleman.
The three aircraft, equipped with indigenous radars for Airborne Early Warning and Control Systems, were delivered in 2011 and 2013.
Embraer deals came under scanner after the US Justice Department started investigating Embraer for alleged payment of bribes to secure contracts in various countries.
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