Indian Air Force on Thursday said the commercial bids of two short listed vendors in the M-MRCA tender would be opened by middle of next month. Speaking at a function in New Delhi, Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne said, a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council will be held on October 7th where some of the issues are going to be discussed.

He said once those issued are cleared, hopefully by the middle of October, IAF should be in a position to open the bids. He was asked to comment on the acquisition schedule of these aircraft which are expected to be inducted in the IAF by 2014.