Boeing to Accelerate Growth in India’s Defence Sector

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BENGALURU. Boeing presented its strategy and plans for ‘Make in India’ and also offered advanced capabilities to the Indian armed forces at Aero India 2019.

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At the core of its strategy is Boeing’s public-private partnership with HAL and Mahindra, expected to produce next generation F/A-18 Super Hornet fighters in an entirely new ‘factory-of-the-future’ in India, delivering performance, affordability, and indigenization for Indian customers. The partnership will create jobs, industrial capacity and a globally competitive Indian supply chain.

With multi-role capabilities, advanced technologies, growth potential and low acquisition and sustainment costs, the combat-proven F/A-18 is a clear choice for the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force. Introduced in 2007, the Super Hornet is the world’s leading fighter aircraft, highly capable across the full mission spectrum and continually evolving to outpace future threats.

In addition, Boeing laid out its future defense plans proposing the KC-46A aerial refueler, AH-64E Apache attack helicopter, additional P-8 long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine aircraft, and the twin-engine Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft.

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Boeing also highlighted its growing services, sustainment and training footprint in India which is delivering exceptional operational capability and readiness for current platforms at a competitive cost structure. The P-8I and C-17 operated by the Indian Navy and Indian Air Force have high mission readiness rates of >85 per cent, as a result of this commitment.

For the soon-to-be-inducted AH-64E Apaches and CH-47F(I) Chinooks, the first batch of Indian Air Force pilots have been undergoing training in the United States. Boeing also plans to establish rotorcraft training and support capabilities in India as deliveries commence this year.

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Boeing also shared its success on ‘Make in India’, highlighting the contributions of its 160+ suppliers that provide parts and assemblies covering aerostructures, wire harness, composites, forgings, avionics mission systems, and ground support equipment for some of Boeing’s most advanced defense platforms.

Further, Boeing highlighted the deliveries of the first batch of AH-64 Apache fuselages by Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited, the joint venture with Tata Advanced Systems Limited, which is the sole-producer of fuselages globally.

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