The defense ministry of India has cleared deals worth more than $3.1 billion to equip the Indian Air Force with U.S.-built attack and heavy-lift helicopters 22 AH-64D Apache Longbow attack and 15 CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift copters — both platforms manufactured by Boeing beat off competition from Russia’s Mi-28N Night Hunter...
Boeing, Delex to supply 22 Harpoon missiles for India's submarines
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to India for Boeing UGM-84L Harpoon missiles and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $200 million. India's Navy requested 12 UGM-84L Harpoon Block II Encapsulated Missiles, 10 UTM-84L Harpoon...
India starts receving P-8i surveillance aircraft
According to Aviation Week, India's first delivery of an 'in-country' Boeing P8-i aircraft this month will be followed by two further aircraft in the third and fourth quarters of the year. India has eight P-8Is on firm order and Boeing is optimistic that options on a further four could be...
Boeing, BEL expand partnership in India
According to Business Standard, The Boeing Company and India's MoD owned Bharat Electronics Limited are expanding their partnership through a follow-on contract involving the manufacture of subassemblies for the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jet. This contract, for Super Hornet subassemblies, expands work that Boeing awarded BEL in 2011. Dennis...
Boeing hopes for up to $10 billion of orders of P8-i Aircraft from India
On New Year's Day in 2009, the Indian Navy announced the $2.1 billion purchase of eight Boeing P-8i Poseidon aircraft. The first of these modified 737s have already been delivered as of last month. According to a report in the Business Standard newspaper, The P8-Is will operate from INS Rajali,...
How to Succeed in India's Defense Procurements
The last page of the defense/aerospace industry leading magazine, typically carries a Viewpoint article. In the latest issue, the following article by me is published. How To Win Indian Business by Gunjan Bagla, Managing Director, Amritt, Inc. French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the management of Dassault are elated, as Rafale...