In a move to encourage foreign defense manufacturing in India, the government has withdrawn the preferential customs and excise duty exemptions that were applicable to products manufactured by the state-owned Ordnance Factories Board and other defense public sector undertakings. This has been done to level the playing field and neutralize...
Over $3 billion U.S.-Built Attack and Heavy-Lift Helicopters for India
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,...