U.S. aerospace major Boeing is planning further investments in India’s commercial and defense sectors, as New Delhi undertakes economic reforms to attract foreign investors and boost its industrial sector.
Brendan Nelson, vice president of Boeing, said, “India is an exciting country, it’s an emerging superpower, it reminds you in some ways of late 19th-century America, it’s a vast market, and now with the reforms that Prime Minister Modi has undertaken, it enables companies like us to increase their investments.
“We’re also building a supply and distribution center for components and parts. We’re working very closely at the moment … with some preeminent Indian companies on some defense products and also some commercial products. So, certainly we intend to invest a lot more in India to support the country and its aviation sector.”
Boeing’s factory in Hyderabad, India, has been producing parts for the company’s AH-64 Apache helicopter, including fuselages, secondary structures and vertical spar boxes for customers worldwide.
The company has added a new production line to manufacture complex vertical fin structures for the 737 family of planes, according to its website. It also plans to open a $200 million engineering center in Bangalore early next year, Nelson noted.
Nelson pointed out that supply chain bottlenecks are expected to continue in 2024, even as demand for commercial jets soars. However, the company “will not chase [production] rate at the expense of quality or safety,” he added.
Last updated: December 26th, 2025
