Interview with Mr. Yoshihiro Onishi,President and CEO,ShinMaywa Industries Ltd

Onishi: The Indian MoD had expressed interest in procuring amphibian aircraft and indicated the requirements to be met by the aircraft. We are happy that our aircraft US-2 (to be known as Company Model No. SS-3 for India) will meet or even exceed the requirements of the Navy. We believe that this will be the beginning for a long and mutually beneficial association between us and the Indian Navy.
We are constantly enhancing our international network to better meet the needs of growing global market. Towards this end, we explored the feasibility of manufacture and sale of special purpose trucks. In this process we found the Indians to be quick in absorbing new technologies and innovative in many ways. Though the venture did not take off, we have understood the process to deal with India. We have a large foot print with eight over seas subsidiaries, five JVs and seven technology partners. So we are more than sure that we can come up with right products at the right time for the Indian market.

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