(From
Left to Right) Satya Prakash,
Senior Director – Business Development, GE Aviation, Alain Garcia, vice president, India business development, Boeing
Defense, Space & Security and Global Services, Steve Parker, vice president and general manager, Bombers &
Fighters, Defense & Space, Salil
Gupte, president, Boeing India, Samit
Ray, Regional Director, Government Affairs & Public Policy South
Asia, Raytheon, Gyanendra Sharma,
India Managing Director, Northrop Grumman International.
Boeing
plans to further strengthen its Make in India initiatives, building on a
successful track record of contributing to India's indigenous aerospace and
defence ecosystem.
As
part of this effort, Boeing anticipates $3.6 billion in economic impact to the
Indian aerospace and defence industry over the next 10 years, with the F/A-18
Super Hornet as India's next carrier-based fighter. The economic impact would
be over and above Boeing's current offset obligations and plans in the country.
"As
a trusted partner of India's aerospace sector for more than 75 years, Boeing
has made significant investments in India's aerospace and defence industry and
will continue to do so. Our investments span the
entire spectrum of local manufacturing, engineering and R&D, and training
and skilling to help build a robust Aatmanirbhar Bharat in aerospace and
defence," stated Salil
Gupte, President, Boeing India. "The selection of the F/A-18
Super Hornet for India will help boost investments in India's defence
industry."
Boeing
plans to build on its existing industrial base and strengthen its commitment to
Aatmanirbhar Bharat with continued investments in India across five pillars.
These include supply chain development and manufacturing; engineering and
technology transfer; long-term support and training; infrastructure
investments; and contributions of the Hornet Industry Team, comprising of General
Electric, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon.
"The Block III Super Hornet we are offering to the
Indian Navy has the most advanced and critical capability. With its open
architecture design and continuously evolving capability suite, the Super
Hornet will outpace current threats, facilitate rapid capability insertion and
has unmatched affordability," stated Steve Parker, vice president and general manager, Bombers & Fighters,
Boeing Defense, Space & Security. "Boeing is making investments
in advanced technologies and capabilities on our Block III Super Hornet and the
F-15EX today so we will be ready for the future. The Indian Navy will benefit
from these investments for decades to come."
"Designed
from its inception as a carrier-based fighter for high-loading, high stress
operations, the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block III will bring advanced,
next-generation capabilities that will help the Indian Navy meet emerging and
future threats. In addition, along with the contributions to the Indian economy
by our Hornet Industry Partners – General Electric, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman,
the Super Hornet will deliver significant benefits to India's defence
sector," stated Alain Garcia, vice
president, India Business Development, Boeing Defense, Space & Security and
Global Services.
Boeing's advanced aircraft and
services play an important role in the mission-readiness for the Indian Air
Force and Indian Navy. Boeing has strengthened its supply chain with more than
300 local companies in India and a joint venture to manufacture fuselages for
Apache helicopters. Annual sourcing from India stands at $1 billion. Boeing
currently employs close to 4,000 people in India, and more than 7,000 people
work with its supply chain partners.