Boeing has doubled its outsourcing from India to $500 million in the last one year, its country head said Tuesday. <\/p>\n
“We continue to increase our sourcing from India. If you look at the all the OEMs (original equipment manufacturers), we source from than any of them,” Pratyush Kumar told ET, adding the chunk will only grow. <\/p>\n
Speaking on the sidelines of the Make In India summit, Kumar said Boeing’s top three initiatives with India have been the wire harnesses that TAL Manufacturing Solutions, a Tata Group company; wire harnesses for the fighter jets F15 and F18 with Hindustan Aeronautics and a Bangalore-based SME and a framework of agreements framework agreement with Tata Advanced Systems Limited. <\/p>\n
Boeing works to manufacture critical parts for the Chinook heavy-lift helicopters. Apart from floorbeams, TAL also makes makes ground support equipment for the C-17 aircraft. <\/p>\n
Recently, Boeing signed a framework agreement with Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) to collaborate in aerospace and defense manufacturing and potential integrated systems development opportunities, including unmanned aerial vehicles. <\/p>\n
Dynamatic Technologies and Tata Advanced Materials Limited (TAML) have delivered P-8I power and mission equipment cabinets, and TAML is on contract to provide P-8I auxiliary power unit door fairings and composite tailcones for the P-8I. Avantel has delivered the mobile satellite systems for the P-8I. Hyderabad-based Cyient (formerly Infotech) has supported a number of critical design-engineering projects for Boeing airplanes, and currently provides design and stress support on the 747-8 Freighter and the 787-8 and 787-9. <\/p>\n
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has delivered the Indian-designed Data Link II for the P-8I. Data Link II is a communications system that enables exchange of tactical data and messages among the Indian Navy aircraft, ships and shore establishments. BEL has also delivered the identification friend-or-foe interrogator, a battle management system that enables the aircraft to distinguish friendly aircraft and forces. BEL is also on contract to provide F\/A-18 flight deck cockpit panels. Electronics Corporation of India (ECIL) has provided the speech secrecy systems for the P-8I. <\/p>\n
HAL has been the single-source producer of overwing exit doors for the 757 planes. HAL has also manufactured the 777 uplock boxes, F\/A-18 gun bay doors, F\/A-18 wire harnesses, P-8I weapons bay doors, and P-8I identification transponders. <\/p>\n
Earlier in the day, defence secretary for production A.K. Gupta said the ministry is looking at about 25 projects that will be opened up for industry participation shortly. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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