Boeing official confident over growth prospects of US-India strategic ties under Biden administration
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Last Updated: Jan 29, 2021, 02:50 PM IST
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Synopsis Over the course of my 27-year long career at Boeing, I remember the days when we had no defence business at all with India. What a fundamental, transformational shift it s been in the last 10-15 years just watching the US bilateral relationship grow. Boeing is very much part of that growth, with almost 75 per cent of the defence business being with Boeing platforms, Laine said.
A newly inducted Apache helicopter at display
WASHINGTON: Exuding confidence that the US-India ties will continue to evolve and grow at a strategic level, a Boeing official has said that there are good early signs in the new Biden administration that the positive relationship will grow and strengthen over the next several years.
Indian Air Force Chinook helicopter flies in the Ladakh region (PTI)
WASHINGTON: Exuding confidence that the US-India ties will continue to evolve and grow at a strategic level, a Boeing official has said that there are “good early signs” in the new Biden administration that the positive relationship will grow and strengthen over the next several years.
Jeff Shockey, vice president, Global Sales and Marketing, Boeing Defense, Space & Security and Boeing Global Services, said there was bipartisan support on Capitol Hill for strengthening ties between the two nations.
“We re seeing good early signs in the new administration that the positive relationship will grow and strengthen over the next several years. We also welcome Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi s leadership and commitment for a greater US-Indian partnership,” Shockey told PTI in an interview.
By Greg Waldron2020-12-22T03:02:00+00:00
Boeing and the US Navy have launched an F/A-18E Super Hornet using a ski-jump ramp at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, as the company eyes an Indian navy fighter requirement.
The company says the work indicates that the Super Hornet “would do well” operating from India’s short take-off but arrested recovery (STOBAR) aircraft carriers.
Source: Boeing
The F/A-18E’s first launch from a ski-jump at Patuxent River, Maryland
“The first successful and safe launch of the F/A-18 Super Hornet from a ski jump begins the validation process to operate effectively from Indian navy aircraft carriers,” says Ankur Kanaglekar, India fighter sales lead for Boeing.