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HELICOPTERS

HELICOPTER DELIVERIES

COMPLETED

oeing has delivered all new AH-64E
BApache and CH-47F (I) Chinook
military helicopters to the Indian Air Force.

The final five of the 22 Apache attack he-

licopters were handed over to the IAF at air
force station, Hindan. Earlier in March, Boe-

ing handed over the last five of 15 CH-47F (I)

Chinook heavy-lift helicopters to the IAF.
“Customer centricity, commitment to the
modernisation and mission-readiness of

India’s defence forces are key values to our
partnership with India,” said Surendra Ahu-
ja, managing director Boeing defence India.

“With this delivery we continue to
nurture this partnership and are fully
committed to working closely with India’s

defence forces to deliver the right value

and capabilities to meet their operational
needs,” Ahuja said.

India is one of 17 nations to select the
Apache and has the most advanced variant,

the AH-64E Apache that is also flown by the well as night vision navigation capability. The Indian ministry of defence finalised

US and many other countries. In addition to classifying air and ground its order with Boeing for the production,

The AH-64E Apache is designed and targets, the fire control radar has been training and support of 22 AH-64E Apache

equipped with an open systems architec- updated to operate in the maritime envi- and 15 CH-47F (I) Chinook helicopters in
ture including the latest communications, ronment. It is uniquely suited to meet a September 2015. Earlier this year, India

navigation, sensor and weapon systems. It commander's needs, including reconnais- and the US signed a contract for the acqui-

has an improved modernised target acqui- sance, security, peacekeeping operations, sition of six Apaches for the Indian Army

sition designation system that provides day, and lethal attack, across myriad environ- during US President Donald Trump’s visit

night and all-weather target information, as ments - without reconfiguration. to New Delhi. Q
AEROSPACE
COLLINS AEROSPACE
SNAGS CONTRACT

Pentagon officials said. Production is sor Locks, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Chula

expected to last until June 30, 2025. Vista, California and Charlotte and

he US defence department has The Defence Logistics Agency’s Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Tawarded Collins Aerospace a aviation command, headquartered in Despite a slowdown in commercial

(US) $15.1 million contract for military Ogden, Utah, is overseeing the project. aviation business due to the corona

aircraft components and accessories. Collins Aerospace was formed in 2018 virus pandemic, Raytheon Technologies

Collins - a subsidiary of Waltham, Mas- when United Technologies Corp. merged has picked up a number of lucrative

sachusetts-based Raytheon Technologies its legacy UTC Aerospace operations federal defence contracts recently.

Corporation - will manufacture drive with avionics and information technolo- The conglomerate has won a (US) $6

gearboxes and hydraulic start motors gy firm Rockwell Collins. billion weapons system support contract.

for General Dynamics’ F-16 fighter jet It remained intact following the (US) Work tied to that project will take place

and airframe-mounted accessory drives $120 billion linkup of UTC and Raytheon in Andover, Massachusetts, continuing
for Northrop Grumman’s B-2 strategic Co and today forms one of the four main through September 2021. Q
bomber, according to a federal listing. industrial segments of the newly minted

Work on the parts will take place at Raytheon Technologies Corp. Article courtesy: https://www.
Collins sites in Connecticut and Iowa, The segment has locations in Wind- journalinquirer.com/

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