India kjøpte 8 fly i 2009 til erstatning for sine Tu-142. I 2011 fikk Eirik Walle og undertegnede, overvære byggingen av flyene i Boeing Renton fasilitetene, like SØ av Boeing Field. Undertegnede fikk da inntrykk av at sensorutstyret skulle tas fra de aldrende russiske flyene og monteres i de nye flyene. (Red.)
On Friday, India was cleared to purchase six P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft, worth an estimated $2.42 billion.
The Indian package would include the six P-8I aircraft, as well as radio systems, engines, navigational systems, and contractor support. Boeing is the primary contractor, with work performed at its Seattle facility. The proposed sale “will support the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to strengthen the U.S.-Indian strategic relationship and to improve the security of a major defensive partner, which continues to be an important force for political stability, peace, and economic progress in the Indo-Pacific and South Asia region,” according to the DSCA notification.
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