Boeing gets first Indian equipment from Bharat Electronics

Boeing will deliver the first of eight P-81 aircraft to India, which is first international buyer of the warplane, within 48 months of the original contract signing, which took place in January, 2009.

NEW DELHI: Boeing today announced that it received a key communications technology for the Indian Navy's P-81 long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft from Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) in April, a month ahead of schedule.

The Indian-designed Data Link-II -- a communications system developed by BEL -- will enable exchange of tactical data and messages between Indian Navy aircraft, ships and shore establishments.

Boeing will install the system during P-81 final assembly at its facility in Renton, Washington, said a company statement.

"Our deepening partnership with BEL endorses our ongoing initiative to build and strengthen the aerospace supply chain," said Boeing India President Dinesh Keskar.

Data Link-II is the first Indian-manufactured item delivered to Boeing as part of the P-81 programme. The P-81 is a variant of the P-8A Poseidon that Boeing designed and is building for the US Navy, it said.

"This milestone is a demonstration of the capability that BEL has developed to deliver cutting-edge work in avionics, software and structural components", said BEL Chairman Ashwani Kumar Datt.
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Boeing will deliver the first of eight P-81 aircraft to India, which is first international buyer of the warplane, within 48 months of the original contract signing, which took place in January, 2009.
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