Tag: LRMR

Indian P-8I aircraft to be fully serviced in country
With new domestic facilities for maintenance, the navy's P-8I maritime reconnaissance aircraft can now spend all their downtime in India

by Saurabh Joshi • March 6, 2023

The 12th Boeing P-8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance (LRMR) being delivered to the Indian Navy on February 23, 2022 | Photo: Boeing

Between the navy’s own maintenance facilities at INS Rajali and MRO contractors, Air Works and AIES, India’s P-8I aircraft can now be fully sustained with complete maintenance cycles without having to leave the country.

by Saurabh Joshi • September 10, 2018

The agreement opens the door to making standard communications systems onboard U.S. platforms available for acquisition by the Indian armed forces by mandating the security of these systems by both countries.

by Saurabh Joshi • February 24, 2016

Video: US Navy Boeing P-8A at Dubai Airshow 2015

by Shruti Pushkarna • December 1, 2015

Boeing bullish on ‘Make in India’

by Saurabh Joshi • March 9, 2015

“I think the policy makes all the sense in the world for what the Prime Minister wants to do for the aerospace and defense sector,” said Chris Raymond, VP for Business Development & Strategy at Boeing Defense Space & Security.

by Saurabh Joshi • February 26, 2015

The new order for two of the Indian Navy’s four HDW Type-209 submarines is expected to cost an estimated USD 200 million and the planned purchase currently awaits the Indian govt’s approval of the US Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA).

by Saurabh Joshi • February 6, 2015

The Boeing F-15 Strike Eagle aircraft will fly from Kadena in Japan for what will be their first appearance at the Indian air show, which will also see F-16, C-17, P-8A and KC-135 aircraft.

by Saurabh Joshi • October 13, 2014

Captain HS Jhajj was the first navy pilot to be trained on the Boeing P-8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft and would have been the first CO of the P-8I Sqn.

by Saurabh Joshi • August 27, 2014

While General Atomics’ Predator and Reaper drones are not licensed for export to India, Lall will be promoting a line-up of commercial products, besides the EMALS system being developed by the company.

by StratPost News Desk • February 10, 2014

Check out the operator console of the Indian Navy Boeing P-8I Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance (LRMR) aircraft and find out why the Indian Navy could double the size of it’s currently planned fleet.

by Saurabh Joshi • September 18, 2013

Carter is looking at the Indian defense ministry to make it easier for US companies to do business with it and wants resolution of issues related to offsets, limitation of liability and delays in decision-making.

by Saurabh Joshi • July 21, 2013

Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne will take delivery of the second Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, scheduled to be delivered to the IAF on 22 Jul 2013 in a ceremony at Boeing’s Long Beach final assembly facility.

by Saurabh Joshi • July 19, 2013

The new ACNS (Air Materiel), Rear Admiral Srinivas Kanugo, will have three sub-directorates looking at air logistics, plans/procurement and perspectives and systems engineering under him, as well as responsibility for air technical manpower management.

by Saurabh Joshi • December 5, 2011

Minister of State for Defense, Mallipudi Mangapati Pallam Raju, accompanied by the deputy chief of the Indian Navy, Vice Admiral Satish Soni, asked the Bell Boeing V-22 Tiltrotor Team for a briefing on the aircraft.

by Saurabh Joshi • September 29, 2011

The Indian Navy’s first P-8I, Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft took off on its first flight on Wednesday from Renton field in the US State of Washington, taking off at 1202 hours and landing two hours and 31 minutes later, at Boeing field in Seattle.