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Boeing to provide lifetime spares and maintenance support for Indias C-17 Globemaster purchase : Defense news
Indias decision to request the U.S. for sale of the Boeing C-17 strategic airlifter in a $5.8 billion deal has run into some concerns that the aircraft may be discontinued in the U.S. and hence Boeing may have difficulty in providing long term support.
Many analysts believe the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps may go slow on future C-17orders. The Obama administration is not keen to place orders for any more C-17s due to budgetary constraints. This is feared to eventually kill the program as its production line might have to be shut if there are insufficient orders.
In India too these concerns are echoing within the Indian Air Force which does not want to be in a situation where it has to ground the big and expensive aircraft for want of spares or other support for which it has to rely on Boeing.
In response to a questionnaire by Defenseworld.net, Brian J. Nelson, head of International Communications India, Boeing Defense Space & Security, said India will have access to everything it needs for its fleet of C-17s. Under the Globemaster Sustainment Parternship, there is lifetime support that includes spares and maintenance.
When queried as to what was the next step in the C-17 Globemaster purchase by India, now that that U.S. Congress has been notified of the possible sale, Nelson said, the submittal of the Letter of Acceptance to the Government of India is the next step towards finalizing the Foreign Military Sale. The big and expensive C-17 strategic airlift aircraft is capable of carrying up to 170,000 pounds of cargo and land and take off from short airfields. It was selected by India to provide fast response time in disaster relief and anti-terrorist missions among others.
In Boeings view, the C-17 meets Indias key airlift requirements, including: Transportation of troops and heavy equipment including artillery, high altitude air drop in hot temperatures, advanced strategic and tactical capabilities that far exceed the capabilities of other airlifters, paratroop capabilities, logistic support, force projection and strategic reach, field ambulance and disaster relief.
Indias decision to request the U.S. for sale of the Boeing C-17 strategic airlifter in a $5.8 billion deal has run into some concerns that the aircraft may be discontinued in the U.S. and hence Boeing may have difficulty in providing long term support.
Many analysts believe the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps may go slow on future C-17orders. The Obama administration is not keen to place orders for any more C-17s due to budgetary constraints. This is feared to eventually kill the program as its production line might have to be shut if there are insufficient orders.
In India too these concerns are echoing within the Indian Air Force which does not want to be in a situation where it has to ground the big and expensive aircraft for want of spares or other support for which it has to rely on Boeing.
In response to a questionnaire by Defenseworld.net, Brian J. Nelson, head of International Communications India, Boeing Defense Space & Security, said India will have access to everything it needs for its fleet of C-17s. Under the Globemaster Sustainment Parternship, there is lifetime support that includes spares and maintenance.
When queried as to what was the next step in the C-17 Globemaster purchase by India, now that that U.S. Congress has been notified of the possible sale, Nelson said, the submittal of the Letter of Acceptance to the Government of India is the next step towards finalizing the Foreign Military Sale. The big and expensive C-17 strategic airlift aircraft is capable of carrying up to 170,000 pounds of cargo and land and take off from short airfields. It was selected by India to provide fast response time in disaster relief and anti-terrorist missions among others.
In Boeings view, the C-17 meets Indias key airlift requirements, including: Transportation of troops and heavy equipment including artillery, high altitude air drop in hot temperatures, advanced strategic and tactical capabilities that far exceed the capabilities of other airlifters, paratroop capabilities, logistic support, force projection and strategic reach, field ambulance and disaster relief.
