India is expected to purchase approximately 45 engines, including 5 spares, from Pratt & Whitney to power the 10 C -17 Globemaster III’s from Boeing. Each Boeing C-17 military aircraft is powered by four Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 engines and with spares. As stated by Boeing and the White House, this trade agreement is valued [...]

On June 15, the third and fourth of six C-130J Super Hercules for the Indian Air Force departed the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, Ga. en route to Air Force Station Hindan in India. The remaining two C-130Js on order will be delivered later this summer. Equipped with an Infrared Detection Set, the aircraft can [...]

Boeing today announced that India’s Ministry of Defence has signed an agreement with the U.S. government to acquire 10 Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifters. The Foreign Military Sale, approved by the U.S. Congress in May 2010, establishes India as the C-17′s largest international customer. According to the agreement, India will take delivery of its C-17s [...]