Aerospace Diary

Neelam Mathews Dec 5, 2017 To all cynics, often myself, who believe India will never take off in defense manufacturing, all I can say is Think Again. From becoming the world's largest supplier of hydraulic gear pumps, Bangalore-based Dynamatic Technologies has taken on the East and the West for aerospace manufacture. Dec 10 2017 will see the 100th shipset of airframe structures of the Su-30MKI being handed over to HAL that gave the company the  'Best Supplier Award 2017', making it a hat-trick. 

Neelam Mathews Nov 5 2015 Dubai Air Show (AIN) In 2013, Boeing placed its first CH-47 Chinook helicopter contract in India with Bangalore-based Dynamatic for aft-pylon and cargo ramp assemblies. India’s aerospace design and manufacturing industry is finally coming home to roost. Boeing (Stand 900) chairman James McNerney echoed confidence in the industry and the new government during a global summit, “India’s Time to Fly,” held in Delhi last month [October] when he announced that Boeing was “much closer to having final assembly [of] Apache or Chinook helicopters here.” McNerney added: “That will play out, and that is our strategy. Companies like Boeing are always on the lookout for competitive advantages that come with innovative new technologies and long-term partnerships.” He said India, with its broad, deep engineering capability and skilled workforce, was a natural partner “that offers us the long-term opportunities…” The statement came on the heels of India finalizi...

ROTORHUB 22nd September 2015 - 18:12 by  Neelam Mathews  in Delhi  India has cleared the procurement of 22  AH-64E Apache  attack helicopters and 15  CH-47F Chinook heavy lifters for the Indian Air Force.  The country’s Cabinet Committee of Security (CCS) approved the deal on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second visit to the US on 24 September and a contract is expected to be signed by November.  In June, India and the US signed a strategic ten-year defence framework pact envisaging joint development and manufacture of defence equipment and technology, including jet engines, and aircraft carrier design and construction. The $1.4 billion AH-64E proposal for India includes both a direct commercial sale (DCS) and a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) component. The FMS contract includes 50 In 2013, Boeing signed a MoU with..............Bangalore-based Dynamatic Technologies to manufacture aft pylon and .......Read more of Sh...