BREAKING NEWS Just wrote this. Thought you might like this- Indias Ministry of Defense has sent a Letter of Request to the US government for procurement through the U.S. governments Foreign Military Sales route for ten heavy lift Boeing C-17s. This follows immediately after United Arab Emirates announcement for the purchase of six C-17s. U.S has been in discussions with the Indian government and Boeing recently completed a series of C-17 demonstration flights in India. In Nov last year, in a joint-lift exercise, the U.S Air Force flew the C-17 in Agra. Aviation Week had reported (Aerospace Daily Aug 19,2009) Boeings keenness to offer India the C-17, which can carry large equipment, supplies and troops directly to small airfields. The C-17 fits in well with Indias operational requirements, Vivek Lall, Head India Boeing IDS had said.The U.S. government received a request for information in 2008, he added then. A senior Indian air force official recently said the aircraft had been chosen ...