<p>State-owned aviation major, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has delivered the 150th gun bay door for the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, a twin-engine supersonic jet aircraft. The doors are being manufactured at HAL's facility in Bengaluru. </p>.<p>The F/A-18 Super Hornet is an all-weather, carrier-capable multirole combat jet. Boeing's long-term supplier in India for over 25 years, HAL was awarded the contract to manufacture the gun bay doors in 2007.</p>.<p>Boeing India president, Salil Gupte said the delivery of the 150th gun bay door is a demonstration that Indian suppliers are an integral part of Boeing’s global supply chain. </p>.<p>“Our investments in India are robust and ongoing, spanning technology, hi-tech innovation, production capacity, establishing a supply chain network, and developing skilling centers for aerospace manufacturing in India,” Gupte said. </p>.<p>Boeing has offered to build a 21st-century aerospace ecosystem in India for manufacturing the F/A-18 Super Hornet with Indian partners, HAL and Mahindra Defence Systems (MDS). </p>.<p>This production, according to a Boeing statement, will create thousands of jobs and hundreds of suppliers in India, similar to the largest Boeing aerospace ecosystem that exists in the U.S. </p>.<p>Boeing’s sourcing from India now stands at $1 billion. Currently, the company's supply chain has 160 partners in India, and a Joint Venture to manufacture fuselages for Apache helicopters. It employs 3,000 people in the country. </p>
<p>State-owned aviation major, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has delivered the 150th gun bay door for the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, a twin-engine supersonic jet aircraft. The doors are being manufactured at HAL's facility in Bengaluru. </p>.<p>The F/A-18 Super Hornet is an all-weather, carrier-capable multirole combat jet. Boeing's long-term supplier in India for over 25 years, HAL was awarded the contract to manufacture the gun bay doors in 2007.</p>.<p>Boeing India president, Salil Gupte said the delivery of the 150th gun bay door is a demonstration that Indian suppliers are an integral part of Boeing’s global supply chain. </p>.<p>“Our investments in India are robust and ongoing, spanning technology, hi-tech innovation, production capacity, establishing a supply chain network, and developing skilling centers for aerospace manufacturing in India,” Gupte said. </p>.<p>Boeing has offered to build a 21st-century aerospace ecosystem in India for manufacturing the F/A-18 Super Hornet with Indian partners, HAL and Mahindra Defence Systems (MDS). </p>.<p>This production, according to a Boeing statement, will create thousands of jobs and hundreds of suppliers in India, similar to the largest Boeing aerospace ecosystem that exists in the U.S. </p>.<p>Boeing’s sourcing from India now stands at $1 billion. Currently, the company's supply chain has 160 partners in India, and a Joint Venture to manufacture fuselages for Apache helicopters. It employs 3,000 people in the country. </p>
