CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Air Works and Boeing signed a strategic collaboration last year for the MRO of two critical Boeing defence platforms in India - the P-8I operated by the Indian Navy (IN) and the VIP transport fleet (BBJ) operated by the Indian Air Force (IAF).

Detailed explanation-2: -Q. Which firm supplied P-8I long range maritime patrol aircraft to Indian Navy? Notes: The Indian Navy received its 11th P-8I long range maritime patrol aircraft from Boeing. The Navy has signed a contract of 12 P-8Is from Boeing in two batches.

Detailed explanation-3: -Boeing India has collaborated with Air Works Group to deliver maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for the Indian Navy’s P-8I maritime patrol aircraft fleet.

Detailed explanation-4: -Navy gets full complement of P-8I maritime aircraft “Boeing delivered the 12th P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to India on February 23,” a company statement said. “The P-8I is an integral part of the Indian Navy’s fleet and has surpassed 35,000 flight hours since it was inducted in 2013.”

Detailed explanation-5: -The Indian Navy (IN) has received six Lockheed Martin/Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare helicopters.