DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: India-Built Sub-Assembly On US Navy's Combat Planes
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 1, 2012: An India-built electronic sub-assembly will be part of the US Navy's combat planes, a statement said Wednesday as Indian companies step up efforts to be part of the global defence supply chain.
The sub-assembly provides the cockpit flood lighting compatible with the aircraft's night vision imaging system (NVIS).
American aerospace major Boeing has delivered the first EA-18G Growler aircraft fitted with a cockpit sub-assembly produced by Indian public sector defence electronics major Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) to the US Navy on May 3, a statement from the firm said.
Boeing has also extended a contract signed with BEL for another year for supplying the sub-assembly for Boeing military planes.
Boeing had awarded BEL an initial contract in March 2011 for work on F/A-18 Super Hornet combat plane cockpit sub-assemblies.
That contract included options to renew annually for up to four years. "As a result of BEL's demonstrated performance, Boeing recently exercised an option to renew the contract for another year," it said.
