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The Hinduja flagship, Ashok Leyland has unveiled the Super Stallion 8x8 High Mobility Vehicle (HMV)

The Super Stallion HMV 8x8 is the new flagship of Ashok Leyland's range of logistics vehicles. It has been specially configured to meet the army's emerging requirement for vehicles with higher mobility and greater power to operate in challenging desert terrains. It is propelled by astate-of-the-art powerful 360 hp (265 kW) Neptune engine, that can crank up a torque of 1400 Nm.
 

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Indian defence sector going to be a big market: US

Posted on Mar 29, 2012 at 10:24pm IST'

New Delhi: Observing that the Indian defence sector is going to be a big market in the long term, the US on Thursday asked the American companies participating in the Defexpo to know and understand the procedures here for future business.

More than 20 US companies including some of the big names like Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman are participating in the Defexpo.

Inaugurating the US pavilion at the exhibition, US Embassy Charge d' Affaires Ambassador Peter Burleigh said, "The market here is definitely going to be a big market. Certainly in the long term, probably in the mid term and for the short term it is important to be here on the ground to make the connection, networks and know the procedures."

Maintaining that the Indian acquisition and procurement procedure is very different from what the American companies are used to, he asked the participants to be patient and understand the local culture and systems.

Highlighting that Indian defence sector is "essentially a guaranteed market", Burleigh said some of the American companies have been here for a long time and they have conducted successful businesses also.

Meanwhile, Boeing during a press conference, organised to share details of progress made in supplying C-17 strategic lift transport aircraft to Indian Air Force, said that plane would be delivered to India in June 2013.

"The Letter of Agreement (LoA) with Indian government was signed in June 2011 and the manufacturing began in January this year. Its first flight will take place in January next year and the certification is due in May 2013. In June next year, it will be ready for delivery," said Partic Druez, Business Development head of the Boeing.

Druez said that the aircraft is being flown by 19 countries and is capable of carrying large payload and can be operated from short runways and withstand variations in weather as well.

Denying that Boeing is conducting talks for any follow-on orders of the aircraft, he said, "The training of the aircrew will start 10 months ahead of the delivery. May be in May or June."

On development of infrastructure, he said, "It is part of the LoA and we are in the process of building the required infrastructure."

On delivery of P-8I long range maritime surveillance aircraft for the Indian Navy, Boeing said the final assembly of the aircraft will begin in the second quarter of 2012 with the flight test due for later this year.

Indian defence sector going to be a big market: US - India News - IBNLive
 
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