Boeing delivers combat jet with HAL gun-bay door to US navy

New Delhi: American aviation major Boeing on Tuesday said it has delivered the first F/A—18 Super Hornet fitted with Indian-manufactured gun-bay door to the US Navy. The aircraft was handed over to the US Navy on July 20, Boeing officials said.
The Gun-bay doors are manufactured by the Hindustan Limited (HAL) at its facility in Bangalore.
Boeing’s F/A—18IN Super Hornet is one of the six contenders for the Indian Air Force’s Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft deal.
27/07/10 Business Line

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Categories: Foreign Jun 2010, New Jul 2010