GE Aviation trains guns on Indian defence sector

GE Aviation, the US-based $17.6 billion aircraft engine manufacturer, is optimistic about getting more contracts for supplying to the Indian military.
Bansi Phansalkar, general manager, India Engineering Operations, GE Aviation, said the firm has technologies for the military sector.
“We have technologies like F 414, P8 which are suited for the Indian military. Unlike the US where we supply extensively to both military and commercial aircraft, in India though we have been supplying to the military aircraft, it’s more on the commercial aircraft side where we have a large presence,” said Phansalkar.
According to Nalin Jain, vice-president, GE Aviation, South Asia, currently majority of the firm’s revenues from India come from the civil sector with good growth expected from the defence segment in future.
“The defence business is presently more at the orders stage, while the civil business is at the delivery stage. We expect this proportion to change as defence deliveries start kicking in.”
09/08/11 Priyanka Golikeri/Daily News & Analysis

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