Geopolitics - December 2017

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ONLOOKER

TAPPING TALENT

“The Boeing HorizonX India Innovation Challenge 1.0 is our attempt to channelise

India’s incredible talent and entrepreneurial energy for the future of innovation in

aerospace and related areas”

PRATYUSH KUMAR, President, Boeing India on how Boeing is moving to unleash a wave of innovation

TILTROTOR FOR ALL REASONS

“This 400,000-flight hour milestone is an incredible testament to the V-22’s leap-ahead

capability and is a tribute to the men and women of Bell Helicopter and Boeing who build

and support tiltrotor aircraft. The Osprey brings unprecedented range, speed and survivability to

the warfighter and will continue to excel in combat and in executing some of the most difficult

humanitarian operations”

VINCE TOBIN

Executive Vice President, Military Programmes, Bell Helicopter on the Osprey

RIGHT ON TIME

“The KC-390 sets new standards in the market and the flight test campaign is progressing

extremely well matching the aircraft design goals. We are very satisfied with the maturity

that this product has already reached and fully confident that its certification will be

achieved as scheduled”

JACKSON SCHNEIDER

President and CEO, Embraer Defense & Security on the KC-

performance

MULTI-TASKER INDEED!

“Negotiations with Airbus had been completed on the basis of the in-principal approval given

by the government and an RFP (request for proposal) that was floated. We will be buying six

aircraft, and may buy two more under the option clause later”

S CHRISTOPHER, DRDO Chief on A-330 AWACS doubling up as air-to-air refuellers