Vayu Aerospace and Defence

“Multi-role, Combat Tested and Built for the Future”

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One look at the decks of our Navy’s aircraft carriers and the Royal Australian Air Force’s fleet and you’ll see advanced, combat-proven strike capability. The Super Hornet is the multirole solution for the Navy and internatio­nal air force customers. The Royal Australian Air Force operates 24 Super Hornets and 12 Growlers. Seven air forces around the world use the Hornets.

With combat proven multi- role capabiliti­es, advanced survivabil­ity, with room to grow and having the lowest sustainmen­t costs among US tactical combat fighters, the Super Hornet would be a good option for India to evaluate for its Navy and Air Force’s fighter requiremen­ts.

The Super Hornet brings the latest generation of technologi­es to the warfighter. With designed- in stealth and a robust capability growth plan, the Super Hornet offers a path to India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft ( AMCA) programme generating scale to close the business case of common components such as the common core engine.

Boeing is also committed to expanding its partnershi­p by producing Super Hornets in India, further developing the country’s aerospace ecosystem. Boeing will work closely with Indian industry to ensure they have the very latest technologi­es, applying lessons learned from the current Super Hornet production line.

Having a procuremen­t roadmap that achieves the dual goal of capabiliti­es for the warfighter­s and industrial capability to build India’s aerospace industry will be good for India. India should also look at the strong interplay between the commonalit­y of parts such as radars and engines and have the scale to build in India. We want to follow the MoD’s lead on their process and will be responsive to their needs if we are asked to provide any informatio­n. Boeing’s Super Hornet is combat proven and defined to stay aligned with the US Navy’s flight plan so that it continues to evolve to outpace future threats. The Super Hornet will be the work horse on the Navy’s carrier decks for decades to come – being three-fourths of the Navy’s strike fighter capacity into the 2030’s and no less than half the carriers striking force into the 2040’s.

The President of the United States in his fiscal year (FY) 2019 budget included a requiremen­t for 110 Super Hornets over the next five years to address its strike fighter shortfall. The FY18 budget included a requiremen­t for 24 Super Hornets, and funding for Block III capabiliti­es, which ensure the US Navy has the capabiliti­es needed to outpace the future threat environmen­t.

The next-generation Block III Super Hornet comes into the US Navy and potentiall­y internatio­nal customers to fulfill its role in a complement­ary way to work alongside the EA- 18G Growler, E- 2D Hawkeye and F-35. The Super Hornet and F-35 are going to work together on the carrier decks for the US Navy, well into the 2040s.

That gives us a great opportunit­y to continue the programme which is evolutiona­ry capability developmen­t from a risk perspectiv­e of low risk change that delivers revolution­ary performanc­e. We are excited to be building airplanes at a current production rate based on the US Navy demand and some other internatio­nal. The President’s budget requests will have the Super Hornet production line delivering aircraft into the mid 2020s.Our current

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