Lockheed Martin - America's and the world's biggest aviation and guard firm - is giving fierce opposition in the Indian helicopter market to its adversary, Boeing. Boeing scored right on time with the extravagant deal to the Indian Air Force (IAF) of Chinook weighty lift choppers and Apache assault helicopters. Be that as it may, Lockheed Martin's auxiliary, Sikorsky, is making up for lost time quick with the $2.12 billion deal to the Indian Navy last year of 24 Seahawk multi-job sea helicopters.
On Thursday Sikorsky scored once more. Giving a splendid beginning to Wings India 2022 - India's chief common avionics flying demonstration, being held at Hyderabad from March 24-28 - Pawan Hans declared it had rented six Sikorsky S-76D helicopters from Milestone Aviation Group (Milestone), the worldwide forerunner in helicopter renting.
Pawan Hans, an administration organization under the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), plans to utilize these helicopters to help coastal and seaward tasks by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
Five of the six helicopters have proactively been conveyed. Achievement and Sikorsky are likewise contracted to give Pawan Hans far reaching coordinated operations and sustainment bundles to help the working in of this new helicopter into its armada.
Pawan Hans boss, Sanjeev Razdan, said: "In the medium twin (motor) classification, the S-76D is the best airplane to help our seaward activities in South Asia.The helicopter has been sent off with a totally new upkeep and backing reasoning by Pawan Hans."
Inviting Pawan Hans into the gathering of administrators that fly Lockheed Martin choppers, Lockheed Martin India boss, Bill Blair, articulated his organization "excited that Pawan Hans is acquainting the S-76D airplane with the Indian market to perform basic seaward oil and gas transport missions."
Blair said the intrinsic unwavering quality of the S-76D joined with Sikorsky's help administrations will satisfy the clients and are lined up with Lockheed Martin's attention on the Indian market.
The exceptionally respected Sikorsky S-76 helicopter has worked starting around 1977 in different natural circumstances in excess of 40 nations on six mainlands. Sikorsky has conveyed in excess of 875 S-76 helicopters to clients around the world, contributing everyday to a developing all out of more than 7.5 million flight hours.
The S-76D helicopter is a superior variant of the S-76, consolidating more current advancements to give a significant expansion in execution, power and worth.
Starting around 1985, Pawan Hans has been India's market chief in helicopter activities. Its armada of 42 helicopters offers types of assistance to areas, for example, oil and gas investigation, pipeline review and flying work, police and utility assignments, administrations to VIPs and state government.
Pawan Hans likewise gives traveler network to remote, uneven and distant regions along India's northern and north-eastern boundaries. Moreover it has given between island network in the Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands.
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