BENGALURU: Aerospace behemoth Boeing announced on Wednesday the establishment of Boeing Defence India (BDI), a local operating entity, to support the company’s future growth objectives in the country in the areas of services and support, sales and marketing, sourcing, manufacturing and engineering.
Mr Pratyush Kumar, president, Boeing India, will lead BDI and expansion of Boeing Global Services organization in the country to better serve customers in India including the Indian government, while continuing his responsibilities as president of Boeing India.
“As a key market for Boeing, we are making the changes necessary to position ourselves for future growth, drive decision making closer to the customer, strengthen partnerships with local companies in India and accelerate our efforts to achieve the country’s ‘Make in India’ vision,” said Leanne Caret, president and chief executive officer of Boeing Defense, Space & Security. “BDI will serve as a framework enabling us to draw on the growth and productivity benefits that India can offer Boeing.”
With BDI, Boeing will expand its engagement with Defence Ministry to deliver advanced capability and readiness to India’s military customers and to develop a competitive supplier base in country that is integrated into Boeing’s global supply chain.
Further, BDI will set up a local sustainment support footprint in India that will enhance its responsiveness on local sustainment and training contracts. This, coupled with the efforts of “last-mile” services execution teams based in India, will ensure the high availability of platforms to Boeing customers for missions at a competitive cost structure.
“India is among the fastest growing economies in the world, and Boeing has made accelerated investments to grow the manufacturing, skill development and engineering scale in the country,” said Mr Pratyush Kumar. “Going forward, our strategy will be to continue leveraging India’s strengths to maximize growth and productivity for Boeing and help create a robust and self-sufficient aerospace ecosystem in the country.”
