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Boeing And Mahindra Defence Systems Open C-17 Training Center For Indian Air Force

Monday, July 11th, 2016

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Boeing And Mahindra Defence Systems Open C-17 Training Center For Indian Air Force

Boeing received a $986 million award from the U.S. Air Force for services for the C-17. Photo: Air Force.

Boeing [BA] and Mahindra Defence Systems formally opened a new C-17 training center to provide services to the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Gurgaon, India, Boeing said Friday.Located at the Flight Simulation Technique Center, the C-17 facility will be a full-service location that offers instruction to aircrews that operate the 10 C-17 airlifters Boeing delivered to India in 2014. When the center is fully operational it will be capable of conducting local and multi-site simulations for realism and robust training,…

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