In a demonstration of India’s enhanced capabilities in aviation maintenance, repair and operations/overhaul (MRO) services for the defence sector, Air Works Group, India’s largest MRO service- provider in the private sector, is undertaking heavy maintenance checks on three Indian Navy aircraft at its facility in Hosur.
In a statement seen by The Hindu, Boeing has said three Boeing P-8I long-range maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft are undergoing the checks simultaneously. The Navy received its first P-8I (the variant for India and based on the Boeing 737 frame) in 2013, making India at that time the first country, outside the United States, to get the aircraft. The 12th plane was delivered to India in February 2022.
The fleet is based at two naval bases — INS Rajali in Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu, and INS Hansa in Goa — to cover the eastern and western seaboards.
