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Mahindra Defence and ShinMaywa Industries Announce Partnership for US-2 Amphibious Aircraft

: Apr 12, 2018 - : 1:08 am

Mahindra Defence and ShinMaywa Industries Limited, Japan, manufacturer of the US-2 Amphibious Aircraft US-2 have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Defexpo to set up MRO services / manufacturing and assembling of structural parts & components for US-2 amphibian aircraft.

India and Japan are now discussing the methodology of procurement of Amphibian Aircraft US-2 requirements of the Indian Navy.  Both nations are working on the way forward to induct this aircraft in India.

This MOU also envisages both the companies to build up a strategic partnership for future versions of US-2 amphibian aircraft.

“This partnership between two companies familiar with the aviation business is positive especially for MRO and maintenance services in the Indian defence aerospace sector. We are committed to absorbing maintenance TOT for this large amphibious aircraft in India. Our partnership will enable us to leverage our strengths and consequently this will contribute to growing Indian aerospace ecosystem,” said SP Shukla, Group President, Aerospace & Defence Sector, Mahindra Group and Chairman, Mahindra Defence.

Yasuo Kawanishi, Director, ShinMaywa Industries Limited said, “This is a versatile aircraft ideally suited for Indian conditions.  The US-2 with its unmatched capability is considered to be extremely useful for strengthening the safety and security of SLOCs, long range Fleet Support and Island/Off shore assets (both overseas and coastal) support functions.  These missions when combined in a single multimodal platform such as the US-2 can earn for India the precious goodwill of nations of the Indian Ocean region commensurate with its identity as a responsible rising power. Japan Maritime Defence Force have extensively used this aircraft for many years now”

The ShinMaywa US-2 is a modern amphibious aircraft and the only ‘in service’ open sea capable amphibian aircraft with state of art equipment, very rough sea operations (Sea state 5 up to 3m wave height), riverine/lake landing capability, STOL features, long endurance and extended radius of operations with large payload capacity.

The ShinMaywa US-2 fleet is deployed by Japanese Maritime Self Defence Forces across their remote islands chain for Exclusive Economic Zones protection, surveillance and Search & rescue operations.

 

 

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