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Tata Boeing facility to produce Apache fuselage launched (Lead)
Hyderabad, March 1 (IANS) Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited, a joint venture of Boeing and Tata Advanced Systems on Thursday inaugurated its facility here to co-produce the Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter fuselage and other aerostructures.
Spread over 14,000 square meters and employing 350 highly skilled workers, the facility will be the sole producer of the AH-64 Apache helicopter fuselage delivered by Boeing to its customers, including the US Army.
The delivery of the first fuselage of one of the world’s most advanced attack helicopter is expected later this year.
The facility, inaugurated by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, will also produce secondary structures and vertical spar boxes of the multi-role combat helicopter.
The Apache has been flown or selected for acquisition by the US and 15 other nations, including India.
In November 2015, Boeing and Tata had announced a joint venture for manufacturing aerostructures and collaboration on integrated systems development opportunities in India.
The foundation for the facility was laid in 2016.
The Defence Minister said the world-class facility would give a big push to the defence industry and set the pace for Make in India in a big way.
She said the plant would also help India realise its goal of becoming an exporter of defence systems.
“Our Prime Minister’s dream is to see India as a defence product exporter. We want to manufacture not just for our consumption and not because we have big wish list of things we want to buy in defence but we want to export from here,” she said.
Sitharam said she was proud to learn that facility had already earned appreciation from auditors in the US Army that the products manufactured here have zero defects.
“This shows that zero defect product attributed normally to robotics and automation is achievable with high degree of human element,” she said.
US Ambassador to India Kenneth I. Juster said the facility was perfect example of what the US and India could do in defence production. He noted that US was not mere a supplier but was partner in developing India as a significant place for advanced defence production.
“Having enabling environment that encourages trade investment and ease of doing business in regulatory sense is essential to this effort what we see here,” he said.
The ambassador also said America First and Make in India were not incompatible and in fact, were mutually reinforcing.
Leanne Caret, President and CEO, Boeing Defence, Space & Security, said the facility would help Boeing meet commitments to our customers with greater speed and agility.
She said Boeing invested tremendously in India because future here is extremely bright. She said they were investing talent, training and skills development to front line factory workers ready for advanced aerospace manufacturing.
“We have expanded the partnership beyond products and services to build innovative talent pool. We are working with customers, suppliers and universities to make sure we get very best people,” she said.
She noted that India has been strong, steady and strategic partner to the US and to Boeing.
Sukran Singh, CEO and MD, TASL, said the project was significant for India and US cooperation. He pointed out that 80 per cent of 2,200 parts in the product are made in India.
Tata Emeritus Chairman Ratan Tata, Telangana Minister for Industry K.T.A. Rama Rao, President, Infrastructure, Defence and Aerospace, Tata Sons, Banmali Agrawala, Boeing India President Pratyush Kumar and other officials attended the event.
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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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