U.S. Navy Receives F/A-18 With HAL-built Door

By Anantha Krishnan M.

BENGALURU, India — The U.S. Navy has received its first Boeing F/A-18 fighter fitted with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.’s (HAL) gun-bay door.

The aircraft was delivered July 20, a Boeing official said.

The gun-bay door agreement is the first military contract between Boeing and Bengaluru-based HAL, and is a direct ...

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