- Nikhil Joshi has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Boeing Defense India.
- Nikhil Joshi has been appointed as the Managing Director of Boeing Defense India (BDI) by US-based aerospace company Boeing as part of its strategy to strengthen operations and accelerate growth in India.
- Joshi, who has over 25 years of aerospace and defense industry experience, including service with the Indian Armed Forces, will lead current and future programs for BDI.
- He will focus on enhancing mission readiness and modernizing India’s defense forces.
- Additionally, Joshi served as country manager for Eaton Aerospace, where he was responsible for growing Eaton’s business footprint in India.
- Boeing has had a presence in India for over eight decades.
- India currently operates various Boeing platforms, including 11 C-17s, 22 AH-64 Apache, 15 CH-47 Chinooks, 12 P-8I, 3 VVIP aircraft (737 airframe), and two Head of State aircraft (777 airframe).
- Established in 1916, the Boeing Company is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, telecommunications equipment, and missiles worldwide.
