FIRST OF TEN: Boeing has delivered the first of 10 C-17 Globemaster III airlifters destined for the Indian air force (IAF). India’s first C-17 will now enter a U.S. Air Force flight test program at Edwards AFB in Palmdale, Calif., a senior Boeing official said Jan. 23. India signed a $4.1 billion contract with the U.S. in 2011 to acquire the aircraft, making the country the largest C-17 export customer. The two governments finalized the Foreign Military Sales contract for the aircraft last June.

NEW DELHI — Russian Helicopters will showcase its light multipurpose Ka-226T helo, which is a contender to fulfill the Indian defense ministry’s requirement for surveillance and reconnaissance helicopters, at the ninth edition of Aero India, which begins Feb. 6 at Bengaluru in southern India. India wants to purchase 197 light helicopters — 133 for the Army and 64 for the Indian air force.

NEW DELHI — Russia’s prototype fifth-generation Sukhoi T-50 fighter jet has carried out its first independent long-range flight, according to a tweet by Dmitry Rogozin, the country’s deputy prime minister. A derivative of the stealth fighter is being developed for the Indian air force.