Longbow LLC, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin, headquartered in Maryland, and Virginia-based Northrop Grumman, will supply fire control radar (FCR) systems with advanced air and ground targeting capabilities for India’s AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, making India its 11th international customer, reports DefenseNews. Under this contract, $57.1 million is obligated...
India to Acquire 6 Additional C-130J Aircraft in 2017
Lockheed Martin will deliver the next batch of C-130J transport military aircraft to the Indian Air Force in 2017, Abhay Paranjape, Business Development Director of C-130 said at a press conference on the side lines of DefExpo 2016, the ninth in the series of biennial Land, Naval and Internal Homeland...
Lockheed Martin, Ashok Leyland to Develop Vehicles for Indian Army
India’s Chennai-based Ashok Leyland Defense Systems has entered into an agreement with Lockheed Martin to develop and produce military vehicles for the Indian market. Lockheed Martin's High Mobility Vehicle or Common Vehicle Next Generation (CVNG) will provide the base platform for this development effort, although there could be “numerous additional...
India looks to European and American Companies for a Light Fighter to Replace MiG 21
Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar announced that, in addition to the Rafale, India could buy a second foreign fighter, in the lightweight category, to replace several MiG-21 squadrons that will retire this decade. Lockheed Martin’s F-16IN Super Hornet, Swedish company Saab’s Gripen NG, the Russian Yak-13, may be contenders for the...
India Withdraws Tax and Dutry Exemptions for State-Owned Defense Companies
In a move to encourage foreign defense manufacturing in India, the government has withdrawn the preferential customs and excise duty exemptions that were applicable to products manufactured by the state-owned Ordnance Factories Board and other defense public sector undertakings. This has been done to level the playing field and neutralize...
Defense Secretary Ash Carter will visit India in June
During U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter's two-day visit to India in early June, he will sign a 10-year Indo-U.S. Defense Framework Agreement, and focus on major military deals. “We are looking to do more in terms of (military) exercises and joint training and interoperability with our Indian counterparts,” U.S. Ambassador...