Lockheed Martin and India's Tata Advanced Systems Limited have entered into a teaming agreement to expand their business relationship centered on the C-130J Super Hercules tactical airlifter. This collaboration aims to enhance India's defense and aerospace capabilities while strengthening India-U.S. strategic ties. The agreement outlines two primary areas of potential...
India Starts Manufacturing C-295 Transport Aircraft
Fifty-Six C-295 military transporters -- each capable of carrying up to 9 tons of cargo -- were ordered from Airbus by the Indian Air Force in September 2021, to replace their ageing Avro fleet. According to the $2.3 billion deal with Airbus Defense and Space, the first 16 aircraft will be...
Lockheed Martin Offers to Make F16 Fighters in India
Maryland-based Lockheed Martin announced that it can jointly manufacture its F-16 Block 70 fighter jets with Tata Advanced Systems Limited, India. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the Paris Air Show 2017 and it will provide India the opportunity to produce, operate and export F-16 Block 70 aircraft,...
Raytheon Co-produces Missile Components with India's Tata Group
Raytheon signed an MoU with India’s Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) to co-produce Stinger air defense missile components in India. “Our agreement with Tata Advanced Systems deepens our industrial partnership in India with a global technology leader and will expand the range of options and capabilities for U.S. and coalition...
Bell Helicopter and Tata Advanced Systems Will Co-Produce
Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, Bell Helicopter will collaborate with New Delhi, India-based Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) to develop both commercial and government (including military) rotary wing markets in India in the Light Utility and Reconnaissance segments. The scope of this agreement is intended to include potential production and assembly...
Boeing Expands Research Center in India
Chicago based aircraft maker, Boeing is expanding its research center in Bangalore and is also considering investing in Indian companies manufacturing aeronautical components, with a view to bolstering its supply chain. “[The] investment environment in India is improving. Given that background, we are open to making equity investments,” said Pratyush...