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DEFENCE
Lockheed Martin and LSystems Limited have come together
ockheed Martin and Tata Advanced
to establish Maintenance, Repair and
TASL to establish Overhaul (MRO) facility in India to sup-
port the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) existing
fleet of 12 C-130Js as well as other
C-130J MRO facility global Super Hercules fleets. This facil-
ity is another major milestone achieved
in the Defence MRO sector in India with
in India the Tata Group leading the way for es-
tablishing a sound and self-reliant MRO
ecosystem in the country.
The agreement further stresses on
Lockheed Martin will establish additional production and expanding C-130J manufacturing and
assembly capacity in India if awarded the MTA contract. assembly in India to produce aircraft
for the IAF’s Medium Transport Aircraft
(MTA) program. However, this manufac-
turing facility will be subject to US and
Indian government’s approvals. Also,
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