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DEFENCE
This agreement represents a significant advancement in both India’s defense and
aerospace capabilities and the enhancement of strategic Indo-U.S. relations. single source provider of empennages
Lockheed Martin will establish addition- testament of India’s growing dominance
al production and assembly capacity in
India if awarded the MTA contract. OEMs increasing investments and joint
The agreement between Lockheed ventures with their Indian counterparts. To date, TLMAL has manufactured more
Martin and Tata Advanced Systems is a
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ment for Tata Advanced Systems,
Sukaran Singh, chief executive officer
and managing director of Tata Ad-
vanced Systems stresses on the further
deepening relations between Lockheed
Martin and Tata’s with the addition of
aerostructure work by Tata Advanced
Systems for Lockheed Martin platforms.
“The current announcement is also
significant as it marks the entry of Tata
Advanced Systems into the defence
MRO space in India for large aircraft
platforms,” says Singh.
Rod McLean, vice president and
general manager of the Air Mobility and
Maritime Missions line of business at
Lockheed Martin reiterates Lockheed
Martin’s commitment to a self-reliant
India. “This agreement will further
strengthen the degree of confidence
that exists in our relationships with our
partners in India and the Indian industry
at large,” adds Rod.
Meanwhile, Lockheed Martin will
continue to build C-130Js for the US
government and other global operators
at the existing Super Hercules produc-
tion facility in Marietta, Georgia, USA.
This announcement marks a significant
step in enhancing India’s defence and
aerospace capabilities while also deep-
ening India-US strategic ties.
The C-130J is known as the world’s
workhorse, not just for its large global
presence, but also for its international
supply chain partners including the
— Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures
Limited in Hyderabad.
The IAF is actively seeking to acquire
up to 80 medium transport aircraft and
issued a request for information (RFI) last
year. Lockheed Martin responded to the
RFI as the C-130J-30 Super Hercules is
ideally suited to meet the requirements.
Lockheed Martin and Tata Advanced
Systems Limited have a long-standing
partnership through the Tata Lockheed
Martin Aerostructures Ltd., (TLMAL) joint
venture. Established in 2010, TLMAL
exemplifies the government of India’s
“Make in India“ objectives and has the
distinction of being the single global
source of C-130J empennage assemblies
as upcoming MRO hub with overseas included on all new Super Hercules
aircraft produced in the United States.
Calling this as a milestone achieve- than 220 C-130J empennages.
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