Lockheed Martin bids $10.5 bn for India’s 60‑aircraft medium transport contract
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- Lockheed Martin said it would expand its existing production capability in India if it wins the medium transport aircraft contract valued at $10.5 billion.
- India’s tender, issued in August, calls for 60 aircraft in the 18‑to‑30‑tonne payload range, with 12 to be supplied fly‑away and 48 to be manufactured locally; five Indian firms are competing, and Lockheed already produces C‑130J empennage components in India through a joint venture with Tata Advanced Systems.
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