Lockheed Martin denies offering India fifth-generation F-35 fighter

[HAIDER]

Lockheed Martin, the US aerospace giant, rebutted a report that was widely published in the Indian media, that it had offered the state-of-the-art F-35 Lightning II fighter to the country. The F-35, a fifth-generation fighter, that is only now entering service in significant numbers, is superior to the F-16 Block 70 fighter that Lockheed Martin is offering India in its proposed purchase of an estimated 100 single-engine fighters. But on Monday, Lockheed Martin spokesperson, Michael Friedman, stated: “The article referencing F-35 production in India was misreported and incorrect. The conversation was in regards to F-16 production.” Further, DefenseNews magazine, quoted an Indian defence ministry official as stating: “There is no such plan, and no official proposal has come from US government and Lockheed Martin” to produce F-35s in India in the future.
http://www.business-standard.com/ar...h-generation-f-35-fighter-118012501456_1.html

 

[Safriz]

indians

 

[Trango Towers]

Oh dear.....why do Indian have a way of humiliating thems3lves for nothing. There was no need for that!

 

[khansaheeb]

Oh dear.....why do Indian have a way of humiliating thems3lves for nothing. There was no need for that!

Bhagarat hai islyai.

 

[Myth_buster_1]

Now Indians will be like, new MKI upgrade will be better then F-35

 

[AnnoyingOrange]

Now Indians will be like, new MKI upgrade will be better then F-35

Even better : https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...oon-russian-official/articleshow/62662621.cms

 

[ARMalik]

Lockheed won't be giving India 5th Gen fighter because India has developed a 10th Gen Fighter which can travel the Milky Way and Back in 10 seconds.

 

[Gufi]

Even better : https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...oon-russian-official/articleshow/62662621.cms

what is better in India asking Russia for a single engine fighter which will take at least 5 years to come into fruition. I doubt that anything will come of asking for a single engine design but that is maybe what IAF wants.

 

[war&peace]

Gangadeshi balloon just got pricked...
They need false news and propaganda on routine basis to keep morale of a billion plus unhappy people to reasonable level... Even F-16 won't be provided to them on ToT basis...only the production line will be shifted to india since LM is about to shut down its production line in USA due to reduced demand.

 

[Śakra]

THE article that published F-35 news updated their article the very next dsy to say F-16. Idk why people don’t fact check.

 

[war&peace]

THE article that published F-35 news updated their article the very next dsy to say F-16. Idk why people don’t fact check.

Well none of the indian members who spammed the forum with F-35 news, bothered to post the clarification and apologise for their disinformation. That is why LM had to reject and denounce that propaganda.

 

[Śakra]

Well none of the indian members who spammed the forum with F-35 news, bothered to post the clarification and apologise for their disinformation. That is why LM had to reject and denounce that propaganda.

Because Indians react before they think

 

[war&peace]

Because Indians react before they think

Well, we all react especially when the entire media dishes out the same news...so I can understand their excitement but my contention is that once they realised that it was not true...at least one of them should have shared that on PDF as well ....and if added sentence "I apologise for the wrong info" it would been a very fair.

 

[sathya]

Any one with bit of defense article reading habit will surely know it's not F35.

Surprises don't happen in Indian democracy.

 

[Sully3]

Hahahahahaha

Their new daddy still wont give them importance