Lockheed proposes to set up MRO facility in India

[INS_Vikrant]

Lokheed Martin F-21. India is planning to procure 114 medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) for the IAF.
Lokheed Martin F-21. India is planning to procure 114 medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) for the IAF.
2 min read . 12 Aug 2021
Elizabeth Roche

NEW DELHI : US aerospace company Lockheed Martin Corp. is open to setting up a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility in India for F-21 to further sweeten its bid for the 114 fighter aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF), its representatives said on Wednesday.

Michael Kelley, vice president, India, Lockheed Martin aeronautics strategy and business development, and Brett Medlin, the F-21 India campaign lead, are in the country to hold talks with government and IAF officials on the multibillion-dollar deal. This comes against the backdrop of India planning to procure 114 medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) for the air force.
Lockheed is competing with Boeing’s F-18, Swedish SAAB’s Gripen, Dassault Aviation’s Rafale, EADS’ Eurofighter Typhoon, and MiG-35 of Russia’s United Aircraft Corp.

Lockheed has already tied up with Tata group to locally manufacture the aircraft. It had previously promised to shift its production line to India if it secures the MMRCA deal and not sell the F-21 to any other country. “Once you build an airplane and put it together in the country you also know by extension how to take it apart," Kelley said.

Lockheed proposes to set up MRO facility for F-21s in India

The offer is part of the company’s bid to win the order for 114 fighter aircraft for the air force.Lockheed has already tied up with Tata group to locally manufacture the aircraft

www.google.com

 

[TheSnakeEatingMarkhur]

Lokheed Martin F-21. India is planning to procure 114 medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) for the IAF.
Lokheed Martin F-21. India is planning to procure 114 medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) for the IAF.
2 min read . 12 Aug 2021
Elizabeth Roche

NEW DELHI : US aerospace company Lockheed Martin Corp. is open to setting up a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility in India for F-21 to further sweeten its bid for the 114 fighter aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF), its representatives said on Wednesday.

Michael Kelley, vice president, India, Lockheed Martin aeronautics strategy and business development, and Brett Medlin, the F-21 India campaign lead, are in the country to hold talks with government and IAF officials on the multibillion-dollar deal. This comes against the backdrop of India planning to procure 114 medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) for the air force.
Lockheed is competing with Boeing’s F-18, Swedish SAAB’s Gripen, Dassault Aviation’s Rafale, EADS’ Eurofighter Typhoon, and MiG-35 of Russia’s United Aircraft Corp.

Lockheed has already tied up with Tata group to locally manufacture the aircraft. It had previously promised to shift its production line to India if it secures the MMRCA deal and not sell the F-21 to any other country. “Once you build an airplane and put it together in the country you also know by extension how to take it apart," Kelley said.

Lockheed proposes to set up MRO facility for F-21s in India

The offer is part of the company’s bid to win the order for 114 fighter aircraft for the air force.Lockheed has already tied up with Tata group to locally manufacture the aircraft

www.google.com

So india will have a buffed up F16 ?

Let's not forget that Pakistani pilots know ins and outs of that machine.

 

[SeaMermaid]

India to get Lockheed Martin's heavy maintenance centre

US defence major Lockheed Martin will launch a Heavy Maintenance Repair Center in India. This will be the first of its kind in Asia and the third in the world after the US and Canada. This will be specifically designed for the maintenance and repair of the C-130J ecosystem across the globe.

www.deccanherald.com

 

[datafreak]

N F 21 please, just order more Rafale and be done with it.

 

[Abdul Rehman Majeed]

N F 21 please, just order more Rafale and be done with it.

LM will sell F-35 to India in the future only if India buys F-16/F-21.

 

[datafreak]

LM will sell F-35 to India in the future only if India buys F-16/F-21.

You think so?

Budget allocated for Su 57 'raptorski' - 50 Billion for procurement alone (more than 10 years ago). About 5 times your defence budget. We have been patiently waiting for Russians to get their $hit together on that plane but that's not happening. You think LM wants to lose out on a 60 Billion deal now?

Lemme guess- they will not sell to India because Pak will veto it.

 

[MirageBlue]

While I believe the F-21 is a seriously capable 4.5 gen fighter, the IAF can make do without another foreign 4.5 gen type. Just more of the Rafales makes most sense.

Especially if the IN is also going in for the Rafale M as is being widely guessed. But PM Modi is no mood to go in for imports of MRFA as of now it seems. The flavour is 'Atma Nirbhar Bharat' or 'Self Reliant India' and this Aero India is primarily targeted towards showcasing Indian products it seems.