A team of senior Lockheed Martin executives led by Patrick Dewar, Executive Vice President of Lockheed Martin International, visited the Tata-Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Limited (TLMAL) facility in Hyderabad to inspect the C130-Js as well as to tour the TLMAL site.
Set up in 2012, TLMAL manufactures airframe components for the global supply chain of the C-130J Super Hercules. TLMAL was the winner in the best joint venture category at the 2013 Aerospace and Defense Awards.
Tata Advanced Systems holds a 74 percent stake in the joint venture, with Lockheed Martin holding the remaining 26 percent stake.
"This is our first JV in India, and it has strengthened our relationship with the Indian Defense customers as well as reinforced our commitment and partnership with Indian industry," said Mr. Dewar.
"We are extremely pleased with the role Tata has played in ensuring that the manufacturing output at this facility is of top quality, and look forward to exploring expanded opportunities for greater collaboration in the near future," he added.
Lockheed Martin has already supplied six C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to the Indian Air Force, and has signed a follow-on agreement for six more, to be based in Panagarh.
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Tata Advanced Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons that provides integrated solutions for aerospace, defense, homeland security and disaster management.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 113,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.