Lockheed Martin Seeks Deeper Aerospace Collaboration with India

Lockheed Martin, a major player in the global aerospace industry, is actively exploring new avenues to expand its partnership with India. The company seeks to engage India's research, industrial, and academic sectors in cutting-edge technology development.

Randy Howard, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics' Vice President of Global Pursuits, emphasized the company's pursuit of "advanced transfer of technology opportunities" with India. These collaborations hold significant potential in multiple aerospace domains.

One key area is the possible integration of Lockheed Martin's Auto Ground Collision Avoidance System (Auto GCAS) into Indian aircraft. Designed to save lives, this technology automatically prevents aircraft from colliding with the ground, greatly boosting flight safety.

Lockheed Martin is also offering to assist in designing and developing a custom-built cockpit for India's F-21 fighter jet procurement. This 'ground floor' approach would provide India with valuable insights into 5th-generation cockpit systems and human-machine interfaces.

Perhaps most significant is the prospect of collaborative development on India's indigenous 5th-generation fighter program, known as the AMCA. Lockheed Martin's expertise could accelerate India's progress, leading to a more capable fighter aircraft.

Additionally, the company is interested in teaming with India to develop advanced, jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), further enhancing India's capabilities in this domain.

While discussions are ongoing, this initiative highlights a potential shift in India's drive for self-reliance within the aerospace sector. It also marks a significant deepening of Lockheed Martin's strategic relationship with India.

 

[beencensured]

What is meant by ‘just like Korean’? Those guys have made more fighters than us, exported more fighters than us, and as a whole have become one of the arms exports’ powerhouse. We will be lucky if we can get what they are getting.

Trainers are not fighters.

 

[Pink Panther]

The time to set up production line of f21 is more distant than mk2 1st production

Production line is ready with Tata already.

 

[Akshat]

Trainers are not fighters.

Well they are selling them as fighters and Tejas is getting rejected in front of them. Must be some great trainers then.

 

[Pink Panther]

As per your futuristic visions?

no this is, us Indians current vision.

 

[Akshat]

no this is, us Indians current vision.

Definitely not Indian as Navy is even right now negotiating for it over F18. So you must be Pakistani or something who can’t see us have what our armed forces have said is the best 4th gen jet on this planet.

 

[ABHIJIT APSINGIKAR]

But when?

Forget when, my issue is that he expects an imaginary figment of imagination that's limited to engineering drawings to outperform F21. Positivity is a good thing to have however, positivity without realistic outlook is delusional.

F-16, despite being a old aging platform nearing the end of its service life, for long served as a benchmark for sensor fusion. So while expectation to be competitive with what F-16 offers is realistic, suddenly saying will outperform F-16 is a delusional fallacy.

 

[Avada kedavra]

What is meant by ‘just like Korean’? Those guys have made more fighters than us, exported more fighters than us, and as a whole have become one of the arms exports’ powerhouse. We will be lucky if we can get what they are getting.

I said just like they did with Koreans.
The englishmen are losing their monopoly over 5th gen planes they want some kind of leverage over other 5th gen planes?
They have leverage over Korea now they want over india.

 

[ANUP]

Never trust America and never ever do this blunder !

 

[Akshat]

I said just like they did with Koreans.
The englishmen are losing their monopoly over 5th gen planes they want some kind of leverage over other 5th gen planes?
They have leverage over Korea now they want over india.

Well I am more concerned about India than what Englishmen do. South Korea managed to leapfrog and do exceptionally well with American help, no matter what the Marricans gained out of it. India will be lucky if we get that. Else HAL will induct mk2 in 2040 and AMCA even beyond that.

 

[beencensured]

Well they are selling them as fighters and Tejas is getting rejected in front of them. Must be some great trainers then.

Why are you then on Indian defense forum if only you want to lie. They are sold as trainers.

 

[Ashish Tiwari]

India shouldn't go for it. Lockheed is only working under US Administration, to delay AMCA further, so US could sell their jets to India.

 

[PKS]

If we want our 5th Gen AMCA to fly before 7th Gen fighters elsewhere we should unhesitantly jump at this offer. LM makes the widely used F-35 lightening ll and is in good position to help develop our AMCA

 

[Akshat]

Why are you then on Indian defense forum if only you want to lie. They are sold as trainers.

Well Malaysia bought them as Light combat aircraft. Even Tejas couldn’t compete against them. So we can see who’s lying.