Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Limited (TLMAL) recently delivered the 250th C-130J Super Hercules empennage from its manufacturing facility located in Hyderabad, India. The delivery milestone highlights the ongoing success of Lockheed Martin’s hallmark Make in India partnership with Tata. TLMAL – a joint venture between Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and Lockheed Martin Aeronautics – was established in 2010 in Hyderabad.
TLMAL exemplifies the Make in India goals and has the distinction of being the single global source of C-130J empennage assemblies that are installed on all new Super Hercules aircraft produced in Marietta, Georgia, in the United States.
Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Limited (TLMAL) delivered its 100th C-130J Super Hercules empennage in 2019.
TLMAL empennages have been included in C-130Js that have supported critical worldwide search and rescue, peacekeeping, combat delivery, maritime patrol, special operations, aerial refueling, medevac and humanitarian response missions. TLMAL empennages are also included in the LM-100J ? the commercial variant of the Super Hercules.
The C-130J Super Hercules is the proven standard in tactical airlift, providing a unique mix of versatility and performance to complete any mission, anytime, anywhere. It is the current variant of the C-130 Hercules and is the airlifter of choice for 20 nations. The Indian Air Force operates a fleet of 11 C-130J-30s and has ordered an additional C-130J Super Hercules.
