Is The U.S. About To Outsource The Manufacturing Some Of Its Weapons Production To India?

Live Mint: Lockheed Martin offers to build F-16, helicopters and UAVs in India

Lockheed Martin is keen to make F-16V, the advanced fourth generation fighter jet in India, provided positive results emerge out of India-US talks next month.

US defence contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. has offered to build its flagship F-16 fighter jets, C-130J Super Hercules military transport planes and helicopters in India.

The American company is keen to make F-16V, the advanced fourth generation fighter jet in India, provided positive results emerge out of India-US talks next month, Lockheed Martin executives said. India and the US are set to hold government-to-government discussions in mid April.

“We are bullish about the prospects,” said Randy Howard, director F-16, business development at Lockheed Martin.

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Update: No Longer Made in the USA? Lockheed to Expand Weapons Production in India (Sputnik)

WNU Editor: I am sure this deal is being done to entice India to buy Lockheed Martin products .... but one has to also wonder to what length will this deal involve manufacturing weapons components destined for the U.S. military.