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BENGALURU, Oct 12: American aerospace and defence major Lockheed Martin today said F-16 fighter jets will start flying with made in India wings in the next three years, pro- vided the components made by its Indian strategic industry partner are certified by a US agency. The US agency which certi- fies aircraft components is DCMA. It is an agency of the United States Government reporting to Under Secretary of Defence for Acquisition and Sustainment. "In next two to three years, manufacturing of F-16 wings will be made in India by our Indian partner, provided the components which they make are certified and approved of by our defence agency," Lockheed Martin Chief Executive Phil Shaw told PTI in an interview here. Tata Advanced Systems Limited is Lockheed Martin's strategic industry partner to make F16 wings. The tie-up was announced in September this year. Shaw said defence procure- ment world over is a long process and India was no excep- tion.(PTI) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018 (PAGE 16) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU ALUMINIMUM DOOR ALUMINIMUM WINDOWS ALUMINIMUM PARTITIONS STAILNESS STEEL RAILING STAINLESS STEEL GRILL POLY CARBONATE SHEET SHEDS WITH MS FRAME FOR BALCONY, TERRACE & CAR PARKING COVERINGS CALL 7006631551 Lockheed Martin to start producing made-in-India F16 wings in next 2-3 years
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BENGALURU, Oct 12:
American aerospace anddefence major Lockheed Martintoday said F-16 fighter jets willstart flying with made in Indiawings in the next three years, pro-vided the components made by itsIndian strategic industry partnerare certified by a US agency.
The US agency which certi-fies aircraft components isDCMA. It is an agency of theUnited States Governmentreporting to Under Secretary ofDefence for Acquisition andSustainment.
"In next two to three years,manufacturing of F-16 wings willbe made in India by our Indianpartner, provided the componentswhich they make are certified andapproved of by our defence
agency," Lockheed Martin ChiefExecutive Phil Shaw told PTI inan interview here.
Tata Advanced SystemsLimited is Lockheed Martin'sstrategic industry partner to make
F16 wings. The tie-up wasannounced in September this year.
Shaw said defence procure-ment world over is a longprocess and India was no excep-tion.(PTI)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018 (PAGE 16) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU
ALUMINIMUM DOORALUMINIMUM WINDOWSALUMINIMUM PARTITIONSSTAILNESS STEEL RAILINGSTAINLESS STEEL GRILLPOLY CARBONATE SHEETSHEDS WITH MS FRAME
FOR BALCONY, TERRACE& CAR PARKING
COVERINGSCALL 7006631551
Lockheed Martin to start producing made-in-India F16 wings in next 2-3 years
