Fighter makers must transfer tech to local firm to bid for Indian contract

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar was speaking at the Aero India show

India has mandated that global aircraft makers such as Lockheed Martin and Boeing get approvals of their governments to transfer technology and build jets with a local partner in India, if they are to bid for the country’s single-engine fighter requirement.

“The product which I want to buy, I want it to be made in India. Export to a third nation is an additional bonus. If someone wants to shift a facility to India it’s their choice, or they wants to assemble a new one. I am no way concerned with it,” said Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar after inaugurating the biennial