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In a fulsome acknowledgement of technological capability, Lockheed Martin on Tuesday formally recognised Tata-Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Ltd (TLMAL) as a future partner for building fighter aircraft wings in India.
TLMAL — a joint venture (JV) between Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) and Lockheed Martin Aeronautics — was established in 2010. In 2018, Lockheed Martin and TLMAL signed an agreement to develop a fighter wing prototype. “Through this prototype project, TLMAL demonstrated the capability to perform detailed part manufacturing and delivery of a fully compliant representative fighter aircraft wing shipset,” said a Lockheed Martin press release.
“Lockheed Martin partnered with TLMAL to build
