 "If India opts for the F-21, Lockheed Martin has announced it will transfer the F-16 production line from Texas to here")
Signalling the resumption of the world’s biggest international fighter aircraft procurement — the contest between seven international vendors and their Indian “strategic partners” to supply the Indian Air Force (IAF) with 114 fighters for $20-25 billion — US aerospace giant Lockheed Martin and its Indian partner, Tata Advanced Systems (TASL), brought together on Tuesday a range of defence companies to form partnerships to build the F-21 fighter in India.
If New Delhi opts for the F-21 (basically a rebranded F-16 Block 70 fighter) Lockheed Martin has announced it will transfer the F-16 production line from Fort Worth, Texas to India,
