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The C-130J Super Hercules program represents a strong legacy of partnership between the U.S. and India.
The Indian Air Force operates a fleet of 12 C-130Js, making India one of 22 nations in the world that choose the Super Hercules for its tactical airlift missions. The IAF’s C-130J fleet represents the first major military contract between the U.S. and India in more than 40 years.?
IAF crews continually exemplify the C-130J’s unmatched capabilities and versatility to support? a variety of missions, from cargo delivery to providing vital humanitarian aid to regional military activities.
India’s connection to the C-130J goes beyond its fleet of Super Hercules with the Tata Lockheed Martin Aerostructures Limited (TLMAL) joint venture, which is the single, global source of C-130J empennage assemblies included on all new Super Hercules aircraft. Located in Hyderabad, TLMAL exemplifies the Government of India’s “Make in India” objectives and has delivered almost 260 empennages since it began operations in 2010.
TLMAL also sponsors an on-the-job women’s apprenticeship program, which provides critical manufacturing and business skills to help employees grow within India’s aerospace industry in support the broader “Skill India” initiative.??
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The Super Hercules is also part of India’s C-130J Roll-On/Roll-Off University Design Challenge. Through this initiative, Lockheed Martin provides research grants for teams from Indian universities to work with local industry partners and mentors from India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation to develop design specifications for proposed modules that could be used on a Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft.
Lockheed Martin is truly honored by the trust the IAF and India have placed on the Super Hercules reliability with the enormous responsibility of transporting the Prime Minister, Honorable Shri Narendra Modi twice for the historic landings at Purvanchal Expressway in Uttar Pradesh and Assam's first emergency landing on the Moran Bypass in Dibrugarh.”
Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO)
In collaboration with Tata, we have invested ahead of this competition. The stone laying for the Defense Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul (MRO) was completed in December 2025 in Bangalore, and the hangar construction is well underway. The MRO facility not only supports the Indian Air Force C-130J fleet but also provides regional security resiliency, creating capability ahead of need. 美诱直播 build and create together. 美诱直播 have proven models for success. With us, there is no guesswork.
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MH-60R is the latest thread in the stories of Lockheed Martin and U.S.-India partnerships. It is the largest program for Lockheed Martin in India in support of United States Government foreign military sales.?
The MH-60R provides a vital capability for the Indian Navy in the Indo-Pacific region. The US Navy and its’ MH-60R international partners are committed to operating the MH-60R for the next 30 years. An MH-60R acquisition allows the Indian Navy to benefit from an active production line getting them this capability quickly, and the ongoing support we are providing for over 300 MH-60Rs flown by the U.S. Navy, the Royal Australian Navy, Royal Danish Navy, and the Royal Saudi Naval Forces. MH-60R acquisition ensures partner Navies are part of the technology insertion roadmap, including obsolescence mitigation, ensuring the Romeo stays relevant and ahead of the evolving threat environment.
Sikorsky – a Lockheed Martin company – relies on a joint venture company called Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), in Hyderabad, India, as the manufacturing base for supply of cabin aerostructures for the S-92 fleet of helicopters.
Since the start of production, TASL has delivered 157 cabins to Sikorsky’s S-92 assembly plant in the United States.?
Today, production of more than 5,000 precision components that compose each S-92 cabin is 100 percent indigenous to India — supplied by TSAL.?
With more than 2.6 million fleet flight hours and nearly 94% availability, the S-92? helicopter sets the industry standard for safety and reliability. The S-92 helicopter performs a variety of missions, including offshore oil transportation, search and rescue, utility efforts and Head of State missions.???
With a presence in India for over 30 years, Lockheed Martin opened our India subsidiary in New Delhi in 2008 and has supported and aligned itself with various initiatives of the Government of India, like Make in India, Startup India and Skill India.
Lockheed Martin continues to explore opportunities for closer collaboration and partnerships, including supporting the?Digital India?initiative.
As a part of its larger commitment to enhance the growth and development of India’s innovation, Lockheed Martin has sponsored and supported the India Innovation?Growth?Programme?(IIGP) since 2007 in partnership with the Indian Department of Science and Technology, Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Stanford Graduate School of Business,?and the IC2 Institute at the University of Texas.?
Resonating with Prime Minister?Narendra?Modi’s?“Start-up India” call, the IIGP has pioneered an initiative that has supported more than 400 innovators and start-ups with in-depth technology commercialization training and handholding support to commercialize?and scale their ventures in India and across the world, particularly in the United States.
To date, the revenue generated for the Indian entrepreneurs through this programme is approaching $1 billion, and it is a flagship innovation program in the Department of Science and Technology.
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With an association that spans more than seven decades and presence of over 30 years in India, Lockheed Martin opened its India subsidiary in New Delhi in 2008. Over the years, the company has supported and aligned itself with various initiatives of the Government of India, like Make in India, Startup India and Skill India and continues to explore opportunities for closer collaboration and partnerships.
- More than 500 suppliers, including over 140 micro, small & medium enterprises feed into the two joint ventures in Hyderabad, and more than 90 Indian suppliers have been integrated into Lockheed Martin’s global supply chain.
- More than $700 million worth of exports have been generated by these two joint ventures and supplier relationships, and together, they have produced over $200 million in Indian industry revenues.
- Lockheed Martin has invested over $100 million in manufacturing equipment, tooling, and IP at these two joint ventures.?
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Lockheed Martin has been investing in the future of India through various educational programs that aim to develop the country’s workforce.
Committed to fostering positive change and inspiring the next generation from under-represented communities, Lockheed Martin supports access to STEM education in under-served communities by partnering with local schools and institutions to enable access to STEM learning. Our collaboration with Riglam School for Annual STEM Innovation Challenge in Leh, Spread a Smile in Delhi and pioneering programs like “Girls in Aviation Day” are a testament to this commitment. Our support also extends to veteran organizations like the Paraplegic Rehabilitation Centre in Pune that focuses on the rehabilitation of disabled ex-servicemen medically discharged from the Indian Armed Forces.
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