Lockheed Martin held its 11th India Suppliers Conference in Bengaluru on Nov. 3, 2025, with over 30 Indian firms and defence officials to enhance industrial collaboration. The event focused on strengthening India’s defence manufacturing and establishing partnerships for upcoming programmes, featuring recognition of exemplary Indian suppliers and a commitment to deeper US-India strategic ties.
In an interview ahead of DefExpo-2022, Lockheed Martin India’s vice president and chief executive William L. Blair tells our editor N. C. Bipindra that hundreds of domestic suppliers, including over 140 MSMEs, feed into the joint ventures set up by the American defence major in India. The F-21 […]
In an interview ahead of DefExpo-2022, Boeing Defense India’s managing director Rear Admiral Surendra Ahuja (Retired) tells our editor N. C. Bipindra that over one-fourth (26 percent) of Boeing’s sourcing from India comes from micro, small and medium enterprises. Boeing’s F/A-18 pitch for the Indian Navy includes a […]