Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Ahead of Modi visit, Lockheed Martin signs deal to make F-16s in India

American aerospace giant Lockheed Martin has signed a deal to produce the combat-proven F-16 fighter jets in India. The American firm will work with India's Tata Group to roll out the fighter jets.

This comes just days ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bilateral visit with Donald Trump where both sides are expected to focus heavily on defence cooperation.

Our India correspondent Neha Pooonia reports.

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