Commercial and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said on Monday that he and US Defense Major Lockheed Martin on the opportunity to manufacture Indian aircraft amid expanding Indian defense cooperation to acquire two countries and India’s F-35 stealth fighter jets We had a discussion.
Goyal met with a delegation led by Michael Williamson, president of Lockheed Martin International, to explore the path of aerospace and defense manufacturing under the “Make of India” initiative.
“We have explored opportunities to manufacture aircraft in India to further strengthen our ‘Indian Make-up’ initiative in the aerospace and defense sector,” Goyal posted on X.
The debate comes days after the US president said President Donald Trump was paving the way for India to win the F-35 stealth fighter. During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the US, Trump said the two countries agreed to expand their overall defense partnership.
“From this year, we will increase military sales to India by hundreds of millions of dollars,” Trump said. “We’re also paving the way we’ll ultimately offer the F-35 stealth fighter to India,” he added. ”
Lockheed Martin, which makes the F-35, has not commented on its potential sales to India.
The most advanced stealth fighter in the US arsenal, the F-35 features cutting-edge stealth technology, excellent situational awareness and networked combat capabilities. Aircraft designed to operate undetectedly at supersonic speeds include F-35A (traditional takeoff and landing), F-35B (short takeoff and vertical landing), F-35C (carrier base) There are three variations:
The aircraft was recently exhibited at Aero India 2025, held at Ellahanka Air Force Base in Bengaluru.
Details on the procurement of India remain unreleased, but debates over defense cooperation with Lockheed Martin are in line with New Delhi’s push to expand domestic aerospace manufacturing and reduce import reliance on It’s there.
