BEML has designed & developed various ground handling & support equipment for TEJAS

While India is pressed hard for building advance defence equipment, the significant technology gap and the transfer of technology are two major impediments. Lockheed's agreement with BEML is a much needed boost for the growing Indian entity to scale up the advance platforms.

Aero India 2019 (Day 2): World's largest defence equipment manufacture Lockheed Martin has tied up with public sector BEML, a ‘Miniratna-Category 1 Company, for manufacturing advance equipment in India.

This step opens up avenues for collaboration between the two companies to explore manufacturing of support equipment opportunities in aerospace.

The certificate of partnership was inked by Mr. Deepak Kumar Hota, Chairman & Managing Director, BEML and Dr. Vivek Lall, Vice President Business Development, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, India. 

While India is pressed hard for building advance defence equipment, the significant technology gap and the transfer of technology are two major impediments. Lockheed's agreement with BEML is a much needed boost for the growing Indian PSU to scale up the advance platforms.

BEML has been the part of LCA 'Tejas Project' and designed and developed various ground handling and ground support equipment for Tejas. While Tejas is gearing up for Mk-2 level, the next generation medium weight fighter jet, Lockheed martin has offered to contribute in the project in India along with its newly updated F-21 fighter jets program.

During the inaugural session of Aero India 2019, Lockheed Martin unveiled the F-21, a multi-role fighter jet for India, which the company claimed, will be a catalyst to the aerospace ecosystem in India. This will be a significant steps as BEML is already coming up with aerospace facility at SEZ near Bangalore.

The collaboration with Lockheed will further broaden the offset obligations and benefit the local manufacturing units as the part of supply chain ecosystem of BEML.