The report said that at least two key top officials dealing with the F-16 production project in India confirmed that the issue of the production line production and assembly of F-16 fighters in India was discussed when Prime Minister Modi of India visited the United States.
One official revealed that the negotiations between India and the French government for the purchase of gusty warplanes were not yet finalized due to price differences.
But on the other hand, the official said, Lockheed Martin in the United States want to shut down the F-16 production line, the production line transfer to India.
When Loma moved the F-16 line to India, officials said that two goals would be achieved. One was that the project would be a successful case for Moody's "India made"; and the two was the new fleet that would meet the needs of India's defense construction after the production of India.
At present, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, the Swedish expression production plant in India will. Among them, Webster (Keith Webster), director of the international cooperation of the United States Department of defense, had been in New Delhi with India officials to discuss the possibility of producing American aircraft in India.
At that time, the production of F-16 in India to Lockheed Martin, Boeing willing to produce F-18 in India.
The sources said, Loma should be the fastest aircraft production line opened a company in India.
The government of India announced on the 20 day to relax the foreign direct investment (FDI) Regulation of many industries and agreed to establish a national defense military enterprise in India, which could have a stake of 100% without the government's review and automatic entry into force.