LM is strengthening its position too (leveraging the existing super hercs in IAF service):
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Eyeing IAF's transport aircraft deal, Lockheed Martin plans to set up co-production facility for C-130J planes in India
With the Indian Air Force (IAF) beginning its hunt to procure up to 80 tactical lift transport aircraft, Lockheed Martin pitched the C-130J plane as the best choice for the force as it has been a "reliable workhorse" in India and over 20 other nations.
Lockheed-Tata facility for C-130J military jets to come up in Bengaluru - The Tribune
Lockheed Martin and Tata Advanced Systems Limited did ‘ground-breaking’ ceremony of new maintenance, repair, overhaul facility in Bengaluru.