<P> Lockheed Martin announced in February 2016 its plans to manufacture F - 16 in India, although it did not announce any time frame . In February 2017, Lockheed stated that it intended to manufacture the F - 16 Block - 70 aircraft with a local partner in India, if the Indian Air Force agreed to purchase the aircraft . </P> <P> Boeing announced setting up a factory to assemble fighter planes, either the Apache or Chinook defence helicopter in India, as well as the manufacture of F / A-18 Super Hornet . </P> <P> In May 2018, the Indian Army announced a ₹ 50,000 crore (US $7.7 billion) ammunition production project to be implemented in phases over a 10 - year period . Under the project, 11 private firms will manufacture and supply ammunition for the Army's tanks, rockets, air defence system, artillery guns, infantry combat vehicles, grenade launchers and other field weapons . The Army noted that the objectives of the program were to cut dependence on foreign imports and to establish an inventory of ammunition that would sufficient to fight a 30 - day war . </P> <P> India confirmed that it will upgrade Myanmar's T - 72 tanks, supply DRDO's radars to Armenia, Kamov 226 T multi-utility helicopters to Jordan, indigenously developed lightweight torpedoes to Myanmar (previously sold to Sri Lanka and Vietnam), Astra 70 - kilometer range air - to - air missile and 40,000 pieces of a component used in Bofors artillery guns for Rs 322 crore to UAE, and manufacture DRDO weapons in Saudi Arabia by 2018 (Dec 2017 update). </P>

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