"Control of proprietary technologies is a major consideration for all companies exploring public and private defence partnerships," the business lobby, which represents 400 firms, said in the Aug. 3 letter, reviewed by Reuters and previously unreported. "We recommend the MoD (Ministry of Defence) affirm that foreign OEMs will not be liable for defects outside their company's control," the USIBC said.Lockheed did not respond to a request for comment. Boeing, which is bidding for a separate contract to sell its F/A-18 Super Hornets for India's aircraft carrier fleet, declined to comment on the USIBC letter. Kumar said he could not find a single example worldwide of a private enterprise with limited experience building out a plane under transfer of technology. There is strong support from the (US President Donald) Trump administration to take this forward."

Source: Economic Times September 19, 2017 12:11 UTC