"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. 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. "Look at Turkey, look at Japan, look at Brazil - look at multiple countries. There is strong support from the (US President Donald) Trump administration to take this forward."

Source: Times of India September 19, 2017 10:18 UTC