Arms Bazaar
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As it overhauls its Soviet-era arsenal, India has become one of the fast-growing military customers in the world. Some 450 arms makers from 30 countries exhibited at a trade show in New Delhi in February. At the U.S. pavillion, Lockheed Martin's Hellfire II missiles provided an unusual place to rest.
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Made in the U.S.A.
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Say hello to my little friend: A visitor examines a gun in the U.S. ordinance stall of the arms show.
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Seeing Is Believing
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Alex Hopper, left, of Revision Eyewear demonstrates high-impact protected glasses for soldiers.
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A Deal
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In the first big deal with an American military contractor, India has agreed to buy six of Lockheed Martin's C-130J Hercules military transport aircraft, for about $1 billion.
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A Big Contract
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Boeing and Lockheed Martin are competing on a $10 billion contract for jet fighters.
Boeing, which is pushing the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, has forged an alliance with Tata of India, which may make components for the Super Hornet.
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Dogfight
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Boeing and Lockheed are also competing against jet makers from outside the United States. Lockheed hopes that its F-16, the biggest Western fighter program, with more than 4,000 jets produced in the last three decades, has an edge.
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More Bids Hovering
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Bell Helicopter, a unit of Textron, is bidding for a contract to produce more than 300 helicopters for the Indian Air Force.
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