# Tata-Lockheed Martin JV inaugurates metal-to-metal bonding facility in Hyderabad

Lockheed Martin Aerostructures (TLMAL), a joint venture between Tata Advanced Systems and Lockheed Martin, inaugurated India's first metal-to-metal bonding facility at Adibatla, Hyderabad. The 4,700 square-meter facility will employ over 80 skilled workers.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-04-18
- Where: Adibatla, Hyderabad, India
- Jobs: 80
- Starts operating: 18 Apr 2018
- Status: completed
- Products: metal-to-metal bonding for aero-structures
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Lockheed Martin Aerostructures](https://endata.com/companies/31401.md)
- [Lockheed Martin](https://endata.com/companies/6612.md) (partner)
- [Tata Advanced Systems](https://endata.com/companies/9858.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [tata.com](https://www.tata.com/newsroom/tata-lockheed-martin-new-cutting-edge-aerospace-technology-to-india), 2018-04-18: "Lockheed Martin Aerostructures (TLMAL), a joint venture between Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) and Lockheed Martin, today inaugurated India’s first-of-its-kind metal-to-metal bonding facility at Adibatla, Hyderabad."

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