New Delhi, June 5 -- Amid persistent tensions with neighbours like Pakistan and China, India looks to induct new multirole fighter jets over the next few years to enhance its combat capabilities.

This brings back the focus on companies like Dassault Aviation, which manufactures Rafale aircraft that are already part of the Indian Air Force (IAF), and Lockheed Martin, which produces F-16 fighter jets.

American defence company Lockheed Martin is trying to sell its F-21, an India-specific variant of its widely used F-16 fighter, which will be a 4.5 generation aircraft made in India with a local partner. Lockheed builds F-16 wings at the company's joint production facility with the Tata Group in Hyderabad and has plans to use the facility fo...