US Ambassador Attends 'Topping Out' Ceremony In Hyderabad

The US ambassador to India, Kenneth I. Juster, was in Hyderabad on 10th March to advance the US-India strategic partnership and attended the 'topping out' ceremony of the new US Consulate Compound in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

He also visited the Tata-Lockheed Martin Aerostructures facility, which is evidence of the strong relations of India-US defense industries and marks the 10^th Anniversary of this relationship. He celebrated the completion of all major structural components at the new US Consulate Compound, which is being built at a cost of $350 million.

Mr. Juster said, “From the success of the US-India defense partnership, as exemplified by a decade of cooperation between Lockheed Martin and Tata, to the restoration of the historic tombs of Taramati and Premamati, US-India ties are clearly thriving in Hyderabad.”

Tata-Lockheed Martin Airframe components include center-wing boxes and tail sections for C-130J military transport aircraft and are manufactured at this facility in Adibatla.

Through the duration of the project, an estimated $33 million is being invested in the local economy. An estimated workforce of over 1,000 American, Indian and third-country workers are involved in the construction.