Stop lying like a cheap salesman just to respond and make some stupid point.
Those acquisition were made because USA asked India to buy weapon from them by threatening the trade etc . Else we wouldn't have.. and you know that well.
American defense industry did worked fine without India....
To maintain lead in tech is getting expensive and we have a big market here...
why are these companies roaming here?
F-16 /F-18 were offered by LM which asked to be part of MMRCA.
Do you even understand the process of RFI. It is issued in general and suppliers respond to it or sometimes vendor known to have those products and offered interest to sell are informed with a copy to be part of it.
US gov approval is a separate process. But then you had tonrespond with something go on..make more of those unwise arguments.