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Abhay
Paranjape is a Director for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in
Marietta. As the C-130J India Program Manager, he leads the
inaugural program in India for Lockheed Martin and the United
States Air Force. In this role, Abhay manages all aspects of
development, production and long term support and sustainment of
a Special Operations aircraft capability for the Indian Air
Force and Indian Army. In addition to managing the $600M program
for Lockheed Martin, Abhay is also responsible for coordinating
efforts between other Lockheed Martin business areas for the
development of a full motion aircraft simulator, building the
base infrastructure at Hindan Air Force Base in India, and
training the Indian pilots and maintainers to operate the
aircraft.
Abhay began
his career in the aerospace defense industry in 1985 with
General Dynamics – Fort Worth, now Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Company. In the past 25 years Abhay has consistently
demonstrated an ability to conceptualize, develop and mature
advanced technologies for the Aerospace industry. In the years
prior to assuming his present position, he made major
contributions to three fighter aircraft programs – F-16, F-22
and F-35. Throughout the nineties, he developed a unique
noncooperative identification technique using radars and neural
network technology and a new cooperative attack and fire control
system concept for multiple manned and unmanned aircraft
operating in a high threat environment.
His
responsibilities in Program Management have also involved
managing the Australia and Canada Industrial participation
programs for the F-35 fighter program. In this role, Abhay was
responsible for developing execution plans and reaching
agreements on industrial cooperation opportunities for key
industrial partners in Australia and Canada. Abhay’s success in
developing Industry capability for the F-35 program was
recognized on multiple occasions by Australian and Canadian
Government leaders.
Abhay received a bachelor of science in electrical engineering
in 1982 from
the M.S.
University of Baroda – India, and in
1985 a master of science in electrical engineering from the
University of Houston. Abhay is recognized for his technical
acumen, program management, business development and industrial
expertise, skills that, on two occasions, have earned him the
highest Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company employee
recognition, the prestigious Aero Star.
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