Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Wednesday announced its partnership with Swedish defense and aerospace company, Saab, for the establishment of Saab?s Aeronautical Design and Development Centre (ADDC) in India.
The Tata Group has been betting on the defense and aeronautics space in a big way of late. Earlier this year, Tata Advanced Systems, along with TCS and Tata Power joined forces with the UK-based EADS Defence and Security to bid for the Indian Army?s $1 billion advanced tactical communications system project. At around the same time, TAL Manufacturing Solutions Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Motors Ltd, entered into an agreement with Boeing for manufacturing structural components for the latter?s 787 Dreamliner airplane program.
Saab?s ADDC, to be set up in partnership with TCS, will create design and development capabilities within India for both military and civil aeronautical applications. The design and development centre will address market opportunities in areas such as aero structures, aero systems, avionics and after market support. This co-operation will also allow Saab to set a footprint in India, with TCS, to capture opportunities emerging in the aerospace and defense sector.
Commenting on the partnership, S Ramadorai, CEO and MD, TCS said, ?This partnership has a strong blend of Saab?s technology solutions and TCS?s global engineering model, which will help address growing opportunities in the aerospace and defense sector.?
?The co-operation is not limited to any specific product but is aimed towards building a joint capability to leverage collective strengths across the globe,? said Ake Svensson, CEO, Saab. Tata Industrial Services Ltd (TISL), which oversees and monitors contracts, was instrumental in forging this co-operation.