Eight
Tata companies will exhibit their expertise and offerings in the Aerospace and
Defence sector at the 11th
Aero India –
Asia’s premier air show – at the Air Force Station at Yelahanka in Bengaluru
from February 14 to 18, 2017.
This year, Tata Advanced Systems Limited, Tata Consultancy
Services, Tata Advanced Materials Limited, Tata Motors Limited, Titan Company
Limited, Tata Steel (Specialty Steel business in Europe), TAL Manufacturing
Solutions Limited and Tata Power Strategic Engineering Division are
participating at Aero India 2017.
The participating companies of the Tata group offer end-to-end
design to manufacture solutions, leveraging India’s technical workforce to
deliver productivity gains to the global supply chain of leading Aerospace and
Defence OEMs and Suppliers.
Below are detailed profile notes on each of the participating
Tata companies at Aero India 2017.
• Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL)
a wholly owned subsidiary of
Tata Sons, is the strategic Aerospace and Defence arm of the Tata group. TASL
group delivers in the areas like Missile Systems, Radar systems, command and
control systems, aerospace and aero-structures.
As of now, TASL has multiple global aerospace programs in
execution and more than 1700 highly trained resources to deliver on them.
• Tata Advanced Material Limited (TAML)
a subsidiary of Tata
Industries, TAML manufactures various composite parts for Space Applications,
Structural Components, Engine Components, Personal and Vehicle Armour and Composite
parts for various Industrial Applications for OEMs and Tier 1s.
TAML is the first company in India to be certified for NADCAP in
Composite Manufacturing and is a supplier of Personal Armour products to
Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India for the Indian Tri-forces (Army, Navy &
Airforce).
The recently added recognition to TAML’s Domestic Defence
Division is the winning of contract from Ministry of Defence to manufacture and
supply 50,000 Bullet Resistant Jackets with 50% option clause to Indian Army.
• Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
provides
Engineering, IT, Consulting, Digital and BPS solutions and services to
customers across the Aerospace and Defence value chain.
TCS Aerospace works as a part of OEMs, Engine manufacturers,
Tier suppliers, Airline operators, Airports, Air Navigation Service Providers
and MROs for over two decades.
Their engagement model of inclusive innovation addresses the
complete spectrum of activities in large, complex environments, enabling joint
innovation between the customer and TCS to collaborate on market making ideas.
TCS works closely with other Tata group companies in their
global aerospace initiatives and has been able to transition aero structure
assembly lines from global locations to India.
As the company claims, TCS is India’s first company in the
Aerospace and Defence services, and the first to enable core BPS outsourcing
for airlines.
• Tata Motors Limited
is
India's largest automobile company, as claimed by the company, with
consolidated revenues of INR 2,75,561 crores (USD 41.6 billion) in 2015-16.
Through subsidiaries and associate companies, Tata Motors has
operations in the UK, South Korea, Thailand, South Africa and Indonesia. Among
them is Jaguar Land Rover, the business comprising the two iconic British
brands.
Tata Motors is present across the military spectrum in mobility
providing all the categories of vehicles catering to the specific needs of the
Indian Armed Forces. It has supplied over 150,000 vehicles to the Indian
military, para-military forces and has been a strategic supplier for the
defence forces for over 70 years now.
The types of defence platforms supplied by Tata Motors are
Combat Vehicles like Wheeled and Tracked Armoured Personnel Carriers, Wheel
Armored Amphibious Platform (WHAP); Combat Support vehicles like Missile
carriers, high mobility vehicle 6x6, 8x8, l0xl0, 12x12, bomb disposal vans,
etc; Light Armoured vehicles like 4X4 Light strike vehicles, 4X4 Light Support
Vehicles, Bullet-proof VIP vehicles, Tata Safari Storme 4X4 GS800; Logistics and
utility vehicles like Troop Carriers, Ambulances, Water Tankers and other
utility vehicles; upgrades and overhauls like the BMP upgrade.
Today, Tata Motors also supplies to the defence forces of other
countries including Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Tanzania, and to United
Nations peace-keeping forces in conflict zones in Africa.
• Tata Power Strategic Engineering Division (Tata Power SED)
has a constant focus on research and
development along with innovation.
Over the last four decades, it has had partnerships with MoD,
Armed Forces, and DPSUs and DRDO. It has designed, developed and supplied
defence systems to the Indian Armed Forces.
Tata Power SED’s contribution to the Armed Forces spans from
Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP), Samyukta Electronic
Warfare System, Arihant Nuclear Submarine Control Centre and airport
modernisation for Air Force, to name a few.
Tata Power SED secured an order to supply the indigenously made
Night Vision Devices to Border Security Forces. Also, its “Make in India”
policy was visible in this year’s Republic Day Parade when Akash Missile System
and Automatic Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) were at display.
The latter is an indigenous Gun System that has been developed
in partnership with DRDO and has undergone preliminary tests in December 2016.
During the upcoming Aero India show, Tata Power SED will be
displaying its indigenously developed strategic products in Electronic Warfare,
Telecommunications, Critical Infrastructure and Border Management Systems
inclusive of Command and Control S/W, Electronic Battle Field Surveillance
Radar, Remotely Controlled Pan & Tilt EO systems and Unattended Ground
Sensors and Optronics in addition to its Prototype Light Weight Remote
controlled ICV (Infantry Combat Vehicle) Turret with an Active Protection and
Laser Warning System.
Tata Power SED will also be displaying Self-Protection Suite
including Laser Warning Sensors and Active Defence Controllers for Land and Air
applications developed for an Export market.
• Tata Steel (Specialty Steel business in Europe)
supplies high-integrity alloys to major
commercial and military aerospace programmes around the world using bespoke
supply chain solutions.
The key end users include Airbus, Boeing and Bell Helicopters.
The company’s products, delivered as ingot, bar and cut pieces, are used in the
production of engine components, landing gear, controls, aero structure and
helicopter rotor components. A recent addition of a VIM furnace allows the
supply of the highest purity metals and alloys for aerospace applications.
• TAL Manufacturing Solutions Ltd (TAL),
a wholly owned subsidiary of
Tata Motors, is a private sector civil aerospace manufacturing company with
over four decades of experience in serving automotive, heavy engineering,
railways, and other sectors with manufacturing solutions. TAL’s Aerospace
Business Unit is Tata group’s first dedicated Greenfield facility in aerospace
manufacturing.
TAL is the only company in India to manufacture and supply
Composites and Metallic assemblies to the latest technology aircrafts - Boeing
787 -9 and -10 Dreamliner with all relevant Boeing approvals in place.
TAL is also the sole supplier of metallic parts and
sub-assemblies, through RUAG, for the Airbus A320 family.
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