TCS, Saab to setup ADDC in India

BANGALORE,INDIA: IT services provider Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today announced its partnership with Saab, a provider in products and services catering to military and civil security, for the establishment of Saab’s Aeronautical Design and Development Center (ADDC) in India.

The partnership would establish Aeronautical Design and Development Center (ADDC) that aims at addressing the global aeronautical market. It would create a single source of design and development capabilities within India, in addressing domestic and the global defense and civil aeronautical applications, said a press release.

It reported that the ADDC capabilities across the product lifecycle would include: design and development of structures, performance studies, virtual prototyping, aircraft sustenance engineering, manufacturing support, production, market support, upgrade programs, avionics and mission critical software development.

“This co-operation is not limited to any specific product but is aimed towards building a joint capability to leverage collective strengths across the globe,” says Saab, CEO, Åke Svensson.

S Ramadorai, chief executive officer and managing director, TCS, commented, “This partnership has a strong blend of Saab’s technology solutions and TCS global engineering model to address the growing opportunities in the aerospace and defense sector.”

The release said that the Tata Industrial Services Limited (TISL), which oversees and monitors contracts, was instrumental in forging the co-operation.