Rockwell Collins Eyes India's Military Needs
AIN NEWS LIVE FROM AEROINDIA » 2013 by NEELAM MATHEWS February 7, 2013, 6:26 AM Rockwell Collins sees big opportunities in India for military avionics and communications systems, according to Ram Prasad, the U.S. electronics group’s managing director for India. He told AIN that the company is in the early stages of establishing a teaming relationship with Bharat Electronics Ltd ( BEL ), which is looking to increase indigenous content in Indian military systems. Separately, Rockwell Collins is actively pursuing the Indian Air Force’s software-defined radio ( SDR ) program. “We have also responded to RFIs [requests for information] from the Indian Army, but most of their big communications procurements are still in the future,” said Prasad. “We have a number of SDRs that we think will fit in the Indian market. For airborne programs, we have the 629F-23 4 th generation ARC -210, and R...