Aerospace Diary

Posted by- Neelam Mathews march 30, 2012 ITT Exelis and Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. have formed a strategic alliance to support Generation (Gen) 3 night vision requirements in India. Under a memorandum of understanding, Exelis and Tata Advanced Systems will partner to supply manufacturing capabilities in India, maintenance and life-cycle support for Gen 3 night vision products.  To start with, Exelis will provide TASL with the latest Gen 3 night vision image intensifier tubes, kits and other materials required to build night vision devices in India, to expedite the delivery of the systems to customers in India. This will be followed by manufacture of high precision components and sub-assemblies of the devices by Tata Advanced Systems.   “This is an important alliance for Exelis and Tata Advanced Systems. It allows us to increase our international footprint and provides our allies with the superior products they need to be successful during night missions,” said Nick Bob...

Aerospace Diary & Defense Report April13,2010 BUSINESS NEW DELHHI — ITT Defense International is focusing its efforts on the Indian market with the opening of an office here April 9. “We are very excited,” said Lt. Gen. (ret.) David Melcher, president of ITT Defense & Information Solutions. “India is the largest [growing] market in the world. ITT can be a great partner in that.” While ITT is advocating its Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) system to India’s ministry of civil aviation, in the defense arena the company expects its night vision devices to attract interest. The Indian Army Aviation Corps has released a Request for Information for night-vision goggles capable of “operating in low ambient light conditions” for helicopter pilots. ITT partners for the project, if approved, would be government- owned Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) and an ordnance factory. The tubes would be provided by ITT, while BEL would provide the power optics. Technical ...