With an eye on expanding its footprint in India, French aerospace major Thales has opened an office in Bengaluru.
In 2019, Thales established its Engineering Competence Centre (ECC) in Bengaluru to support its expansion plans in the country.
The Thales ECC in India is a first-of-its-kind centre specializing in software and hardware capabilities in civil and defence businesses.
“Thales invests close to 4 billion Euro globally in R&D every year. This ECC, along with an additional center based in Noida, form one of the group’s three major engineering competency center hubs,” the company said in a statement.
On Wednesday, the new office in Bengaluru was inaugurated.
According to Thales, the Bengaluru engineering team contributes to high-value aerospace and defence systems, including air traffic management, complex avionics systems, cockpits, flight management and connectivity systems, radar software, airborne intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance tactical management systems, among others.
A modern, sustainable and open office work environment will be provided by the new state-of-the-art facility.
“We are proud to mark yet another expansion of our footprint in India with this new facility in Bengaluru,” said Ashish Saraf, Vice President and Country Director for Thales in India.
“As we grow our engineering set-up in Bengaluru together with that in Noida, we continue to develop in-country capabilities by leveraging our global expertise and local talent, fostering new opportunities and innovations for Indian and global customers,” he said.
