Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) and US-based Bell Helicopter  agreed to jointly develop the helicopter market in India, including potential production and assembly, training, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), research and development (R&D) and technology sharing.

The agreement seeks to support of India’s aviation and defence modernization initiatives with an emphasis on ‘Make in India’.

Key points of this Agreement :-

• The agreement covers both commercial and government (including military) rotary wing markets in the light utility and reconnaissance segments.
• TASL’s alliance with Bell Helicopter is significant because of our shared synergies,our defence manufacturing capabilities and focus on innovation are well aligned with Bell Helicopter’s core competence,” said S. Ramadorai, chairman of TASL, a Tata Group-promoted company.
• This will build on the partnerships that TASL already has in the rotorcraft market, allowing it to offer a full range of products to potential customers. The collaboration, which is in line with the government’s Make in India initiative, holds potential not only in the domestic market but will also strengthen India’s position in the international market.

About Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) : –

• Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) is a fully owned subsidiary of Tata Sons, a holding company for the Tata Group. It is the lead systems integration company for delivering weapons from the Tata Group to the Indian security for
• TASL, which works with several global original equipment manufacturers, provides solutions for aerospace, defence and homeland security. It has capabilities from design to full aircraft assembly and is well-positioned in other areas, such as missiles, radars, unmanned aerial systems.
• Founded : 2007
• Headquarters : Hyderabad, Telangana,India

Bell Helicopter:

• Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, has been supplying helicopters to India for more than six decades—in fact, the first Bell Helicopter was delivered to India in 1953. Currently, there are more than 90 Bell aircraft operating throughout India in several sectors, including commercial, civil/government and military operations.
• Bell Helicopter opened a liaison office in India in 1995, and since then has been providing support to customers in the region with dedicated customer service engineers and its authorized customer service facility.
• In 2004, Textron opened an engineering and technology centre in Bengaluru. Bell Helicopter also has a sales office in New Delhi.
• CEO: Mitch Snyder
• Founded: 1935
• Headquarters: Fort Worth, Texas, United States