Honeywell Aerospace has signed a licencing agreement with Tata Power’s Strategic Engineering Division (SED), to enable it to produce Honeywell’s Tactical Advanced Land Inertial Navigator, or ‘Talin’ in India.  

The Honeywell-patented technology will enable vehicles and artillery to navigate very precisely, even where GPS satellite guidance is not available, to increase troop safety and maximise mission success, said a statement.

Rahul Chaudhry, chief executive of Tata Power SED, said: “Our strategic agreement with Honeywell supports Tata Power SED’s commitment to the ‘Make in India’ initiative – a priority for India’s new government.

“We are proud to have completed this technology sharing arrangement, which will offer the Indian Armed Forces a state-of-the-art inertial navigation technology, made in India and with local product support. This agreement sets the standard for locally produced defense technologies to sustain India’s military growth and mission success over the coming years.”

Honeywell will license the design, hardware and expertise to assemble, test and, in the future, build the production kits for Talin to Tata Power SED, said the statement.

It will mark the first time India has produced inertial land navigation technology, providing the Indian Armed Forces with a locally constructed advanced land navigation technology that is not limited by a reliance upon GPS  an important benefit for vehicles and artillery operating across the country’s mountain, desert and forest terrain where satellite signals can be limited, it said.

Arijit Ghosh, president India - Honeywell Aerospace, said: “Talin represents the latest in GPS-free navigation and positioning technology, designed to improve asset safety and ultimately mission success.

“By partnering with Tata Power SED on the production of Talin we are aligning with the government’s aim of increasing locally manufactured technologies for India’s defense industry and giving the Indian Armed Forces an easy-to-justify option for navigation on the 21st Century battlefield.”

The initial efforts will begin next year for the Talin 2000 with production and manufacturing of the system components expected by 2016.

At this time, the agreement will also be extended to cover Honeywell’s Talin 3000, 4000 and 5000 products, which offer varying capabilities to suit a wide range of operational requirements. - TradeArabia News Service