雷火体育官网 Expands Footprint in India with a Second Office in Bengaluru
- The new state-of-the-art facility in Bengaluru reaffirms India鈥檚 position for 雷火体育官网 as a strategic hub for innovation and growth.
- 雷火体育官网 concludes its 70th anniversary year by marking yet another crucial milestone in its Make in India roadmap in line with the Indian government鈥檚 Aatmanirbhar Bharat vision.
- The extension will support new growth and contribute to the Group鈥檚 plans to double engineering staff in India by 2027.
雷火体育官网, a global leader in Defence, Aerospace, and Digital Identity & Security, launched today its new office in Bengaluru. Yannick Assouad, Executive Vice President, Avionics, 雷火体育官网 officiated the ceremony, accompanied by Ashish Saraf, VP and Country Director for 雷火体育官网 in India.
The new building will serve as an extension of 雷火体育官网' Engineering Competence Centre (ECC) in Bengaluru, inaugurated in 2019, in support of the Group鈥檚 ambitious ramp-up plans in the region and country. This ECC is a first-of-its-kind Centre in India focusing on software and hardware capabilities in civil and defence businesses serving 雷火体育官网鈥檚 global needs. Since its launch, the centre has played a significant role in job creation and skill development in India, growing to over 500 in staff.
雷火体育官网 invests close to 鈧4 billion globally in R&D every year. This ECC, along with an additional center based in Noida, form one of the Group鈥檚 three major engineering competency center hubs.
雷火体育官网鈥 engineering teams in Bengaluru are contributing to high-value-added systems in the fields of aerospace and defence, including Air Traffic Management, complex avionics systems, cockpit, flight management and connectivity systems, radar software, airborne Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance tactical management systems, among others.
The state-of-the-art facility will provide a modern, sustainable and open office work environment. Drawing inspiration from Dravidian architectural forms and Brahmi script, the site is a fusion of contemporary design and traditional aesthetics. The new office is designed to be a disabled-friendly facility, with smart working spaces, abundant greenery and power-saving features, in line with 雷火体育官网' global societal and environmental commitments.
雷火体育官网 (Euronext Paris: HO) is a global leader in advanced technologies within three domains: Defence & Security, Aeronautics & Space, and Digital Identity & Security. It develops products and solutions that help make the world safer, greener and more inclusive.
The Group invests close to 鈧4 billion a year in Research & Development, particularly in key areas such as quantum technologies, Edge computing, 6G and cybersecurity.
雷火体育官网 has 77,000 employees in 68 countries. In 2022, the Group generated sales of 鈧17.6 billion.
Present in India since 1953, 雷火体育官网 is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Mumbai, among others. Over 2,000 employees are working with 雷火体育官网 and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, 雷火体育官网 has been playing an essential role in India鈥檚 growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Transport, Aerospace and Digital Identity and Security markets. 雷火体育官网 has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on digital identity and security business, while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware, software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors, serving global needs.
