Selex Galileo and Data Patterns join hands on defence electronics

Selex Galileo and Data Patterns have signed a head of terms agreement with a view towards forming a joint venture (JV) later this year. At a press conference organised on the second day of Defexpo, Selex officials informed that the JV will be based in Chennai, which will focus on a broad range of defence electronic products and state-of-the-art technology developments.

Fabrizio Giulianini, CEO of Selex Galileo, said, “The JV gives the thrust that we need. If we have to be in India, we need to have a strong partnership”. He further said that the JV will establish a centre of excellence for key technologies in the defence electronics sector. “It will create an effective partnership that will foster and sustain the long-term prospects of both companies.”

The joint venture will provide greater thrust to critical technologies at a product and system level in ‘Buy and Make’, ‘Make’ and ‘Offset’ programmes in the areas of avionics, navigation, radars, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), F-INSAS, etc in the Indian defence market and also facilitate access to export markets.

The JV will bring a technology value to India’s growing defence programmes,” said S. Rangarajan, CEO of Data Patterns Group, and added, “Selex Galileo is a leading global player and we are happy and proud to form a joint venture with them. This synergy will strengthen our capabilities to address our defence requirements with today’s technology solutions.... Selex has a wide range of sensors and now we will work together with Selex on it in India and cater to the domestic market.”