Tata Sons forms Tata A&D to consolidate defence businesses

Tata Sons is in the process of consolidating its various businesses across aerospace and defence sectors together under a single entity – Tata Aerospace & Defence (Tata A&D).

“The necessary statutory and regulatory approvals are in the process of being obtained. Tata A&D proposes to leverage its full range of expertise, experience, and capabilities from across the group related to land mobility solutions, aerospace, weapon systems, sensors and command, control, communication, computers and intelligence (C4I),” the company said a statement.

N. Chandrasekaran, chairman of Tata Sons, said, “The formation of Tata A&D, a single unified entity, will allow us to better target emerging opportunities in Aerospace and Defence, and engage holistically with customers both in India and globally.”

Several companies proposed to be forming part of Tata A&D have already strong, established partnerships with leading aerospace and defence firms and are part of the global supply chain.

Banmali Agrawala, president, Infrastructure and Defence & Aerospace, Tata Sons, said, “Tata A&D, when formed, will be better equipped to execute larger and more complex projects and be more globally competitive as part of the global supply chain.”

“It is proposed that Tata A&D will also be deeply invested in the development of indigenous platforms uniquely suited for the Indian defence forces, which is central to Tata A&D’s long-term strategy,” the statement said, adding that company proposed to bring together more than 6,000 employees and have production facilities in the States of Telangana, Karnataka, Jharkhand and Maharashtra.