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Thales in India - Factsheet

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Present in India since 1953, Thales today has over 300 employees working with its wholly-owned Indian subsidiary - Thales India Pvt. Ltd. Headquartered in New Delhi. Thales has other operational offices and sites that are spread across Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, among others. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in defence, transportation and aerospace sectors.

Thales is long-term partner of the Indian Armed Forces for decades. Along with Dassault Aviation, Thales has

been working on the Mirage 2000 upgrade. (Credit Thales)

Local cooperation

Thales’ local partnerships and joint ventures (JVs) reinforce the company’s commitment to the country.

Supporting “Make in India”

Thales strategy of developing its industrial footprint in India is in line with the Indian government’s policy of “Make in India” and of developing the defence base of the country. With this as the backdrop, Thales has formed various co-operative partnerships with public and private sector industries. It has been closely associated with HAL for over 50 years and has formed JVs with Samtel, BEL and L&T Technology Services.

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL): Thales has been working closely with HAL have for over 50 years. Thales has been providing high-end avionics to equip the platforms that HAL is designing. We will continue to develop our partnership with HAL through transfer of technology, when appropriate, to jointly address the growth of Indian Defence Aerospace market.

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL): The JV Company was incorporated in August 2014 as BEL-Thales Systems Limited (BTSL). Thales holds 26% equity in the joint venture, while Bharat Electronics holds 74 % of the stake. The JV is dedicated to the design, development, marketing, supply and support of civilian and select military ground based radars for India and the Global markets. In March 2016, Thales and BTSL signed a partnership agreement for the joint development of the PHAROS fire control radar for gun and missile systems; to cater to both domestic Indian and international market requirements.

Thales in India

• Presence for over 60 years

• More than 300 employees

• Headquartered in New Delhi

• Other offices and sites spread

across cities such as

Hyderabad, Bengaluru,

Chennai, Mumbai, among

others

• 3 JVs and strategic

partnerships

Highlights:

Defence

• A member of the Rafale team,

Thales provides a number of state-

of-the-art equipment and systems

aboard the omnirole combat

aircraft

• 4 upgraded Mirage 2000 delivered

to Indian Air Force

• Avionics & INGPS for military

aircraft such as Mirage 2000,

MIG-21 and 27, SU-30

• Electronic warfare systems, long-

range surveillance radar, anti-

submarine warfare sonar systems

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Partnership agreement between Thales and BTSL for the joint development of the PHAROS fire

control radar for gun and missile systems. (Credit Thales)

Samtel: Thales signed a JV agreement with Samtel in 2008 to locally develop and produce helmet mounted sights and displays, military avionic and airborne sensor systems for the defence market. Samtel Avionics Limited holds 74% of the stake and Thales 26%. The JV is fully operational and the facility is in Noida. The production of displays for the Mirage 2000 upgrade programme by this JV will pave the way for future opportunities to serve local and export markets.

L&T Technology Services: In June 2014, Thales and L&T Technology Services formed a JV with a view to develop software engineering activities in India, particularly in the avionics domain. L&T Technology Services purchased 74% of the equity capital of Thales Software India Pvt. Ltd. By retaining 26% equity stake, Thales helps the company to develop the latest trends in the avionics industry, one of its core businesses.

Thales’s “Go to India” approach

Further making the “Make in India” policy concrete and real, Thales has also been co-operating with the Indian private sector particularly large corporate players and SMEs to build transfer of technology and supply chain partnerships. Thales has extensive experience in liaising with numerous group supply chain partners to support the local industry in India and open up growth opportunities for them.

Bringing global expertise in Smart Cities to India

Capitalizing on key references such as Mexico City’s urban security and Auckland’s regional ticketing system that allows multi-modal travel with a single pass, among others, Thales looks forward to bringing its global expertise to India.

In January 2016, Thales and Engineering Projects (India) Ltd. (EPI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly work on the projects related to Smart Cities.

Growing with Universities

Collaborating with the world’s most dynamic universities is a key aspect of innovation at Thales. In September 2016, Thales and Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT Delhi) signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a jointly supervised PhD fellowship scheme.

& mine-hunting solutions to Navy

• Radars and systems such as

FLYCATCHER Mk1, optronics like

Hand Held Thermal Imagers and

Catherine Thermal Imagers for

Army

Transport

• Electronic axle counters to Indian

Railways, and Signalling solution

being deployed on Basin Bridge -

Arakkonam section for Southern

Railway

• Ticketing systems deployed in

Delhi & Gurgaon metros,

Integrated Communications &

Supervision systems in Bangalore,

Hyderabad, Jaipur, Mumbai and

Delhi, and Signalling system being

deployed in Hyderabad

Aerospace

• Retrofit of avionics and In-Flight

Entertainment to Air India, critical

avionics to IndiGo and Jet Airways,

and navigational aids to Airport

Authority of India

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Mr. Antoine Caput, VP and Country Director - India, Thales, exchanging the MoU with

Prof. V. Ramgopal Rao, Director, IIT Delhi, in the presence of His Excellency Mr. Alexandre Ziegler, Ambassador of France to India (Credit Thales)

Thales has formed similar partnerships with the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in October 2015 and January 2016 respectively. Thales believes that such associations will play a great role in fostering an ecosystem for research and consequently securing innovations for tomorrow.

Socially responsible corporate

Thales has been supporting various NGOs in India through local CSR initiatives and also group-level Foundation efforts. Some of them include Jagriti, Protsahan, Samarpan Foundation, GeoHaz Society, among others. Currently, Thales is supporting Kutumbh Foundation with an online curriculum development programme.

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Industry focus

India represents a significant market for Thales in both civil and military sectors. The Group’s defence business is recognised as a reliable partner in all three branches of the Indian Armed Forces: Navy, Air Force and Army. Its equipment and systems have been selected for various types of platforms. In the civil domain, Thales has activities in transportation and civil aerospace.

Defence

On 23 September 2016, the Indian Air Force signed up for 36 Rafale omnirole combat aircraft. Rafale’s new export success demonstrates Thales’ ability, alongside Dassault Aviation and its partners, to constantly meet the customer’s highest expectations through innovation, mastery of advanced technology and industrial excellence.

Thales provides a number of state-of-the-art equipment and systems aboard the Rafale. These include the provision of RBE2 AESA radar, the Spectra electronic warfare system, optronics, the communication navigation and identification system (CNI), the majority of the cockpit display systems, power generation systems and a logistics support component.

The official signing ceremony for the acquisition of 36 Rafale aircraft was held in New Delhi, India, in the presence of the Indian Defence Minister,

Manohar Parrikar and the French Defence Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, (Credit Thales)

In July 2011, Thales and Dassault Aviation signed a contract for the upgrade of the Indian Air Force’s Mirage 2000 fleet.

The upgrade will enhance the technical-operational capabilities of the Indian Air Force’s Mirage 2000. As a result, the IAF will have a coherent platform-system combination for the next 20 years. The IAF’s air potential will be further enhanced by the integration of new capabilities. These include longer-range detection across the entire spectrum, improved tactical situation awareness, longer-range weapon firing against multiple simultaneous targets, weapon stealth and an extended operating envelope with the capability to engage ground targets whilst countering airborne threats.

Four upgraded Mirage 2000 aircraft have been delivered to the Indian Air Force. The rest of the fleet is being upgraded under the responsibility of HAL with the support of Dassault Aviation and Thales teams as per the contract.

This programme serves the strategic requirements of the “Make in India” priority policy of the Indian authorities.

In addition, Thales has also signed other major contracts with the Indian Ministry of Defence:

Air Force:

Radars and systems: GS100

Avionics & INGPS (Inertial Navigation and Global Positioning System) for military aircraft such as the Mirage 2000, MIG-21 and 27, SU-30

Reconnaissance pods Vicon 91

IFF (Identification friend or foe) and INGPS for MIG-29

Navy:

Electronic Warfare (EW) systems

Anti-submarine warfare sonar systems & mine-hunting solutions

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Long-range surveillance radar LW08 and DA04

Army:

Optronics: Hand Held Thermal Imagers (HHTI) and Catherine Thermal Imagers on T90 tanks

Air Defence radars: FLYCATCHER Mk1

Transport

Thales is a long-standing partner of public transport in India with systems in operation both in metros and on main lines.

Mainline Railways:

In December 2016, Indian Railways inaugurated its 68 km Basin Bridge-Arakkonam section equipped with Train Protection & Warning System (TPWS) deployed by Thales. Southern Railway had awarded this signaling contract to Thales in September 2014. As part of the contract, Thales supplied European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 1 solution, known in India as TPWS, and was also responsible for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of track-side equipment.

Mr Akhil Agrawal, Director General (Signal & Telecommunication), Railway Board & Mr A.V.Siva Prasad, Chief Signal & Telecommunication Engineer, Southern Railway inaugurating the Basin Bridge-Arakkonam section equipped with TPWS by Thales

Thales has also been the electronic axle counters supplier of Indian Railways since 1999.

Urban rail - Ticketing systems:

New Delhi metro: Ticketing contracts awarded to Thales for Delhi Metro lines 1 and 2 in 2001 and line 3 in 2004 that were subsequently completed from 2002-2005 and 2006 respectively. In December 2014, Thales was awarded a Ticketing contract for Phase III of the Delhi Metro. In January 2016, Thales was awarded the ticketing system augmentation of phases I and II of the Delhi Metro, wherein 100 metro stations would be equipped with 240 additional gates and 450 vending machines.

Gurgaon metro: Implemented Automatic Fare Collection system for Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon. Thales was awarded the Phase II contract for the same project in 2014.

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Thales has provided Delhi Metro with Automatic Fare Collection and also Communication and Supervision systems (Credit DMRC)

Urban rail - Integrated Communication and Supervision systems:

New Delhi metro: Provided the integrated telecommunication systems for Phase 1 (2 lines) for Delhi metro in 2001. It subsequently also supplied and installed its advanced passenger information system (APIS) and Master Clock units in 74 metro stations across Delhi. In April 2013, Thales signed a contract with DMRC to design, integrate and install advanced passenger information system (APIS) for the extensions to Delhi Metro Line 6.

Mumbai metro: Thales has designed, integrated and installed a complete communications system, including advanced passenger information for the 12km long Versova-Andheri¬Ghatkopar (VAG) Metro corridor.

Bangalore metro: Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation awarded Thales, in 2009, with a contract to supply and install the integrated communication system on metro line 1 and 2. First section is already operational and work is in progress for the subsequent sections.

Jaipur: In 2012, Thales was awarded by the Jaipur Metro a telecommunication systems contract including Tetra radio, CCTV (Closed-circuit television).

Hyderabad metro: In December 2012, Larsen & Toubro appointed Thales India for providing India’s first Signalling System with Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) and Integrated Communications and supervision (ICS) systems for Hyderabad Metro Rail Project.

Aerospace

Thales is present in the civilian aerospace sector with the following successes:

Retrofit of avionics and In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) to Air India (Airbus and Boeing fleets);

Critical avionics to low cost airline IndiGo and Jet Airways;

Navigational aids to Airport Authority of India

In November 2015, IndiGo, India’s fastest-growing low-cost carrier, extended its long-term maintenance agreement with Thales for its growing fleet of Airbus A320 aircraft. The contract covers avionics maintenance for a fleet of up to 250 aircraft, including the A320neo.

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Thales has been providing avionics for IndiGo’s A320 fleet since 2006 (Credit Sriram Hariharam)

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