Thales, a leading European group dealing in avionics, civil and military equipment, on Tuesday announced their plan to set up two units for software development and avionics maintenance and solution in India.Thales country director (India) Francois Dupont said the company was working out the logistics to set up a software development plant in Chennai, under the banner of Thales International India Ltd, by June this year.
The electronics and systems group was also setting up an avionics service and maintenance unit in Delhi’s satellite town Gurgaon, Mr Dupont told reporters at the 4th Defexpo here.The Gurgaon unit, being set up at an initial investment of three million euros, would look into the problems and requirements of Indian companies like Indigo, Jet, Kingfisher, Pawan Hans and others who have signed up with the firm.
"This would be operational by March," Dupont disclosed, adding that it would have 40 engineers to start off with.Thales executive-vice president Jean-Paul Perrier said the plan was to recruit more than 1,000 people in the Chennai unit by the end of 2007. "We have decided to choose Chennai considering the low attrition rate the city would provide," he added.
The company proposes to work in close association with the Indian Navy, which has acquired six Scorpene submarines from it. It has also crafted the ticketing system for the Delhi and Kolkata metros services.
The electronics and systems group was also setting up an avionics service and maintenance unit in Delhi’s satellite town Gurgaon, Mr Dupont told reporters at the 4th Defexpo here.The Gurgaon unit, being set up at an initial investment of three million euros, would look into the problems and requirements of Indian companies like Indigo, Jet, Kingfisher, Pawan Hans and others who have signed up with the firm.
"This would be operational by March," Dupont disclosed, adding that it would have 40 engineers to start off with.Thales executive-vice president Jean-Paul Perrier said the plan was to recruit more than 1,000 people in the Chennai unit by the end of 2007. "We have decided to choose Chennai considering the low attrition rate the city would provide," he added.
The company proposes to work in close association with the Indian Navy, which has acquired six Scorpene submarines from it. It has also crafted the ticketing system for the Delhi and Kolkata metros services.