Rockwell Collins, a world leader in software defined radio technology, and Tata Power Strategic Engineering Division (Tata Power SED), a proven and well-established system integrator in the Indian defence industry, announced a teaming agreement as part of their pursuit of the Indian Air Force software defined radio (SDR) programme.

“Together, our companies provide the expertise to deliver the best-value SDR solution for the Indian Air Force while offering an unmatched opportunity for technology transfer,” said Ram Prasad, Managing Director of Rockwell Collins India. “This announcement formalises what has been a long-standing and positive working relationship with Tata Power SED and will provide the Indian Air Force with advanced air and ground connectivity to meet their requirements. This relationship is very strategic in nature and would provide Indian defence with not only a local, within country, long-term support and maintenance provider, but also access to state-of-the-art technology.”

Rahul Chaudhry, CEO of Tata Power SED, remarked, “Tata Power SED has a four-decade long defence research and development experience and has now emerged as one of the largest private sector defence prime contractors. Our teaming agreement with Rockwell Collins for the Air Force’s Software Defined Radio Program allows us to harness our core competencies in the hightech arena of SDR for which Rockwell Collins is an acknowledged world leader with proven solutions. With this collaboration, we bring to India a proven high-tech communication technology with indigenous security, platform and system engineering as a trustworthy solution.”

Under the terms of the agreement, Tata Power SED is the prime contractor and Rockwell Collins will provide technology for the team’s software defined radio offering. If selected, the team of Tata and Rockwell Collins plan to perform the majority of the programme effort in India, providing faster delivery times, as well as more responsive in-country service and support for the customer.

For the Indian Air Force programme, Rockwell Collins is providing industry leading software defined radio technology designed to provide the best value in features, technology and growth capabilities. This technology features a digital radio architecture that allows easy reprogramming with different waveforms and operating modes through the use of digital signal processing technology.