The 40 years old Italian connection of India

The presence of Finmeccanica in India goes back more than 40 years, to the early 70s when the group supplied 41 Sea King helicopters to the Indian Navy. Fin has continued to display a consistent commitment to India, and at the same time the country has become increasingly influential on the world stage. Since then the f Group has been rewarded by significant growth marked by a number of milestones involving all of its key strategic sectors.

Key milestones

1971: AugustaWestland supplied 41 Sea King helicopters to Indian navy.

1980: Selex ES supplied Combat Management Systems for the 3 Godavari Class frigates, WASS supplied 245 A244 lightweight torpedoes.

1991: Oto Melara supplied 31 76/62 mm naval guns for Indian Navy

1998: Selex EX communication systems for Indian Navy.

2001: Selex ES supplied Precision Approach Radar 2080C to IAF, Navy in partnership with HAL, BEL.

2005: Wass Counter measures for submarines, SeLex ES won Mirach 110/5 high subsonic target drone systems contract.

2006: 50 ATR 72-500 supplied to Air Deccan and Kingfisher.

2007: Selex EX bags AAI contract to supply ATC systems in Bangalore, Hyderabad airports.

2009: Ansaldo STS gets contract from Indian Railways for train protection system, signalling, communications.

2010: AugustaWestland wins contract for 12 AW101 helicopters for Indian government; Tata Sons & AugustaWestland forms JV — Indian Rotorcraft — for assembly, delivery of AW119 helicopter.

2011: Selex ES wins contract from Navy to supply 3D L Band Air Surveillance Radar (RAN-40L); Ansaldo STS to supply signalling equipment to Kolkata Metro.

2012: Selex Galileo signs agreement with Data Patterns Group for defence electronics, MBDA’s (JV with BAE Systems, EADS & Finmeccanica) MICA air-to-air missile part of Mirage upgrades.

(Source: Finmeccanica)