Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) on Wednesday handed over air-to-air refuelling structures assembled at its Hyderabad facility to Cobham Mission Systems.
This is the first product from a new relationship between the entities, said a press release on the handover ceremony of the first two 908E pod structures assembled by TASL. They are for use on the Airbus A400M.
The wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons was selected in May 2014 as a strategic partner for manufacture and assembly of air-to-air refuelling (AAR) pod and centreline structures. TASL is also working on 905E, 808E and 912E AAR products for the Airbus A330, Airbus A400M and Embraer KC-390 tanker programmes, which are due for delivery before the end of 2015. Cobham Mission Systems is a leading supplier of critical control solutions, including air-to-air refuelling, and unmanned systems.
