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Aeronautical Design and Development Centre

 

Driven by competition, the global aerospace industry is seeing a shift in business models. Tier suppliers, today, own greater responsibilities such as system integration functions requiring reliable, high-quality engineering solutions, which meet cost and time constraints. 

Aeronautical Design and Development Centre (ADDC) is a result of a partnership between TCS and Saab. It is a single source of design and engineering capabilities to address domestic and the global defense and civil aeronautical applications.

Client Challenges

  • Cope with the acute shortage of experienced engineering professionals to meet increasing demands
  • Reduce time-to-market
  • Cut costs
  • Function as system integrators
  • Effectively manage a host of suppliers

What ADDC Provides 

Leveraging TCS’ Global Network Delivery Model (GNDM) and Saab’s more than seven decades of rich experience in military defense and civil security, ADDC offers a comprehensive suite of services throughout the product development lifecycle.

ADDC offers an exhaustive range of design-to-manufacture solutions for tier suppliers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), enabling them to become agile to dynamic market demands and achieve business objectives.

Airborne systems: Fixed wing, rotary wing and UAV platforms

  • Aero structures: Concept to Manufacturing Bill of Material (MBOM) solutions, modifications and conversions, reengineering with advanced materials and processes, aero-elastic studies
  • Aero systems: System engineering and integration of hydraulic systems, Environment Control System (ECS), fuel system, landing gear, fire and safety system, pneumatic system, interiors, waste disposal system, electrical systems and harness design, power plant
  • Aerodynamics: Configuration and performance studies, multidisciplinary optimization, aero data set generation
  • Avionics equipment development: Avionics hardware design, integrated modular avionics development, design and development of integration rigs and Automated Test Equipment (ATEs), system/sub-system level software development through complete Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  • Avionics system integration and verification: Overall avionics architecture design, human machine interface development, system integration, electronic warfare system development
  • Weapon integration
  • Flight testing and certification support
  • Health monitoring and life management

Ground Systems: Design, development, modification, configuration and integration of simulators, test equipment and ground control stations (GCS)

Manufacturing Support: Design and development of manufacturing aid, integration of manufacturing lines

Business Value

  • High-quality, cost-efficient engineering solutions across design lifecycle
  • Reduced time-to-market
  • Enhanced innovation capabilities by leveraging collective strengths of both the partners

About SAAB

Saab serves the global market with its world-leading products, services and solutions ranging from military defense to civil security. Saab has operations and employees in all continents and constantly develops, adopts and improves new technology to meet customers’ changing needs.

Saab views India as an important, fast-growing key market with a procurement plan that fits well into Saab’s portfolio. Saab believes in local participation and has a business model with a built-in mindset of co-operation with local industries and transfer of technology. Saab has offered Gripen as one of the contenders in India’s MMRCA (Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft) procurement process.

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Aeronautical Design and Development Centre

Aeronautical Design and Development Centre (ADDC), a result of partnership between TCS and SAAB, provides Tier Suppliers and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) with a range of design to manufacture solutions.