Indian guidance tech advances with Tata-Honeywell
A recent licensing agreement between Tata Power’s Strategic Engineering Division and Honeywell Aerospace will offer India the capability to produce inertial navigation systems.
Signed on 29 September, it means that the construction of the Tactical Advance Land Inertial Navigator (TALIN) is set to benefit India’s indigenous defence programmes by providing guidance and situational awareness for vehicles and altitude of position information for precision artillery without the need for GPS satellite guidance.
This is particularly important in the jungle, mountainous and desert regions of India where satellite signals are inconsistent.
Arijit Ghosh, Honeywell’s president of India operations, told Shephard:
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