New Delhi: Rolta and SELEX Communications, a Finmeccanica company, today announce that they have signed a Strategic Partnership Teaming Agreement for the Indian Tactical Communication System (TCS) program, in the frame of which the companies will collaborate to provide comprehensive tactical military communications solutions to Indian Army. Under this agreement, SELEX Communications will undertake transfer of its state-ofthe- art technology for Radio Relay systems, Switching systems and Field Wireless systems etc, to address the TCS program needs. With a high level of Indian content, these sophisticated military communication systems will fulfill the long-standing national need of indigenous technology in this critical area.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. K. K. Singh, CMD of Rolta, said, “We are very pleased that we are in a position to address the Indian military communications requirements with field proven technology from SELEX Communications, and to integrate them with Rolta’s defense solutions, to meet the stringent standards of the Indian armed forces under the Government of India’s defense modernization and capacity building programs. It has always been our endeavor to provide our defense forces with indigenous, customized, and cutting-edge solutions for mission critical applications to keep our country safe and secure.”

Mr. Mario Damiani, Senior Vice President Sales of SELEX Communications, stated “We are very excited about this partnership with Rolta. Our world-class technology, when coupled with Rolta’s deep understanding of Indian defense needs and systems integration expertise, would make our offering comprehensive and fully compliant with the demanding performance requirements of Indian TCS program”.