Under the Joint Venture- Mahindra-Telephonics Integrated Systems Limited- a plant will be established at Bangalore to manufacture the radars and other surveillance equipment for the Indian Navy and Coast Guard, a Mahindra Defence System release said.
"The plant will initially manufacture and service airborne radar systems that are already being supplied to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and support airborne maritime surveillance systems for the Indian Navy and Coast Guard," it said.
The JV will provide the Indian Defence Ministry and the civil sector with radar and surveillance systems, Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) devices, communication systems, Air Traffic Management Services, Homeland Security, and other emerging surveillance requirements, it added.
Telephonics already supplies the weather avoidance radar systems for helicopters being built in Bangalore.
It is also contracted to supply Boeing with multi-mode radar for India's P-8i Maritime Surveillance Aircraft, and is responsible for installation of a sophisticated inter- communication system for C-17 Globemaster aircraft contracted by the Indian Air Force, the release said.
Under the agreement, Mahindra-Telephonics will license technology from Telephonics for use on a wide range of products that has both defence and civil applications.