Article Posted on : - Feb 09, 2011

BANGALORE (BNS): Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, has opened a new Engineering Centre in Bengaluru, the aerospace and defence hub of India.

Opening the Engineering Centre will leverage the vast pool of skilled engineers available in India to develop products fulfilling the specific requirements of the Indian customers and to provide consultancy and other services to the aerospace and defence companies in India, the company said in a statement.

Dr. Stefan Zoller, CEO of Cassidian, said "The Engineering Centre in Bengaluru is a perfect example of our commitment to increase our industrial footprint in this rapidly growing country and to create a wide range of opportunities for industrial cooperation."

The new centre is staffed almost entirely with highly qualified Indian engineers who have undergone extensive training in Europe. It is planned to increase the current number of 60 employees to more than 200 by the end of 2012, it said.