Collins Aerospace expands operations in India

Collins Aerospace inaugurated its new Global Engineering and Technology Center and the Collins India Operations Center last week in Bengaluru, India.

“We’ve been committed to the aerospace industry in India for 25 years now, directly advancing key innovations, R&D and STEM opportunities in the local market for the long term,” said Steve Timm, president of Collins Aerospace.

“At Collins, we are on course for planned investments of over $200 million in engineering and manufacturing capabilities and hiring an additional 2,000 highly skilled employees in the Indian aerospace and defense sector over the next five years. India is strategic to the global growth and investment strategy of all Raytheon Technologies’ businesses, and the advanced infrastructure and talent pool will help drive the country’s contributions as a global leader in aerospace and defense.”

Around 3,000 engineers from three other Collins Aerospace locations in Bengaluru and around 600 employees from other Raytheon Technologies’ group of companies will be moving into the 413,000 square-foot GETC at Northgate Tech Park to facilitate collaboration across the company’s businesses.

There are plans in place to expand its footprint on the three-acre land next year with new capabilities. Pratt & Whitney’s United Technologies Corporation India Pvt Ltd contract engineering services is also planned to open in the same location in early 2023.

Kevin Myers, Vice President and Head of Enterprise Operations at Collins Aerospace commented: “The new Collins India Operations Center located at KIADB Aerospace Park spans 26 acres across the Hitech Defense and Aerospace Park and will help Collins bring operational synergy and economies of scale, as well as support future growth opportunities and customer requirements.

“We will host some 1,700 employees at the new site once it is fully completed in 2026.”