TATA Sikorsky JV Delivers S-92 Helicopter Cabin

Officials for the India joint venture established between Tata Advanced Systems and Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. recently announced that the partnership’s S-92 helicopter cabin production in India has become 100% indigenous. The India operation is not only assembling cabins but also producing all parts needed for the assembly, before shipping the cabins to the U.S. for aircraft completion and customer delivery.

 

The S-92 helicopter cabin and more than 5,000 associated precision components are made at Hyderabad, India, through a strategic collaboration between Sikorsky and Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL). Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. 

 

The Tata Sikorsky India JV also announced the Hyderabad facility of TASL completed another significant milestone in October by producing its 50th S-92 helicopter cabin. The TASL facility now has the capacity to produce up to four cabins a month and is responsible for future design modifications.

 

In June 2009, Sikorsky and TASL entered into an agreement for production of S-92 helicopter cabins in India, and in November 2009, Sikorsky and TASL entered into a joint-venture for production of more than 5,000 detailed aerospace components in India, thereby establishing two manufacturing facilities in Hyderabad. Both facilities commenced production within 2 years of signing the agreements and today constitute an important part of Sikorsky’s global supply chain. The S-92 helicopter cabins from India are shipped to the U.S. for final assembly, and the completed helicopters are delivered to customers globally.

 

The S-92 helicopter and its variants perform multiple roles throughout the world including search and rescue, medical evacuation, and transportation missions for VIPs including heads of state, offshore oil and gas crews, utility and airline passengers. The Sikorsky S-92 helicopter fleet has grown to 200 aircraft since entering service in 2004 and has logged more than 530,000 flight hours.

 

Sikorsky’s stated mission in India is to collaborate locally in strengthening the country’s defense and internal security while simultaneously developing aerospace manufacturing in India.