Honeywell Aerospace has signed a licensing agreement with Tata Power‘s Strategic Engineering Division (SED), enabling it to produce Honeywell’s Tactical Advanced Land Inertial Navigator, or “TALIN” in India.
“TALIN represents the latest in GPS-free navigation and positioning technology, designed to improve asset safety and ultimately mission success,” said Arijit Ghosh, president India, Honeywell Aerospace.
It will mark the first time India has produced locally constructed advanced land navigation technology that is not limited by a reliance upon GPS — an important benefit for vehicles and artillery operating across the country’s mountain, desert and forest terrain where satellite signals can be limited.
“Our strategic agreement with Honeywell supports Tata Power’s SED commitment to the ‘Make in India’ initiative – a priority for India’s new Government,” said Rahul Chaudhry, CEO, Tata Power SED. “We are proud to have completed this technology sharing arrangement, which will offer the Indian Armed Forces a state-of-the-art inertial navigation technology, made in India and with local product support. This agreement sets the standard for locally produced defense technologies to sustain India’s military growth and mission success over the coming years.”
The initial efforts will begin in 2015 for the TALIN 2000 with production and manufacturing of the system components expected by 2016. At this time the agreement will also be extended to cover Honeywell’s TALIN 3000, 4000 and 5000 products, which offer varying capabilities to suit a wide range of operational requirements.
Last updated: December 26th, 2025
