CNN Money reports that India’s Mahindra Defense Systems, a Mahindra Group company, and Telephonics Corporation, a Griffon company announced that their joint venture in India, Mahindra Telephonics Integrated Systems (MTIS), has begun manufacturing the RDR Series of Airborne Weather Radars at their Prithla facility near Delhi. This is the first airborne radar manufactured in the private sector in India.
“Manufacturing of our RDR airborne weather radar is a key milestone. We are pleased with both the progress MTIS has made, and with the support of our joint venture partner, Mahindra and Mahindra,” expressed Joseph Battaglia, president and CEO of Telephonics.
“MTIS continues to make significant progress in its charter to build an indigenous capability to support aerospace and defense programs leveraging the advanced technologies offered by our partner Telephonics,” said S. P. Shukla, member of the Group Executive Board of Mahindra & Mahindra Limited and group president, Aerospace and Defense.
Last updated: December 26th, 2025
