Aircraft and aerospace systems makers

Aircraft, engines and flight systems 9 companies

These companies make aircraft, the engines that power them and the systems that fly them.

Aircraft makers

Airliners, and a new kind of aircraft.

BoeingBoeing, with engineers in Bengaluru and Chennai, runs one of its largest engineering centres outside America in Bengaluru. It works on the software, design and data of Boeing's aircraft.BengaluruHiring now

AirbusAirbus runs a large centre in Bengaluru. It has only a few job postings here, which says little about the size of that centre.

Sarla AviationSarla Aviation, founded in Bengaluru, is building an electric air taxi that takes off and lands vertically, like a helicopter, for short flights across India's crowded cities.

PParkcontrolsParkcontrols is another company that works on aircraft.

Engines and flight systems

Jet engines, avionics, flight controls and cabins.

Collins AerospacePart of RTXCollins Aerospace makes avionics, flight controls, cabins and aircraft structures.Bengaluru · HyderabadHiring now

Pratt & WhitneyPart of RTXPratt & Whitney makes aircraft engines.Bengaluru

GE AerospaceGE Aerospace, with engineers in Bengaluru, makes the engines of many of the world's airliners and military aircraft. It does much of its engineering at its Bengaluru technology centre.BengaluruHired recently

Rolls-RoyceRolls-Royce, with engineers in Bengaluru, makes engines for wide-body airliners, the large aircraft with two aisles used for long flights.

RTXRTX, with engineers in Bengaluru, owns Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney.

The tech, explainedJet engine Aircraft manufacturing Avionics eVTOL air taxi

Cabin systems, defence electronics and supplies 7 companies

These companies make systems built into aircraft, defence electronics, and the batteries and secure networks aircraft makers rely on.

Panasonic Avionics Corp.Panasonic Avionics, with engineers in Pune, makes the seat-back screens and the internet connection in airline cabins.PuneHired recently

Teledyne TechnologiesTeledyne, with engineers in Pune, makes imaging sensors and avionics. Its FLIR brand makes thermal cameras, which see heat and so work in the dark.Pune

Centum Electronics LtdCentum Electronics, an Indian company with engineers in Bengaluru, makes electronics for missiles, radars and satellites.

Rohde & Schwarz AustraliaPart of Rohde & SchwarzRohde & Schwarz Australia, with engineers in Bengaluru, makes communication systems for air-traffic control, and systems that detect hostile drones and stop them.

Cubic Corp.Cubic, with engineers in Hyderabad, makes military training systems and battlefield communications.

SaftSaft, with engineers in Bengaluru, makes batteries for aircraft and satellites.See alsoRenewable energy and battery storage

ExostarExostar, with engineers in Bengaluru, runs a secure network through which aerospace companies share designs with their suppliers.See alsoIdentity and access management (IAM)

The tech, explainedDefence electronics In-flight entertainment (IFE)Thermal imaging cameras

How it all worksAerospaceHundreds of suppliers, thousands of systems, more and more software.

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What's changing

The aircraft designed as software.

New aircraft and engines are designed, tested and certified more and more in simulation, their software is updated throughout their lives, and their data predicts when each part will wear out. India's aerospace centres long did design and documentation work, and are now moving to this linked record from design to maintenance.