HIGH dependency · C-295
Airbus Topdeck mission system (mission computer, displays, FMS)
Airbus Topdeck is the C-295 mission system. BEL has adjacent mission-computer capability. HAL-led mission system integration on the C-390 is the proposed vehicle for future Indian mission system industrialisation.
Criticality
HIGH
Supply concentration
Single source
Substitution difficulty
high
Geopolitical sensitivity
low
Foreign country
Spain / EU
Foreign supplier
Airbus Defence and Space (Topdeck avionics)
Indian capability
BEL has built mission computers for LCA / Su-30 / Jaguar; not qualified on C-295.
Localization potential
L2 (HAL-led mission computer manufacturing) in 5-7 years under C-390 industrial scope
Component: Mission system · System: Avionics
Affected platform: Airbus C-295
Supplier profile: Airbus Defence and Space (Topdeck avionics)
Sources · 2
- C295 | Military Aircraft | Defenceofficialsrc-airbus-spec-c295
- BEL receives biggest avionics order ever from HAL for LCA Tejas fighter aircraft programmeofficialsrc-bel-mission-computer