# Safran Electronics & Defense to build electronics production site and R&D center in Bengaluru

Safran Electronics & Defense announced the opening of a new electronics production site and an R&D center in Bengaluru, India. The production site will employ nearly 400 people and begin industrial activities in the first half of 2026, while the R&D center will be operational from August 2025.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-02-11
- Where: Bengaluru, India, India
- Jobs: 400
- Starts operating: Q1 2026
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 30,000 pieces of equipment per year by 2030
- Products: electronic cards, aeronautics and defense calculators
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Safran Electronics & Defense](https://endata.com/companies/20110.md)

## Sources

- [safran-group.com](https://www.safran-group.com/pressroom/safran-consolidates-its-presence-india-creation-electronics-production-site-and-rd-center-bengaluru-2025-02-11), 2025-02-11: "This double investment, a significant step in the development of Safran Electronics & Defense's industrial and R&D activities in India, aims to enhance the competitiveness and local integration of industrial and technological activities."

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