Airbus announced that it will set up a research and development Centre of Excellence at Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya in Vadodara, Gujarat. The facility will focus on design capabilities and support the company’s wider objectives in innovation and local development.
The initiative follows a Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2023 between Airbus and the university. The collaboration covers academic curricula, industrial training, faculty development, and scholarship programmes.
Airbus currently sources components worth more than USD 1 billion annually from over 100 Indian suppliers. The company employs more than 3,600 people in India, including at a digital centre in Bengaluru, which is its second-largest digital hub after Toulouse.
Airbus is an aerospace company active in commercial aircraft, defence, space, and helicopter sectors. It operates globally with research, manufacturing, and digital capabilities across multiple regions, including significant sourcing and workforce presence in India.
