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Sujit Baksi, President Corporate Affairs (public sector undertaking) in rendering the ERP systems and help HAL to meet the
and Business Head Emerging Markets, their unique services and enhancing dynamic needs of this hyper-digitalized
Tech Mahindra, said, “Tech Mahindra’s the capabilities of Defence Forces. The world. This will further enhance features
selection by Hindustan Aeronautics key objective of Project Parivartan is to supporting MRO in Aerospace and Defence
Ltd extends our vision of supporting achieve standardization, rationalization systems will facilitate HAL in improving &
government’s ‘Atmanirbhar’ (self-reliant) and integration of business processes and bringing in centralized functioning.” In
initiative to enhance our indigenous systems across HAL to deliver business line with the Motto of “Mahindra Rise”,
capabilities. This project will transform value, through consolidation of data and Tech Mahindra Ltd has embarked on the
HAL’s ERP system, serving the Armed rationalization of processes to achieve journey of digital transformation of the
Forces in an efficient and effective operational excellence. Shri R Madhavan, Defence PSU HAL using one of best global
manner. This is in line with our TechMNxt CMD, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, MRO ERP solutions. The contract is in line
charter that focuses on leveraging new said, “In order to meet the challenges of with Tech Mahindra’s TechMNxt charter,
generation technologies with original evolving business scenarios and to ensure focussed on leveraging cutting-edge
equipment manufacturers and aims to sustaining competitiveness and customer technologies deliver enhanced experience
deliver an enhanced experience to our focus, HAL has initiated ‘Project Parivatan’. to our customers.
customers.” Tech Mahindra is committed As a leading digital transformation
towards enabling the Defence PSU company, Tech Mahindra will implement

Yahsat Announces PMO for Thuraya 4-NGS
Satellite Program

The UAE-based global satellite operator, Al Lead. All of them have played key roles about developing Emiratis and positioning
Yah Satellite Communications Company in delivering Yahsat’s previous satellite them for further growth. The selection
(Yahsat) has established a Program programmes and bring solid, hands-on process for the Thuraya 4-NGS PMO has
Management Office (PMO) for Thuraya experience to the Thuraya 4-NGS PMO helped us identify the right people and
4-NGS, its new L-band satellite being built team. Thuraya’s Chief Executive Officer and entrust them with bigger responsibilities.
by Airbus. Thuraya 4-NGS, announced General Manager of Yahsat Government A majority of our technical experts have
in August this year, is part of a US$ Solutions, Ali Al Hashemi said: “Today, grown with Yahsat and Thuraya, and have
500 million program that will transform there is a strong sense of fulfillment; our honed their skills through assignments
Thuraya’s space and ground systems and faith in our people and their capabilities on top-tier projects for the UAE.” Besides
enable its next generation products and stands fully justified. The young engineers managing different aspects of spacecraft
solutions portfolio. Yahsat has picked leading this ambitious program have development, the newly formed PMO
six male and female Emirati engineers shown great promise in their roles and will serve as the primary liaison between
from its Technology Department to form were chosen after a thorough analysis the satellite manufacturer, Airbus, and
the PMO, which will oversee the design, of their work history, knowledge and Yahsat’s headquarters to ensure a smooth
assembly, integration and testing phases aptitudes. Yahsat’s satellite programmes on-time delivery. In addition, there will
of the satellite subsystems, while focusing have afforded Emiratis opportunities to be a separate team of engineers under
on the timely delivery of the spacecraft for train with the very best in the industry, the supervision of the PMO that will gain
launch in late 2023. Rashed Al Hammadi, helping them build technical acumen and unprecedented insights into the workings
a seasoned member of Yahsat’s Space consummate know-how of spacecraft of the state-of-the-art all-electric Airbus
Segment Engineering team, will be the design and system architecture. Moreover, Eurostar Neo Platform through on-the-job
Program Manager, supported by Ali we have always ensured that the acquired training and knowledge transfer. Thuraya
Hasan Banimalek, as Deputy Program knowledge is properly invested at home 4-NGS is scheduled to be operational
Manager and Platform Lead. They are in order to drive the UAE’s own space by 2024, and until the completion of the
joined by Abdulla Zakaria Alabri - Payload and satellite-related R&D and industry.” program, the PMO team will be based
Lead, Nada Ali Mubarak Obaid - Payload Yahsat’s Deputy Chief Technical Officer, out of Airbus’s manufacturing bases at
Engineer, Ahmed Ali Mohammed Almenhali Adnan Al Muhairi said: “The Thuraya Toulouse in France and Portsmouth in the
- Platform Engineer and Launch Vehicle 4-NGS next generation program is not United Kingdom as well as at the eventual
(LV) Integration Lead and Ibrahim Ali only about deploying new technology launch site.
Abdullah Al Hammadi - Product Assurance and expanding our satellite fleet. It is also

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