The Samtel Group is a manufacturer of displays and their components for television, avionics and professional applications.

[1] The group also provides engineering services and designs and builds automated processes and special purpose machines.

It developed plasma displays for TV but declined to pursue it commercially.

It does not plan to pursue LCD for TV or other commercial applications.

[2] A helmet-mounted sight and display system – Topsight-I, based on technology from Thales – will be developed by STA, a joint venture with Thales, and will be integrated on the Su-30MKI in the next upgrade.