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Air Chief Marshal Browne answers the Media at Aero India 2013

Air Chief Marshal Browne answers the Media at Aero India 2013

By: Gp Capt B Menon | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 Feb , 2013

The press conference by the CAS, Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne, on 07 Feb 2013 was a question & answer session. Highlights is short are given below. Procurement 2013-14. The planned procurements...

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Modernisation of the Aviation Arm

Modernisation of the Aviation Arm

By: Brig TS Gill | Issue: Vol. 28.1 Jan-Mar 2013 | Date: 08 Feb , 2013

As perceived by strategists, future wars are going to be short and intense. This fact is well accepted by military commanders as well. The Corps today has to match up with number of specialised...

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UAVs: Dilemmas in the application of air power

UAVs: Dilemmas in the application of air power

By: Air Commodore KB Menon | Issue: Vol. 28.1 Jan-Mar 2013 | Date: 08 Feb , 2013

The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is not new and dates back to World War II, when the Germans used a remotely controlled 2300-lb flying bomb steered by a pilot from a mother ship. Since...

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‘Hawk AJT Induction has been smooth and the pilots are happy’

‘Hawk AJT Induction has been smooth and the pilots are happy’

By: Gp Capt B Menon | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 Feb , 2013

The BAE Systems team at Aero India 2013 discussed the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) induction into the IAF and the new RAF training concept of the Virtual Training System (VTS), during the...

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‘A330 MRTT can carry 45 MT of cargo in addition to the fuel’

‘A330 MRTT can carry 45 MT of cargo in addition to the fuel’

By: Gp Capt B Menon | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 Feb , 2013

Interview with Kieran Daly, Press Manager, Communications, Airbus Military A brief but informative interaction was held with Airbus Military on 08 Feb 2013 during Aero India 2013 regarding the...

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Boeing P-8I and C-17 on track for 2013 delivery

Boeing P-8I and C-17 on track for 2013 delivery

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol. 28.1 Jan-Mar 2013 | Date: 08 Feb , 2013

The opening up of India’s defence and security market has created an opportunity for a strengthening partnership between Boeing and India. The Indian Navy selected the P-8I in January 2009 to...

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MBDA: Mastering Multi-Role Air Combat Capability

MBDA: Mastering Multi-Role Air Combat Capability

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol. 28.1 Jan-Mar 2013 | Date: 08 Feb , 2013

Recent combat operations in Afghanistan and Libya have revealed a shift in the modern air force’s role. It has become clear that today’s need is for a multi-role capability. The ability to...

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‘Optimal employment of sophisticated equipment needs high quality...

‘Optimal employment of sophisticated equipment needs high quality...

By: Ramananda Sengupta | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 Feb , 2013

Group Captain Balakrishna Menon, VM, was commissioned in the old General Duties  branch of the Indian Air Force (now known as the Flying Branch) in 1967 as a fighter pilot.  He flew Hunters and...

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‘Ability to provide an effective and credible deterrence capability...

‘Ability to provide an effective and credible deterrence capability...

By: Gp Capt B Menon | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 Feb , 2013

Interview with Major General Ilan Biran, Chairman of the Board, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. on 07 February 2013 Highlights from the interview & technical summaries provided are given...

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Eurocopter books new EC135 helicopter order in India

Eurocopter books new EC135 helicopter order in India

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 Feb , 2013

A record nine units of Eurocopter’s EC135 was sold in 2012, making it the most sought-after light twin-engine helicopter in India. The growing popularity of the EC135 in India was further...

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Maini signs MoU with Assystem at Aero India 2013

Maini signs MoU with Assystem at Aero India 2013

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 Feb , 2013

Assystem and MPP (Maini Precision Products PVT) announced the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding at Aero India 2013 – Asia’s Premier Aerospace exhibition scheduled from February 6th to...

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Making Offsets Work for India

Making Offsets Work for India

By: Robert S Metzger | Issue: Vol. 28.1 Jan-Mar 2013 | Date: 07 Feb , 2013

Foreign companies invest a great deal in capital and management attention to form Joint Ventures and other business relationships with India partners so that they can be part of the aerospace and...

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‘Lockheed Martin is committed to a long-term partnership with India’

‘Lockheed Martin is committed to a long-term partnership with India’

By: Ramananda Sengupta | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 Feb , 2013

James R Gribbon,  Lockheed Martin’s Regional President for South Asia, is responsible for the corporation’s international business development in all five business areas: Aeronautics, Mission...

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Rolls-Royce and India: Partners in progress

Rolls-Royce and India: Partners in progress

By: John Gay | Issue: Vol. 28.1 Jan-Mar 2013 | Date: 07 Feb , 2013

Technology is driving the way we work, think and live today. Its development has had a profound influence on the defence sector where we are already working on the next generation of aircraft...

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Rafael: Multi-layered Air and Missile Defence

Rafael: Multi-layered Air and Missile Defence

By: Yedidia Yaari | Issue: Vol. 28.1 Jan-Mar 2013 | Date: 07 Feb , 2013

Rafael’s vision combines between the company’s historical roots and present activities as Israel’s national laboratory, making significant investment in R&D, while continuing to grow...

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Boeing C-17 adds Strategic Airlift Capability

Boeing C-17 adds Strategic Airlift Capability

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol. 28.1 Jan-Mar 2013 | Date: 07 Feb , 2013

On a clear, cold day in June 2010, a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III flew over the mighty Himalayas and touched down at an airfield in Leh, at an elevation of 11,562 ft, to take part in...

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‘Only a credible & demonstrable Aerospace capability can be a true...

‘Only a credible & demonstrable Aerospace capability can be a true...

By: Ramananda Sengupta | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 Feb , 2013

Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major, PVSM, was the first helicopter pilot to become the Chief of Air Staff,  in April 2007. During his 40 years of distinguished service, he held several critical...

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French defence industrial base: looking beyond the budget

French defence industrial base: looking beyond the budget

By: Thomas Withington | Issue: Vol. 28.1 Jan-Mar 2013 | Date: 07 Feb , 2013

Several aspects regarding the long-term future of the French defence industrial base remain unknown, and are unlikely to become evident until the government publishes its anticipated Livre Blanc...

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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) vision for 2020

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) vision for 2020

By: Gp Capt B Menon | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 Feb , 2013

The press conference was chaired by R. K. Tyagi, Chairman-HAL with all major division heads present. The highlights from his overview are given below. Helicopters. 2 tech demonstrators, the...

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Eurocopter India continued its leadership role in the Indian market

Eurocopter India continued its leadership role in the Indian market

By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 Feb , 2013

Paced by the sales of light helicopters in 2012, Eurocopter India continued its leadership role in the Indian market last year – capturing a 70 percent share of the new civilian helicopter...

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