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FLIR &Pciat Defexpo 10 defI NDIAexpo DAY-4 Thu. 18 Feb. 2010 A LAND & NAVAL SYSTEMS EXHIBITION SP’s AN SP GUIDE PUBLICATION SEE YOU AT HALL NO. 14, STAND NO.14.1, FEB 15-18 HOWDEFEXPO INDIA 2010E OFFICIALW DAILYS sPUBLISHERS OF: SP’S MILITARY YEARBOOK, SP’S AVIATION,n SP’S AIRBUZ, SP’S LAND FORCES & SP’S NAVAL FORCES » INSIDE « Congratulations, once again! Browse through the success story of Defexpo 2010, which showcases a host of 2 promising technological solutions By Vishal Thapar wo months ago, a con- gregation of the big- gest and best in the international arms bazaar at New Delhi Tin mid-February looked improb- able. The 6th edition of Defexpo seemed to be precariously placed, with the traditional venue, Praga- 8 ti Maidan, being taken apart for extensive overhaul ahead of the Commonwealth Games. Worse, 12 there was no industry back-up High Flier at in organising India’s best-known Defexpo Land and Naval Defence Systems exhibition. Sachin Pilot, The Ministry of Defence took it Union Minister of State, upon itself to pull off, what most observers thought reliance in military acquisitions. A new Defence Communication and IT, inside the was an 11th hour salvage job at an under-renova- Procurement Procedure and a Defence Production Eurofighter simulator tion venue. What it did pull off, against odds, was policy are on the anvil. The Minister promised to the biggest-ever Defexpo, now poised to become Continued on page 25 one of the premier shows in Asia. The industry sentiment was reflected in the Page increase in participation by 45 per cent, and the augmentation of display area by 75 per cent over 6 the Defexpo 2008 tally. Boeing Defence Minister A.K. Antony set the ball roll- ing, buoying the market with a commitment to pushes its increase budgets for India’s military modernisa- tion. He provided an overarching vision to give rotors momentum to domestic industry and promote self- SPOTLIGHT FIRING TRIALS STALLED IN MEGA ARTILLERY TENDER The much-awaited trials in the multi-billion dollar tender for 1,580 towed artillery guns for the Indian Army have been stalled By Vishal Thapar rials for the 155 mm, 52 calibre guns February. The schedule has been thrown in 2000 gun which was to be subjected to field were scheduled to begin in the Kargil disarray after one of the contenders, ST Kinet- trials, thereby expressing inability to show-up TMountains of Jammu & Kashmir in end- ics of Singapore, reported damage to its FH- for the trials. Continued on page 21 1 February 18, 2010 SP’S SHOWNEWS NEWS DIGEST MANAGING EDITOR AND PUBLISHER ’10 > Jayant Baranwal ASSISTANT EDITOR > Arundhati Das SENIOR SUB EDITOR > Priya Tyagi DEFEXPO SUB EDITOR > Bipasha Roy CONTRIBUTORS > Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey > Air Marshal (Retd) V.K. Bhatia > Lt General (Retd) Naresh Chand > Lt General (Retd) V.K. Kapoor > Rear Admiral (Retd) S.K. Ramsay DIRECTOR SALES & MARKETING > Neetu Dhulia SALES & MARKETING > Head Vertical Sales: Rajeev Chugh > Sales Manager: Rajiv Ranjan > Manager Ad-Sales: Tushar Verma COPY EDITOR > Sucheta Das Mohapatra SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT > Ruchika Chawla ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR Naveen Jindal, MP and Industrialist, visits SP’s stall > Ratan Sonal in hall 14. He discusses the persisting concerns of LAYOUT DESIGNERS the Indian armed forces and the means to address > Raj Kumar Sharma > Vimlesh Kumar Yadav them at higher levels. ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR > Abhishek Singh www.spsshownews.com SP’S WEBSITES FLIR & PCI at Defexpo > Sr. Web Developer: Shailendra Prakash Ashish t the defexpo 2010, FLIR with its tech- Saxena, Sr. Vice > Web Developer: Ugrashen Vishwakarma nology and service partner PCI Limited is President, PCI CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR showcasing its advanced Gimabll based Limited. A > Jayant Baranwal infrared E/O systems. FLIR’s suc- ASHISH MISTRY, DIRECTOR, PRECISION FLIR is the largest manufacturer of infrared cess in India is OPTICS, KORAY SEYITHANOGLU, DIREC- ADMIN & COORDINATION TOR, FLIR AND VIVEK SAXENA, SR. VICE thermal imaging systems globally. “In India, PCI is through the Star > PRESIDENT, PCI LIMITED Bharti Sharma our technology and service partner. Currently, we Safire 111 Sys- > Survi Massey have specific projects with Bharat Electronics and tems to be in- look forward to work with HAL on other projects,” stalled on the C-130J’s being delivered to India. Owned, published and printed by Jayant Baranwal Ashish Mistry, Director, Precision Optics. “Apart from the teaming with Bharat Electronics on behalf of SP Guide Publications Pvt Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may PCI limited is the technical and service part- Limited for specific projects, FLIR is also work- be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, ner of FLIR in India. “The ability to see in dark- ing on several helicopter projects with HAL,” Ko- or transmitted in any form or by any means, ness gives an extra edge to our forces,” said Vivek ray Seyithanoglu, Director, FLIR. • photocopying, recording, electronic, or otherwise without prior written permission of the Publishers. Printed at Rave India Nikhil Gandhi, Chairman of Pipavav Shipyard © SP Guide Publications, 2010 elaborates on the company’s strengths www.spguidepublications.com ipavav Shipyard was conceived by Skill 684 metres. Infrastuture Group. It is a Project of Na- With a capacity of handling 144,000 Ptional Importance, which has brought tonnes of steel per annum, PSL stands as the India into the World map of Shipbuilding Na- largest engineering facility in the country to tions. The state-of-the-art facilities set up at meet the growing needs of the Indian Navy PSL compare is the best in the world. It has and the Coast Guard. Pipanav is an ideal ship- the latest automatic panel line, the largest yard for faster delivery of quality ships in a dry dock in the country and Goliath cranes cost effective manner. Similarly the shipyard capable of handling upto 1200 tonnes blocks. is ready to take on the challenges of being a The Fitting-out Jetty has berthing lenghth of part of the ambitious plans of the ONGC. • For Advertisement / Editorial queries, please contact WWW.SPGUIDEPUBLICATIONS.COM us at Hall 14, Booth 14.1 2 February 18, 2010 SP’S SHOWNEWS Patriot Air and Missile Defence System Proven performance. Trusted protection. In a world of ever-evolving threats, Patriot provides the protection that nations seek and deserve. Combat proven during Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom, and trusted by twelve nations to protect millions of lives, Patriot offers reliable and lethal capabilities against a full range of tactical ballistic and cruise missiles, aircraft and UAVs. Employing technology that continually redefi nes state-of-the-art, Patriot can simultaneously engage multiple targets, even in severe electronic countermeasure conditions, with assured precision and performance. When security is a priority, the certain choice is Patriot, the most advanced ground-based air and missile defence system in the world. www.raytheon.com © 2010 Raytheon Company. All rights reserved. “Customer Success Is Our Mission” is a registered trademark of Raytheon Company. 10RTN1015_Patriot_SPDefExpoSN_Day4.indd 1 2/2/10 4:54:33 PM NEWS DIGEST ’10 ‘SDS delivers high-quality products’ Puneet Kaura, Executive Director, Samtel Display Systems SP’s: Can you elaborate the short term goals of contract. These are currently ‘Build to Print’ ar- DEFEXPO the company for Indian defence production? rangements to meet offset obligations. Puneet Kaura, Executive Director, Samtel SP’s How helpful will be the recent changes Display Systems (SDS): The multifunction in TOT policy, incorporated by MOD? displays (MFDs) developed by Samtel under Kaura: With the introduction of the new catego- the aegis of DRDO, and further enhanced and ry ‘Buy and Make (Indian)’ in the DPP 2009 the manufactured by the Samtel-HAL JV, have production and development by Indian industry been cleared for flight worthiness. They are will be through transfer of technology and not currently flying on Su30 MKIs. With such through Research & Development. Under the proven capabilities, our immediate focus is earlier procedure in ‘Buy and Make’ cases, RFP to indigenise all possible cockpit displays on was issued only to foreign vendors, who are both fixed-wing and rotary-wing platforms required to transfer technology to Indian De- manufactured by HAL. We also plan to become fence Industry, called Production Agency. This a preferred source of supply of state-of-the-art does not promote setting up of Joint Ventures cockpit displays for international players. or Co-production arrangements in India by big Our focus is also on the MMRCA contract foreign OEMs. The new category will help Indi- and the opportunity to supply cockpit displays ness deals you plan to close with foreign col- an Industry to work out the technological needs to the winning bidder. Additionally on the cards laborators for production in India? and build in-house capabilities in order to meet is the Mirage upgrade which is in advanced Kaura: In the defence space, our current port- the future defence requirements. stages of discussion. Through our association folio of partners includes industry leaders such SP’s: Where do you see yourself in 2020? with Thales, we hope to bag a significant por- as Thales and HAL with whom we hold joint Kaura: Our key objective for the coming years tion of the offset business. Moreover on our ra- ventures. We are also hopeful of working with is to be a complete aerospace company provid- dar are the contracts for attack helicopter, Light Thales for some portion of the upcoming Mirage ing end-to-end solutions to our customers and helicopters and the IJTs. upgrade. Interestingly, we also have standing to be viewed as an organization offering world- SP’s:What are the prospective defence busi- MoUs with all the contenders for the MMRCA class products across the globe.
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